putrefaction - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for putrefaction ?

Here are the synonyms for putrefaction , a list of similar words for putrefaction from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

Synonyms

• corruption
• degeneracy
• depravation
• depravity
• putrefaction

More generic

• immorality

Noun

(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

Synonyms

• breakdown
• decomposition
• putrefaction
• rot
• rotting

More generic

• decay

Noun

a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

Synonyms

• putrefaction
• rot

More generic

• decay

More specific

• corruption
• putrescence
• putridness
• rottenness

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