rotten

adjective

1)

rotten meat

Syn:

decaying, rotting, bad, off, far gone, decomposing, putrid, putrescent, perished, moldy, moldering, mildewy, rancid, festering, fetid; maggoty, wormy

Ant:

fresh

2)

rotten teeth

Syn:

decaying, decayed, carious, black; disintegrating, crumbling

3)

he's rotten to the core

Syn:

corrupt, unprincipled, dishonest, dishonorable, unscrupulous, untrustworthy, immoral; villainous, bad, wicked, evil, iniquitous, venal; informal crooked

Ant:

decent, honorable

4) informal

a rotten thing to do

Syn:

nasty, unkind, unpleasant, obnoxious, vile, contemptible, despicable, shabby, loathsome; spiteful, mean, low, malicious, hateful, hurtful; unfair, uncharitable, uncalled for; informal dirty, lowdown

Ant:

nice, kind

5) informal

he was a rotten singer

Syn:

bad, poor, dreadful, awful, terrible, frightful, atrocious, hopeless, inadequate, inferior, substandard; informal crummy, pathetic, useless, lousy, appalling, abysmal

Ant:

accomplished, good

6) informal

she had a rotten time

Syn:

unpleasant, miserable, awful, dreadful, terrible, frightful, bad, horrible; disappointing, regrettable; informal crummy, lousy

Ant:

good, delightful

7) informal

I feel rotten about it

Syn:

guilty, conscience-stricken, remorseful, ashamed, shamefaced, chastened, contrite, sorry, regretful, repentant, penitent

8) informal

I felt rotten with that cold

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