All gangrenous synonyms
gan·grene
G g adj gangrenous
- addled — If you describe someone as addled, you mean that they are confused or unable to think properly.
- ruined — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- rank — Otto [awt-oh] /ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1884–1939, Austrian psychoanalyst.
- wasted — not used or in use: waste energy; waste talents.
- spoiled — to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- perished — to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
- decomposed — having been subject to decomposition
- riddled — a coarse sieve, as one for sifting sand in a foundry.
- rotted — to undergo decomposition; decay.
- bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- carrion — Carrion is the decaying flesh of dead animals.
- effete — lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent: an effete, overrefined society.
- putrid — in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten.
- carious — (of teeth or bone) affected with caries; decayed
- overripe — too ripe; more than ripe: overripe tomatoes.
- putrescent — becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction.
adjective gangrenous
- infected — to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.
- festering — Present participle of fester.
- diseased — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
- decaying — rotting as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposing
- rotting — to undergo decomposition; decay.
- decomposing — Present participle of decompose.
- rotten — decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- corroded — affected by corrosion; rusty