Synonyms of putrescence

putrescence

noun

pyü-ˈtre-sᵊn(t)s 

as in decomposition

the process by which dead organic matter separates into simpler substances

in the far corner of the walk-in refrigerator was a crate of cucumbers in an advanced stage of putrescence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decomposition
• decay
• putrefaction
• rot
• fermentation
• spoilage
• corruption
• festering
• breakdown
• disintegration
• crumbling
• dissolution
• moldering
• souring
• curdling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• growth
• maturation
• ripening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of putrescence

In 19th-century cities, when waste disposal was a private matter and not yet a public responsibility, households lived close to their own putrescence. — Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022

There was no evidence to suggest the existence of four receptor classes, rather than three, or five, or ten; nor was there any serious reason to believe that acidity and goatiness—but not, say, florality or putrescence—were fundamentals of odor. — Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021

In various states of putrescence—worms wriggling, entrails dangling—cadavers rise from their graves to join the Dance of Death. — Felipe Fernández-Armesto, WSJ, 24 Apr. 2020