festering

The word “festering” has 3 syllables: fes-ter-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈfɛstɚɪŋ/

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In the thesaurus, “festering” has 84 synonyms and 26 antonyms.

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Synonyms for festering

verb
1. To become septic; to become rotten.
2. To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.
3. To cause to fester or rankle.
noun
1. The condition of something that festers.

The festering wound needed to be cleaned immediately to prevent infection.
Years of resentment had turned into a festering anger that couldn’t be ignored.
They discovered a festering pile of garbage behind the old shed.
The scandal was a festering problem that the company refused to address.
His festering jealousy eventually ruined their friendship.

On this page you'll find 110 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to festering, such as: aching, achy, addling, afflictive, ageing, aging, agonizing.

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