fester
The word “fester” has 2 syllables: fes-ter
It's pronounced as /ˈfɛstɚ/
What is synonym and antonym for fester?
In the thesaurus, “fester” has 54 synonyms and 17 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for fester along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for fester
- addle
- blackhead
- blister
- boil
- break down
- bump
- contaminate
- corrupt
- crumble
- curdle
- decay
- decline
- decompose
- defile
- degenerate
- descend
- deteriorate
- dilapidate
- disintegrate
- fall apart
- ferment
- foul
- go to seed
- hickey
- lump
- milium
- mold
- molder
- mortify
- papule
- perish
- pimple
- pock
- pollute
- protuberance
- pustule
- putrefy
- rot
- run to seed
- rust
- sink
- sore
- sour
- spoil
- taint
- turn
- turn off
- wart
- weal
- welt
- whelk
- whitehead
- wither
- zit
Antonyms for fester
- age
- ameliorate
- assemble
- better
- cleanse
- compose
- develop
- grow
- improve
- integrate
- mature
- meliorate
- purify
- refresh
- renew
- restore
- ripen
Meanings of fester
- noun
- A fistula.
- A sore or an ulcer of the skin.
- The condition of something that festers; a festering; a festerment.
- verb
- To become septic; to become rotten.
- To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.
- To cause to fester or rankle.
Example Sentences
- If you don't address the problem, it will only fester over time.
- Resentment began to fester between the two coworkers.
- The wound started to fester after being left untreated.
- Negative thoughts can fester if not confronted.
- The issue continued to fester, creating tension in the group.
On this page you'll find 71 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fester, such as: addle, age, ameliorate, assemble, better, blackhead, blister.
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pain
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- fester
- fever
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- gadfly
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- grief
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- harass
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- irreproachability
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- pain in the neck
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- prick
- puissance
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- punish
- rack
- responsibility
- rigor
- rile
- sadden
- sadness
- scrupulousness
- shock
- shoot
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- sickness
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- sore
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- stomachache
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- toothache
- torment
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- vigilance
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- while
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- work
- worry
- wound
- wretchedness
fall apart
- addle
- break
- break down
- break up
- choke
- collapse
- contaminate
- corrupt
- crack
- crack up
- crumble
- curdle
- decay
- decline
- decompose
- defile
- degenerate
- descend
- deteriorate
- dilapidate
- disintegrate
- ferment
- fester
- foul
- go off the deep end
- go to pieces
- go to seed
- lose it
- melt down
- mold
- molder
- mortify
- perish
- pollute
- putrefy
- rot
- run to seed
- rust
- sink
- sour
- spoil
- taint
- turn
- turn off
- wither
papule
rankle
- affront
- aggravate
- agitate
- anger
- annoy
- antagonize
- boil
- bother
- bristle
- burn
- chafe
- convulse
- cross
- embitter
- enflame
- enrage
- envenom
- exasperate
- fester
- foam
- fret
- fulminate
- fume
- gall
- get
- harass
- huff
- hurt
- incense
- inflame
- infuriate
- ire
- irk
- irritate
- mad
- madden
- miff
- mortify
- nettle
- obsess
- offend
- outrage
- pain
- peeve
- pester
- pique
- plague
- provoke
- put out
- rage
- rant
- rave
- rile
- roil
- rub the wrong way
- ruffle
- see red
- seethe
- shake
- sizzle
- smolder
- smoulder
- steam
- steam up
- stew
- storm
- tick off
- torment
- vex