Synonyms for

Decomposed

Verb / ˌdi:kʌˈmpəʊzd / Another word for decomposed — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Decomposed means to break down or decay into simpler substances. Usually, this happens to plants or animals after they die.

Synonyms & similar words

disintegrate moulder breakdown molder rot decompose breakup decay rotted spoiled disintegrated putrefied decayed corrupted deteriorated crumbled fragmented fragmentized moldered perished putresced collapsed crashed disintegrated

Example sentences

  1. The apple decomposed in the compost bin.
  2. The dead leaves decomposed and became part of the soil.
  3. The old wooden fence began to decompose in the rain.
  4. The fish decomposed quickly in the hot sun.
  5. The body was left to decompose in the wilderness.

Quotes

  • The Earth never tires, the Earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first, Nature is rude and incomprehensible at first, beasts and the gross soil are rude and incomprehensible at first, they are and forever shall be rude and incomprehensible, nothing is so soft as water or so yielding as wax, yet nothing can resist it in the end, nothing is so sure of succeeding as the decomposed corpses of men.
  • The joy of life consists in the inevitable, continual triumph of new values, and a continual sense of something new developing. This is the principle of life itself, the principle of growth and development. And it is this which makes the decomposed corpses of men so terrible.
  • The decomposed corpses of men are more precious than the richest mines.

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