84 Synonyms & Antonyms For ROT

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Definitions rot [rot] / rɒt / NOUN corrosion, disintegration Synonyms STRONGEST blight decay decomposition deterioration STRONG canker mold putrefaction putrescence Antonyms STRONGEST development growth improvement WEAK building truth NOUN garbage, nonsense Synonyms STRONG balderdash bilge bunk claptrap drivel foolishness guff hogwash hooey moonshine poppycock rubbish silliness tommyrot WEAK stuff and nonsense Antonyms STRONG sense truth WEAK building development growth VERB corrode, deteriorate Synonyms STRONGEST break down crumble decay decompose disintegrate languish molder perish spoil stain warp wither STRONG corrupt debase debauch decline degenerate demoralize deprave descend fester pervert putrefy retrograde sink taint turn worsen WEAK disimprove go bad go downhill go to pot waste away Antonyms STRONGEST build combine develop flourish grow improve put together strengthen unite STRONG ascend clean cleanse go up increase moralize purify rise upgrade

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Images of uncollected garbage rotting on Havana’s streets have been broadcast across the globe.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet Aster diagnoses them, and everyone else, with a deadly case of social media brain rot.

From Los Angeles Times

A publication that once stood for truth and justice, emboldening reporters like Bernstein and Woodward to uncover corruption, was now wantonly flaunting its own rot.

From Salon

Elsewhere, on the corner of Broadway and Fourth streets, Mero has commandeered a once historic building that’s been burned and left to rot.

From Los Angeles Times

Amy is now at risk of bowel obstruction and possible kidney failure and is considered an urgent case but remains stuck on a surgery waiting list and feels like she has been "left to rot".

From BBC

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ate balderdash bilge bite blight bunk canker canker corrode corrupt corruption damage damages decay decay decline degenerate degenerating deteriorate die died dies disintegrate drivel eat fester hogwash languish languished languishes nonsense perish putrefaction putrescence putridness rubbish rust sank sink spoil spoilage stagnate stagnated stagnating taint talk tommyrot trash turn vice vices vulgarism worsen worsened worsens

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