Deteriorating
Rotten and deteriorating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rotten" instead an adjective "Deteriorating".
Rotten
Rotten adjective - Having undergone organic breakdown.
Deteriorating and rotten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deteriorating" instead an adjective "Rotten".
Nearby Words: rottenness, rottenly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and deteriorating
- mean and rotten
- corrupt and deteriorating
- corrupt and rotten
- degenerate and deteriorating
- degenerate and rotten
- shabby and deteriorating
- shabby and rotten
- disintegrating and deteriorating
- disintegrating and rotten
- miserable and deteriorating
- miserable and rotten
- decayed and deteriorating
- decayed and rotten
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