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 83 synonyms and 30 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for cankers along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for cankers

abases
abominations
anathemas
atrocities
bad
bastardizes
befouls
begrimes
blemishes
cancers
cheapens
contaminates
corruptions
corrupts
damages
debases
debaucheries
debauches
decays
defaces
defiles
degeneracies
degrades
demeans
demoralizes
depraves
depravities
depreciates
descends
destroys
deteriorates
devilries
deviltries
diabolisms
dilutes
dirties
disgraces
dishonors
downgrades
enormities
evils
flaws
harms
humbles
humiliates
hurts
ills
immoralities
impairs
indecencies
iniquities
lessens
malefactions
mars
perversions
perverts
poisons
pollutes
profanes
prostitutes
rot
ruins
satanisms
scurrilities
shames
sins
spoils
squalors
stains
subverts
taboos
tabus
taints
takes down
tarnishes
thins
villainies
vitiates
warps
waters down
weakens
wrecks
wrongs

Antonyms for cankers

ameliorates
amends
betters
clarifies
cleans
cleanses
decencies
dignifies
elevates
enhances
ennobles
enriches
exalts
goods
honesties
honors
improves
integrities
meliorates
moralities
perfects
probities
purifies
rectitudes
refines
respects
restores
rights
uplifts
virtues

Meanings of cankers

noun
1. A plant disease marked by gradual decay.
2. A region of dead plant tissue caused by such a disease.
3. A worm or grub that destroys plant buds or leaves; cankerworm.
4. A corroding or sloughing ulcer; especially a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth.
5. Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroys.
6. A kind of wild rose; the dog rose.
7. 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.
8. An avian disease affecting doves, poultry, parrots and birds of prey, caused by Trichomonas gallinae.
verb
1. To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
2. To infect or pollute; to corrupt.
3. To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.
4. 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 113 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to cankers, such as: abases, abominations, ameliorates, amends, anathemas, atrocities, bad.

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