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Synonyms & Antonyms for rotten
Synonyms: Adjective
addled, bad, corrupted, decayed, decomposed, putrefied, putrid, spoiled
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of rotten in a Sentence
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They did a rotten job. What rotten weather we're having.Adverb
Those kids were spoiled rotten by their mother.
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Lawyers and physicians who toured several CBP facilities this summer described rotten and expired food, lack of hot meals, baby formula not designed for the ages of the babies receiving it, and inadequate access to drinking water. — Melissa Howell, Quartz, "How America’s bad eating habits impact kids in detention centers," 26 Aug. 2019 But the state of Roy is so rotten that a disgusting smell emanates throughout the manse. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "Succession Is Better Than Ever," 11 Aug. 2019 The Revenge, which online critics and audiences alike rate as entirely rotten. — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, "Artificial intelligence predicts which movies will succeed—and fail—simply from plot summaries," 2 Aug. 2019 Now another episode has strengthened the impression that something is rotten in the heart of the government. — The Economist, "Britain humbled after Donald Trump pushes out its ambassador," 11 July 2019 Sarah Standifer, assistant director of Dallas Water Utilities, said the material could be rotten fruit and vegetables. — Robert Wilonsky, Dallas News, "Dallas water and environmental officials investigating murky, pungent discharge into Trinity River," 30 July 2019 Something is rotten in the best drama category, all right. — Mark Dawidziak, cleveland.com, "‘Game of Thrones’ wins most nominations for worst season," 18 July 2019 July 10 news story Seems like something is rotten at the aerotropolis. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Truly end gerrymandering (7/13/19)," 13 July 2019 Now another episode has strengthened the impression that something is rotten in the heart of the government. — The Economist, "Britain humbled after Donald Trump pushes out its ambassador," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rotten.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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