1
as in deteriorated
to become worse or of less value
the house slowly fell into disrepair and rotted
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2
as in decayed
to go through decomposition
rotting vegetation on the bank of the river
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Recent Examples of rotted
Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
When a small job of filling in a hole that a pet has dug or where a root has rotted, homeowners can easily handle this type of job themselves.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
The wooden floor has rotted through, and only a few flimsy stairs remain attached to telephone poles, which once propped up the tower.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Our brains are irrevocably rotted.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Though the strawberries may survive if the water drains within 48 hours, Blake said the farm's four acres of underwater pumpkins are already rotted and unsalvageable.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
According to the Riverfront Times, portions of his fingers had rotted away before anyone found him.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
When a small job of filling in a hole that a pet has dug or where a root has rotted, homeowners can easily handle this type of job themselves.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
The wooden floor has rotted through, and only a few flimsy stairs remain attached to telephone poles, which once propped up the tower.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Our brains are irrevocably rotted.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Though the strawberries may survive if the water drains within 48 hours, Blake said the farm's four acres of underwater pumpkins are already rotted and unsalvageable.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotted
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Plus, the company outlook index deteriorated sharply, indicating an increasingly negative sentiment about future conditions.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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In the years before her death, Warren’s relationship with his mother had deteriorated.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The leather on the shoes appears to be slightly decayed, worn, cracked and brittle, while the laces and midsole are stained, giving a distressed, lived-in effect.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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In due course of time, the organic material decayed, and the skeleton underneath fossilized over longer timescales.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Passersby stared as billows of smoke rose into the air above the White House as part of the home shared by the United States president and his family crumbled to the ground.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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The brittle cornerstone of a decades-old player-development system suddenly crumbled, bringing the rest of the city game down with it.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The first was that the obstacles were decomposed into cuboids.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Rivas’ cause and manner of death are still being determined by the medical examiner; the exam is taking longer than usual as the remains were severely decomposed.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But toss everything into a cauldron and the end result is a rotten stew of the Beavers’ own making.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Truly rotten pumpkins also don't make good toys or feed for wildlife—whether the wildlife around your home or as feed or entertainment for animals at the zoo or local farm—though pumpkins that are just softening are ideal for this role.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the span of just two weeks, an extraordinary parade of top US officials has descended on Israel in a diplomatic blitz.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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The two suspects descended the ladder and all four escaped on two motorbikes, according to officials.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Before flight 10, Starship's most recent demonstration came on May 27, when the spacecraft spun out of control roughly halfway through its flight and disintegrated in a fireball.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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When breaking down what the heck happened over the last four months, the first item on the list is the way New York’s starting rotation disintegrated.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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As the lamprey crisis worsened, various chemical companies sent compounds to the lab, which was searching for a panacea.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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RadarOnline also reported recently that the King’s health has worsened in the last few days, which tracks with this new report about how much of a toll the Prince Andrew scandal is taking on him.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Rotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotted. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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