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rotten
Synonyms and Antonyms of rotten
- rotten, smelly meat that should have been thrown out
- The boy played a rotten trick.
base, contemptible, despicable, dirty, disreputable, evil-minded, ignoble, ill, infernal, low, mean, snide, sordid
atrocious, cruel, infamous, nasty
blamable, blameworthy, censurable, objectionable, obscene, offensive, reprehensible
corrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, libertine, loose, low-minded, perverted, reprobate, sick, unhealthy
cursed (also curst), cussed, defiling, noxious, pernicious, pestilential, ugly, ungodly, unwholesome
banned, barred, condemned, discouraged, forbidden, illegal, interdicted, outlawed, prohibited, proscribed, unauthorized, unclean
execrable, lousy, miserable, wretched
errant, erring, fallen, unprincipled, unscrupulous
improper, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, naughty, unbecoming, unseemly, vulgar
elevated, high, high-minded, law-abiding, legitimate, lofty, noble, principled, reputable, scrupulous
allowed, authorized, legal, licensed, permissible, permitted
approved, endorsed (also indorsed), sanctioned
abetted, encouraged, promoted, supported
clean, correct, decent, decorous, exemplary, proper, seemly
blameless, commendable, creditable, guiltless, legitimate
chaste, immaculate, incorruptible, innocent, inoffensive, irreproachable, lily-white, perfect, pure, spotless, squeaky-clean, uncorrupted, unerring, unfallen, unobjectionable, venerable, white, wholesome
- I had a rotten time while on vacation.
bad, bitter, disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, harsh, icky, nasty, sour, uncongenial, unlovely, unpalatable, unpleasant, unpleasing, unsavory, unwelcome, wicked, yucky (also yukky)
abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, beastly, bilious, disgusting, dreadful, foul, ghastly, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, invidious, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, seamy, shocking, sick, sickening, ugly, vile, villainous
- rotten housing conditions that no one should be forced to tolerate
great, marvelous (or marvellous), wonderful
- I can't do anything with these rotten tools.
indifferent, lackluster, second-class
flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, kitsch, kitschy, meretricious, ostentatious, showy, splashy, swank (or swanky), tawdry
counterfeit, fake, phony (also phoney), sham
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