Synonyms of rotting

rotting 1 of 3

adjective

as in rotted

Related Words

• rotted
• decaying
• decayed
• rotten
• decomposing
• decomposed
• spoiled
• disgusting
• revolting
• repulsive
• spoiling
• vile
• filthy
• putrid
• rancid
• offensive
• noxious
• stale
• dirty
• bad
• odorous
• fetid
• stinking
• ripe
• odoriferous
• smelly
• stinky
• malodorous
• nasty
• musty
• skunky
• odiferous
• fusty
• funky
• reeking
• noisome
• frowsy
• foul
• rank
• reeky
• stenchy
• strong
• frowsty

Dissimilar Words

• fragrant
• aromatic
• sweet
• scented
• perfumed
• redolent
• savory
• ambrosial
• spicy
• woodsy
• flowery
• fruity

rotting

2 of 3

noun

as in decay

Related Words

• decay
• crumbling
• spoiling
• decomposition
• disintegration
• dark age
• deterioration
• sunset
• degradation
• degeneration
• nadir
• dissolution
• breakup
• ebb
• degeneracy
• decadence
• devolution
• decline
• eclipse
• downfall
• destruction
• depreciation
• downgrade
• debasement
• fall
• declension
• abasement
• declination
• lessening
• ruination
• demolition
• decimation
• shrinkage
• dégringolade
• decrease
• havoc
• ruin
• lowering
• slump
• diminution
• sag
• reduction
• desolation
• deflation
• downturn
• dip
• demolishment
• descent
• diminishment
• loss
• abatement
• decrement
• downtrend
• drop
• slip
• falloff
• downslide
• drop-off
• de-escalation

Dissimilar Words

• growth
• development
• rise
• evolution
• flowering
• advancement
• ascent
• restoration
• upswing
• renewal
• revitalization
• increase
• blossoming
• flourishing
• addition
• gain
• enhancement
• raise
• increment
• supplement
• augmentation
• boost
• accrual
• accretion
• heightening
• addendum

rotting

3 of 3

verb

present participle of rot

1

as in deteriorating

to become worse or of less value

the house slowly fell into disrepair and rotted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deteriorating
• crumbling
• worsening
• descending
• declining
• decaying
• degenerating
• sinking
• diminishing
• devolving
• ebbing
• regressing
• atrophying
• weakening
• retrograding
• sagging
• disintegrating
• decomposing
• putrefying
• moldering
• falling
• going to pot
• going to seed
• dwindling
• waning
• receding
• slipping
• degrading
• downsizing
• reducing
• souring
• dilapidating
• corrupting
• languishing
• undermining
• spoiling
• drooping
• debilitating
• abating
• lessening
• wilting
• failing
• lagging
• wasting (away)
• lowering
• running down
• flagging
• breaking down
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improving
• ameliorating
• upgrading
• bettering
• meliorating
• strengthening
• enhancing
• developing
• intensifying
• enriching
• heightening
• fortifying
• progressing
• proceeding
• marching
• advancing

2

as in decomposing

to go through decomposition

rotting vegetation on the bank of the river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decomposing
• decaying
• disintegrating
• festering
• putrefying
• moldering
• perishing
• molding
• deteriorating
• crumbling
• corrupting
• spoiling
• falling apart
• fouling
• descending
• rusting
• turning
• breaking down
• polluting
• contaminating
• souring
• going to seed
• fermenting
• tainting
• defiling
• degenerating
• sinking
• curdling
• withering
• turning off
• mortifying
• declining
• addling
• dilapidating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• growing
• aging
• developing
• ripening
• maturing
• restoring
• renewing
• cleansing
• purifying
• improving
• integrating
• assembling
• refreshing
• composing
• ameliorating
• bettering
• meliorating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rotting

Verb

Getting the rotting food off racks towering six stories high required hundreds of workers in protective suits to dislodge the moldering food. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

The zombie – slow moving, with sallow complexion, hollow eyes, rotting teeth and a hunger for human flesh – has been lumbering through Hollywood movies for decades now. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026

The next night, at around four o’clock in the morning, the wind in lower Manhattan shifted and the smell of rotting flesh came through the window of my apartment, a little more than a mile northeast of Ground Zero. — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Gadgets with screens of any size have long been allegedly melting, rotting, and/or corrupting the brains of youths for decades. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026

Flies buzz over the rotting carcass, which is riven by claw marks so unnaturally deep that no one can determine whomauledit. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Hornets are attracted to sugary and protein food scraps, rotting foods, and sticky residues. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2026

The government still has not come up with a solution to the mountainous piles of rotting garbage that accumulate on the streets for months. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

Its paint was peeling, clapboards were rotting, and a tarp covered a leaking roof, according to the Times. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026