fester

Examples

• All

• The room has remained untouched since Fester's disappearance as a teenager.

  Fiction book (1991)

• After several days without treatment, the scrape on her arm began to fester and required medical attention.

• You can't imagine how surprised we were when Gomez called and told us Fester was back.

  Fiction book (1991)

• After all this time, Fester hasn't forgotten a step, hasn't forgotten a word!

  Fiction book (1991)

• He was worried that the mosquito bite would fester if he didn't apply the ointment regularly.

Synonyms

B

boil

vsfester

35 4.6

A painful swollen spot on the skin filled with pus

is a broader wound term not limited to bacterial cause

P

pustule

vsfester

• Specialized

5 8.1

A small red raised spot on the skin filled with pus

is a larger general pus producing wound rather than a tiny spot

P

pock

vsfester

• Archaic

4 9.8

A small raised mark on the skin left after an illness like smallpox

is about active inflamed pus production rather than leftover marks

S

suppurating sore

vsfester

• Specialized

1 9.5

A sore that is red, swollen, and makes pus

is the general term for any pus producing inflamed wound

Antonyms

R

to recover

748 2.5

Get back to a normal state after a loss, for example health or money

H

to heal

481 1.2

To become healthy again after an injury, illness, or emotional pain

How Severe

gangrene

• Specialized

16 8.7

abscess

• Specialized

23 7.5

fester

48 7.5

sore

49 2.2

cut

337 1.0

scratch

203 1.6

Surface Forms

Etymology