Synonyms for rot
- noun
- verb
Most common
buncombe corruption putrefaction mildew putrescence putridity
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Hogwash
hogwash, rubbish, stuff, bullshit, blah, guff, bull, bunk, piffle, prattle, balderdash, malarkey informal, hokum, buncombe, tripe, drivel, blah-blah, bosh, baloney, poppycock informal, humbug, gup
2. Putrefaction
Other
mildew, non-sense, flap doodle, putrescence, putridity, clap-trap, moon-shine
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
- n. 2
Decaying matter.
- v. 1
To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
The apple left in the cupboard all that time had started to rot.
Related words
- Word family
- rot-goose
- Phrases
- bit rot gut rot liver rot mushroom root rot rot in hell code rot crotch rot green rot
Example sentences
- corruption A man of strong will is not subject to corruption.
- putrefaction What's the difference between fermentation and putrefaction?
- mildew She found mold and mildew growing around her kitchen sink.
- putrescence What's the difference between fermentation and putrescence?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rot | falling | |
| buncombe | falling | |
| corruption | rising | |
| putrefaction | steady | |
| mildew | falling | |
| putrescence | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- gup
- 4 letters
- bull1, blah1, bunk1, bosh1, guff1
- 5 letters
- stuff1, waste1, decay2, spoil1, tripe1, hokum2
- 6 letters
- mildew2, fester2, drivel2, humbug2, piffle, molder2
- 7 letters
- corrupt2, rubbish2, baloney3, hogwash2, prattle2, moulder2, mortify3, putrefy
- 8 letters
- bullshit2, languish2, malarkey3, buncombe
- 9 letters
- breakdown2, decompose3, poppycock3, putridity
- 10 letters
- corruption3, balderdash3
- 11 letters
- putrescence
- 12 letters
- putrefaction
- 13 letters
- decomposition5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decay2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- pourriture
- Italiano
- marciume
- Deutsch
- Fäule