carrion
The word “carrion” has 2 syllables: car-rion
It's pronounced as /ˈkæriən/
What is synonym and antonym for carrion?
In the thesaurus, “carrion” has 14 synonyms.
Here are synonyms for carrion along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for carrion
Meanings of carrion
- noun
- Dead flesh; carcasses.
- A contemptible or worthless person.
Example Sentences
- Vultures feed on carrion left in the desert.
- The smell of carrion was overwhelming after the storm.
- Many scavenger birds thrive on carrion in the wild.
- The forest floor was littered with carrion from fallen animals.
- He warned that neglecting hygiene could attract carrion to the area.
On this page you'll find 14 synonyms or another words to carrion, such as: ashes, bones, cadaver, carcass, carnage, corpse, corpus.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
cadaver
- ashes
- body
- bones
- carcass
- carnage
- carrion
- corpse
- corpus
- corse
- deceased
- decedent
- mummy
- relics
- remains
- skeleton
- stiff
- the deceased
- the remains
gangrenous
- addled
- bad
- carious
- carrion
- contaminated
- corroded
- corrupted
- crumbled
- curdled
- decayed
- decaying
- decomposed
- decomposing
- defiled
- degenerated
- deteriorated
- disintegrated
- disintegrating
- effete
- fermented
- fouled
- impure
- mildewy
- moldered
- moldering
- moldy
- off
- overripe
- perished
- polluted
- putrefied
- putrefying
- putrescent
- putrid
- rancid
- rank
- riddled
- rotted
- rotten
- rotting
- ruined
- sour
- soured
- sourish
- spoiled
- tainted
- turned
- wasted
- withered
decayed
- abated
- addled
- atrophied
- bad
- broke down
- carious
- carrion
- contaminated
- corroded
- corrupted
- crumbled
- curdled
- de-escalated
- debased
- debauched
- debilitated
- decadent
- decaying
- declined
- declining
- decomposed
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- defiled
- degenerate
- degenerated
- degraded
- demoralized
- depraved
- descended
- deteriorated
- devolved
- dilapidated
- diminished
- disintegrated
- disintegrating
- dissipated
- dissolute
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- drooped
- dwindled
- dying
- ebbed
- effete
- emaciated
- enervate
- enervated
- enfeebled
- faded
- failed
- failing
- feeble
- fell
- fell apart
- fermented
- festered
- flagged
- fouled
- frail
- gangrenous
- immoral
- impure
- lagged
- languid
- languished
- lessened
- lowered
- mildewy
- molded
- moldered
- moldering
- moldy
- mortified
- off
- overrefined
- overripe
- perished
- polluted
- precious
- putrefied
- putrefying
- putrescent
- putrid
- ran down
- ran to seed
- rancid
- rank
- receded
- reduced
- regressed
- retrograded
- riddled
- rotted
- rotten
- rotting
- ruined
- rusted
- sagged
- sank
- sapped
- slipped
- soft
- sour
- soured
- sourish
- spoiled
- spoilt
- sunk
- tainted
- turned
- turned off
- undermined
- waned
- waning
- washed-up
- wasted
- weak
- weakened
- went
- went to pot
- went to seed
- wilted
- wimpy
- withered
- wore out
- worsened
- yielded
deceased
- ashes
- asleep
- bit the dust
- bitten the dust
- body
- bones
- bought it
- bought the farm
- breathless
- cadaver
- carcass
- carnage
- carrion
- checked out
- cold
- consumed
- corpse
- corpus
- corse
- croaked
- dead
- dead body
- decedent
- defunct
- demised
- departed
- died
- disappeared
- dried up
- dropped
- dying
- ended
- exanimate
- exited
- expired
- extinct
- faded
- fading
- failed
- fallen
- fell
- finished
- flatlined
- former
- gave up the ghost
- gone
- inanimate
- insensate
- kicked in
- kicked off
- kicked the bucket
- lapsed
- late
- lifeless
- lost
- low
- moribund
- mummy
- nonliving
- parted
- passed away
- passed on
- pegged out
- perished
- popped off
- predeceased
- pushing up daisies
- relics
- remains
- snuffed it
- stepped out
- stiff
- stillborn
- succumbed
- terminated
- went