Synonyms for blight
- verb
- noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.
Those obscene tattoos are going to blight your job prospects.
- n. 1
A diseased condition suffered by a plant; specifically, a complete and rapid chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as floral organs, leaves, branches, or twigs, especially one caused by a fungus; a mildew, a rust, a smut.
Related words
Example sentences
- plague Their first daughter died from the plague in 1576.
- wither What is left when the flowers of time wither away?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| blight | falling | |
| deprave | falling | |
| plague | rising | |
| wither | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- mar1
- 4 letters
- must1, kill1, ruin2, dash1, mold1, rust1, pest1, bane1, blot1, smut1
- 5 letters
- blast1, spoil1, stain1, mould1, botch1
- 6 letters
- plague1, injure2, wither2, mildew2, canker2, deface2
- 7 letters
- destroy2, corrupt2, pollute2, vitiate3, deprave2
- 8 letters
- calamity4, blighten
- 10 letters
- pestilence3
- 11 letters
- destruction3, contaminate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruin2 = 2 syllables).