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rotten

/ˈɹɑtn̩/adjective2 syllables

Rotten means: very bad.

Synonyms for rotten26

adjective, as in very bad

icky, crappy, lousy, shitty, stinking, stinky, bad

adjective, as in damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless

decayed, rotted, unsound

adjective, as in having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness

stale

also used for rotten

gone bad, maggoted, spoiled, blighted, forworn, putrid, cankered, dotterel, moldering, fell, malicious, ruthless, barbarous, bowelless, brutal

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What does rotten mean?3

adjective

1

very bad“a lousy play”

2

damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless“rotten floor boards”

3

having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness“dead and rotten in his grave”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rotten?3

two syllables

gottencotton

three syllables

forgotten
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Rotten in a sentence

  • The apple looked good, but the inside was rotten.sharptoothed
  • When foreign friends first see century eggs, they all think they're rotten eggs.LeviHighway
  • Since it was rotten, it was thrown away.terrywallwork
  • The tree is rotten and stone dead, and could fall at any time.eishiya
  • His teeth were rotten, his nails dirty, his hands calloused.felidad
  • Some eggs weren't rotten, but the rest of them were.CK
  • The peaches at the bottom of the basket are rotten.sharptoothed
  • Rotten wood cannot be carved; walls of dung cannot be worked with a trowel.shanghainese

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of rotten

as a adjective

comparative
rottener
superlative
rottenest