Antonyms for rotten
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : rot-n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɒt n |
Definition of rotten
Origin :- c.1300, from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse rotinn "decayed," past participle of verb related to rotna "to decay," from Proto-Germanic stem *rut- (see rot (v.)). Sense of "corrupt" is from late 14c.; weakened sense of "bad" first recorded 1881. Rotten apple is from a saying traced back to at least 1528: "For one rotten apple lytell and lytell putrifieth an whole heape." The Rotten Row in London and elsewhere probably is from a different word, but of uncertain origin.
- adj decayed, decaying
- adj dishonest, immoral
- adj despicable, inferior, bad
- Even the best of them were rotten to the core, and but mere adventurers.
- Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
- There ain't a rotten knot in it from butt to finish, and mighty few of any other kind.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- She was of about two hundred tons burthen, but must have-been old and rotten.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- It sheared off heads so many, that it, and the ground it most polluted, were a rotten red.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- But he took me to his own house for a glass of sherry and a biscuit, and there it wasn't so rotten.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Why, they even made me, Miro, Inspector of your rotten Service.
- Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner
- The rotten branches or roots of trees sometimes turn into bears.
- Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain
- If you do that, you admit that the thing is rotten, and can only be endured in short shifts!
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- "And I think the model factories are no better than the rotten ones," she went on.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- That would have been rotten luck if it had happened to a dog!
- Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
Synonyms for rotten
- amiss
- bad
- bad-smelling
- base
- below par
- bent
- bribable
- bruised
- bum
- contaminated
- contemptible
- corroded
- corrupt
- crooked
- crumbled
- crumbling
- crummy
- debauched
- deceitful
- decomposed
- decomposing
- defective
- defiled
- degenerate
- deplorable
- depraved
- dirtied
- dirty
- disagreeable
- disappointing
- diseased
- disgusting
- dishonorable
- disintegrated
- disintegrating
- disloyal
- displeasing
- dissatisfactory
- faithless
- fecal
- feculent
- festering
- fetid
- filthy
- flagitious
- foul
- gross
- impaired
- impure
- inadequate
- infected
- injured
- loathsome
- loud
- lousy
- low-grade
- mean
- mephitic
- mercenary
- moldering
- moldy
- nasty
- nefarious
- noisome
- noxious
- offensive
- overripe
- perfidious
- perished
- perverse
- polluted
- poor
- punk
- purulent
- pustular
- putrescent
- putrid
- putrified
- rancid
- rank
- regrettable
- rotting
- rough
- scurrilous
- shaky
- smelling
- soiled
- sorry
- sour
- spoiled
- stale
- stinking
- strong
- substandard
- sullied
- tainted
- touched
- treacherous
- unacceptable
- unclean
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- unlucky
- unpleasant
- unsatisfactory
- unsound
- untrustworthy
- venal
- vicious
- vile
- villainous
- vitiated
- wasted
- wicked
- withering
- wrong
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