Synonyms for putrescence
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The condition of being putrid; decay
Related words
- Other spellings
- putrescency
Forms
- Plural
- putrescences → corruptions, decays, rots, rottennesses…
Choose the right word
Putrefy and the adjectives putrid and putrescent, and the nouns putridity and putrescence, are used almost exclusively of animal matter in a state of decomposition, the more general word decay being used of either animal or vegetable substances.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- corruption A man of strong will is not subject to corruption.
- decay A mother must protect her child's teeth from decay.
- rot Put the meat in the refrigerator, or it will rot.
- rottenness Envy is like rottenness of the bones.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| putrescence | rising | |
| corruption | rising | |
| decay | falling | |
| rot | falling | |
| rottenness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- rot1
- 5 letters
- decay2
- 10 letters
- corruption3, rottenness, putridness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decay2 = 2 syllables).