cankers
The word “cankers” has 2 syllables: can-kers
It's pronounced as /ˈkæŋkərz/
What is synonym and antonym for cankers?
In the thesaurus, “cankers” has 17 synonyms and 11 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for cankers along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for cankers
- cancers
- corruptions
- corrupts
- damages
- debauches
- decays
- degrades
- depraves
- destroys
- deteriorates
- perverts
- poisons
- prostitutes
- rot
- squalors
- taints
- weakens
Antonyms for cankers
- dignifies
- elevates
- ennobles
- exalts
- goods
- honors
- improves
- moralities
- rights
- uplifts
- virtues
Meanings of cankers
- noun
- A plant disease marked by gradual decay.
- A region of dead plant tissue caused by such a disease.
- A worm or grub that destroys plant buds or leaves; cankerworm.
- A corroding or sloughing ulcer; especially a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth.
- Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroys.
- A kind of wild rose; the dog rose.
- An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths. Usually resulting from neglected thrush.
- An avian disease affecting doves, poultry, parrots and birds of prey, caused by Trichomonas gallinae.
- 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 orchard's trees were infected with cankers that damaged the bark.
- The veterinarian treated the horse's cankers with a special ointment.
- The garden was struggling due to the cankers affecting the rose bushes.
- The cankers on the tree were a sign of an underlying fungal infection.
- The cankers on the plant's leaves were spreading quickly, so we decided to remove them.
On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to cankers, such as: cancers, corruptions, corrupts, damages, debauches, decays, degrades.
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