cankered
The word “cankered” has 2 syllables: can-kered
It's pronounced as /ˈkæŋkərd/
What is synonym and antonym for cankered?
In the thesaurus, “cankered” has 16 synonyms and 9 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for cankered along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for cankered
- corrupted
- damaged
- debased
- debauched
- degraded
- depraved
- destroyed
- deteriorated
- diluted
- humiliated
- perverted
- poisoned
- polluted
- ruined
- subverted
- weakened
Antonyms for cankered
- amended
- dignified
- elevated
- ennobled
- enriched
- exalted
- honored
- improved
- uplifted
Meanings of cankered
- adjective
- Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part.
- Ulcerated.
- Corrupted; morally corrupt.
- Bad-tempered.
- verb
- To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
- To infect or pollute; to corrupt.
- To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.
- To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous.
Example Sentences
- The tree's branches were cankered by a disease that spread quickly.
- His heart was cankered with bitterness after the betrayal.
- The garden's soil was cankered with pests that destroyed the crops.
- She noticed the cankered area on the wall where moisture had caused damage.
- The wound became infected and cankered after days of neglect.
On this page you'll find 25 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to cankered, such as: amended, corrupted, damaged, debased, debauched, degraded, depraved.
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