Synonyms of festers

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noun

plural of fester

as in boils

a small, inflamed swelling of the skin

pus oozed out of the fester

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boils
• blisters
• pustules
• pimples
• bumps
• papules
• sores
• pocks
• lumps
• welts
• zits
• whelks
• hickeys
• blackheads
• warts
• protuberances
• whiteheads
• milia
• weals

festers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fester

as in rots

to go through decomposition

a week after the battle the corpses of the fallen were still festering in the fields

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rots
• decomposes
• disintegrates
• decays
• corrupts
• perishes
• deteriorates
• descends
• spoils
• molds
• putrefies
• falls apart
• crumbles
• pollutes
• sours
• runs to seed
• turns
• contaminates
• molders
• breaks down
• fouls
• rusts
• taints
• ferments
• goes to seed
• defiles
• curdles
• mortifies
• degenerates
• withers
• addles
• turns off
• sinks
• declines
• dilapidates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grows
• develops
• ages
• matures
• ripens
• restores
• renews
• refreshes
• purifies
• cleanses
• improves
• integrates
• assembles
• composes
• ameliorates
• betters
• meliorates