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Synonyms for fermented

Most common

sour rancid soured

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Adjective

1. Sour — of food or drink, turned sour due to unwanted fermentation

sour, rancid, bad, soured

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of food or drink, turned sour due to unwanted fermentation.

Example sentences

  • sour Those grapes look sweet, but in fact they're sour.
  • rancid It was watery soup spiced with pepper and rancid oil.
  • soured The atmosphere soured between Sami and Layla.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fermentedrising
sourrising
rancidrising
souredrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bad1
4 letters
sour2
6 letters
rancid2, soured2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sour2 = 2 syllables).