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putrid

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of putrid

having undergone organic breakdown

the putrid remains of a dead raccoon on the side of the highway

Synonyms of putrid

addled, bad, corrupted, decayed, decomposed, putrefied, rotten, spoiled

Words Related to putrid

curdled, fermented, off, rancid, rank, sour, soured, sourish, turned

contaminated, defiled, fouled, impure, polluted, tainted

corroded, crumbled, degenerated, deteriorated, disintegrated

decaying, decomposing, disintegrating, mildewy, moldering, moldy, putrefying, putrescent, rotting

Near Antonyms of putrid

fresh, good, sweet

preserved, pristine, uncontaminated, undefiled, unpolluted, unspoiled, untainted, untouched

Antonyms of putrid

Synonym Discussion of putrid

malodorous, stinking, fetid, noisome, putrid, rank, fusty, musty mean bad-smelling. malodorous may range from the unpleasant to the strongly offensive.

- malodorous fertilizers

stinking and fetid suggest the foul or disgusting.

- prisoners were held in stinking cells
- the fetid odor of skunk cabbage

noisome adds a suggestion of being harmful or unwholesome as well as offensive.

- a stagnant, noisome sewer

putrid implies particularly the sickening odor of decaying organic matter.

- the putrid smell of rotting fish

rank suggests a strong unpleasant smell.

- rank cigar smoke

fusty and musty suggest lack of fresh air and sunlight, fusty also implying prolonged uncleanliness, musty stressing the effects of dampness, mildew, or age.

- a fusty attic
- the musty odor of a damp cellar

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