necrotic

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore N words

relating to or affected by the death and decay of living tissue

In a sentence

Necrotic in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing necrotic in a sentence.

Surgeons removed the necrotic tissue to halt the infection.

Synonyms

deadgangrenousmortified

Antonyms

healthylivingviable

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the lowest or most unsuccessful point of something

lacking experience, sophistication, or critical judgment

excessive self-admiration and preoccupation with oneself

a condition of stupor, drowsiness, or unconsciousness brought on by drugs or other agents

a drug that dulls the senses, relieves pain, and can cause addiction

to dull the senses or lull into a stupor as though by a drug

just beginning to develop or come into existence

a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit

Common questions

Necrotic (adjective) means relating to or affected by the death and decay of living tissue

Here is necrotic used in an example sentence: "Surgeons removed the necrotic tissue to halt the infection."

Common synonyms for necrotic include dead, gangrenous, mortified.

Antonyms of necrotic include healthy, living, viable.

Necrotic is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.