GANGRENE Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

gangrene

noun

Definition of gangrene

as in rot

a pervasive moral or social decay a society beset by moral gangrene

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Recent Examples of gangrene The researchers made their conclusion after discovering fungal material rather than the bacterial agents in gangrene in a piece of Louis XIV's heart, which is stored in the Basilica of Saint-Denis in Paris. — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025 In a case from just last year, a lawsuit alleges the then-resident suffered from deterioration of wounds and gangrene. — Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 One of the more serious symptoms of diabetes is foot ulcers, which can go largely unnoticed, turn into a blister, and develop into gangrene or sepsis before requiring an amputation. — Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Sep. 2025 At one site in Lancaster, a 69-year-old man being treated for gangrene died after a nurse gave him a four-drug cocktail that included the painkiller Norco and the sedative Ativan, state investigators reported. — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gangrene

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Noun

To thwart blossom end rot, some gardeners are purchasing blossom set sprays containing calcium to apply to their plants’ foliage.

— Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
The most common diseases are crown rot, gray mold, and powdery mildew, all of which are fungal infections caused by stagnant air and waterlogged soil.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026

Definition of rot

Noun

Dozens of police officers, many of them recent recruits, were eventually disciplined for actions related to police corruption, and many were convicted of crimes related to stealing drugs from traffickers.

— Meg Anderson, NPR, 23 July 2026
Zelenskyy recently weathered a politically damaging corruption investigation involving several of his closest associates, including his former chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, who was dismissed amid mounting public pressure.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of corruption

Noun

The face of evil, Clemons hires him to command his army against the villagers, but Skelton is hard to control.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 July 2026
In his fullest public argument yet about his thinking, Thiel and co-author Sam Wolfe write the figure of ultimate evil is best understood not as a monster or a tyrant but as a technocrat.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Definition of evil

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The company noted that driving conditions, charging habits and climate also influence battery aging, meaning two otherwise identical vehicles can experience different rates of degradation over time.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Material degradation was negligible even as compared with previous studies on reusable stereolithography resins.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 July 2026

Definition of degradation

Noun

But soon after, in Genesis 18, God tells Abraham of plans to investigate reports of sinfulness in Sodom and Gomorrah.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Denver author Josiah Hesse was raised by Evangelical parents in churches that believe in the torments of hell, that their poverty is due to their sinfulness and lack of faith.

— Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026

Definition of sinfulness

Noun

Independents said the worst thing about Republicans was their loyalty to Trump (10%), perceptions of corruption and self-enrichment (8%), dishonesty, hypocrisy or immorality (7%), a lack of concern for ordinary people or cruelty (6%), and ineffective and weak or unqualified leadership (5%).

— Emily Guskin, ABC News, 27 May 2026
That immorality takes on many forms across all aspects of society.

— Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 5 May 2026

Definition of immorality

Noun

As currents floated the ship north and tugboats struggled to drag it to port, the thousands of people aboard descended into filth, madness, and worse.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026
Preventing or cleaning filth, however, pales in comparison to the problems posed by medical emergencies en route.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

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