What is another word for Putrefying?
Pronunciation:
[ pjˈuːtɹɪfˌa͡ɪɪŋ], [ pjˈuːtɹɪfˌaɪɪŋ], [ p_j_ˈuː_t_ɹ_ɪ_f_ˌaɪ_ɪ_ŋ]
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Synonyms for Putrefying:
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v.
• deteriorating- Collapsing ,
- Dilapidating ,
- Slumping ,
- atrophying ,
- declining ,
- deteriorating ,
- downgrading ,
- ebbing ,
- fading ,
- falling apart ,
- getting worse ,
- going downhill ,
- lapsing ,
- mouldering ,
- regressing ,
- relapsing ,
- retrogressing ,
- reverting ,
- sinking ,
- sliding ,
- slipping ,
- tergiversating ,
- waning ,
- wilting ,
- withering ,
- worsening .
Other relevant words:
- abhorrent ,
- absolute ,
- afoul ,
- annihilating ,
- annihilative ,
- antediluvial ,
- antediluvian patriarch ,
- antiquated ,
- anxious ,
- archaic ,
- atrocious ,
- atrophy ,
- attenuation ,
- awful ,
- back up ,
- backsliding ,
- bad ,
- befoul ,
- blighted ,
- break ,
- breakage ,
- breakdown ,
- bribe ,
- buy ,
- cheating ,
- choke ,
- choke off ,
- clog ,
- clog up ,
- cloud ,
- cold ,
- congest ,
- contaminate ,
- corrosion ,
- corrupted ,
- crappy ,
- crooked ,
- cruddy ,
- crying ,
- cured ,
- death ,
- debase ,
- debauch ,
- declension ,
- decline in quality ,
- decomposition ,
- defile ,
- degrading ,
- demeaning ,
- demise ,
- demoralise ,
- demoralize ,
- deprave ,
- despicable ,
- deterioration ,
- detestable ,
- devastating ,
- dirty ,
- disgustful ,
- disproof ,
- dissolution ,
- distasteful ,
- downright ,
- dreadful ,
- dusty ,
- ebb ,
- egregious ,
- elderly ,
- embarrassing ,
- erosion ,
- execrable ,
- falsification ,
- ferment ,
- fermentation ,
- filthy ,
- flagrant ,
- foul-smelling ,
- fouled ,
- fresh ,
- frowsty ,
- funky ,
- fusty ,
- glaring ,
- grade ,
- grease one's palms ,
- gross ,
- hideous ,
- humbling ,
- humiliating ,
- ichor ,
- icky ,
- idle ,
- ill-scented ,
- ill-smelling ,
- lapse ,
- loathly ,
- lousy ,
- maculate ,
- maculation ,
- malodourous ,
- marked-up ,
- maturation ,
- membership ,
- miasmic ,
- misdirect ,
- moth-eaten ,
- nasty ,
- nauseated ,
- objectionable ,
- obscene ,
- odious ,
- of age ,
- offence ,
- offense ,
- older ,
- order ,
- out-and-out ,
- out-of-date ,
- outrank ,
- painful ,
- pervert ,
- place ,
- pollute ,
- profane ,
- purulence ,
- pus ,
- putrefaction ,
- queasy ,
- range ,
- rank and file ,
- rate ,
- rebarbative ,
- refutation ,
- relapse ,
- repellant ,
- repelling ,
- resistant ,
- returning ,
- reversion ,
- right-down ,
- ripened ,
- rot ,
- rotted ,
- sanies ,
- senior ,
- sheer ,
- shitty ,
- sick ,
- sickish ,
- sinking feeling ,
- skanky ,
- slimy ,
- slithering ,
- smashing ,
- smelly ,
- smutty ,
- social rank ,
- social station ,
- social status ,
- soilure ,
- sour ,
- spoil ,
- spoilage ,
- spotting ,
- stinking ,
- stinky ,
- subvert ,
- sully ,
- superannuated ,
- suppuration ,
- taint ,
- terrible ,
- turn ,
- ugly ,
- unpleasant-smelling ,
- unsavory ,
- unspeakable ,
- unsporting ,
- unsportsmanlike ,
- unworthy ,
- violative ,
- vitiate ,
- wane ,
- watery ,
- wicked ,
- wilt ,
- worthless ,
- wretched ,
- yucky ,
- zymolysis ,
- zymosis .
- Addling ,
- Depraving ,
- Mildewed ,
- Mucid ,
- Perishing ,
- Perverting ,
- Stagnating ,
- Suppurating ,
- Vitiating ,
- abominable ,
- aged ,
- ancient ,
- antediluvian ,
- carious ,
- corroding ,
- corrupt ,
- corrupting ,
- debasing ,
- decayed ,
- decomposed ,
- disgusting ,
- dying ,
- falsifying ,
- fermenting ,
- festering ,
- fetid ,
- foetid ,
- foul ,
- loathsome ,
- malodorous ,
- mephitic ,
- moldering ,
- moldy ,
- mouldy ,
- musty ,
- nauseating ,
- nauseous ,
- noisome ,
- noxious ,
- obnoxious ,
- offensive ,
- old fashioned ,
- outdated ,
- putrefied ,
- putrescent ,
- putrid ,
- rancid ,
- rank ,
- reeking ,
- repellent ,
- repugnant ,
- repulsive ,
- revolting ,
- rotten ,
- sickening ,
- spoiled ,
- spoilt ,
- stale ,
- tainted ,
- unpalatable ,
- unsavoury ,
- unused ,
- vile .
How to use "Putrefying" in context?
Putrefaction is the natural decay of flesh and tissue caused by microorganisms, enzymes, or other chemical reaction. The process of putrefaction is often preceded by mummification and is followed by decomposition or composting.
The stench of decaying matter is one of the most primal and unpleasant senses we experience. The process of decay is essential to the cycling of life, yet the smell of putrefaction is often unbearable.
The process of putrefaction is a natural process that is driven by microorganisms. These microorganisms ferment the organic matter, which creates an assortment of harmful byproducts.
Homophones for Putrefying:
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