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Synonyms for canker

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

poison blight

All synonyms

Verb

blight, poison, corrode, corrupt, eat away, erode, encanker dated

Noun

1. Roup — A plant disease marked by gradual decay

roup, frounce

Other

sore, pestilence, noma

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.

  2. n. 1

    A plant disease marked by gradual decay.

Related words

Word family
cankerous cankerwort
Phrases
black canker canker sore

Forms

Plural
cankers → roups, frounces, sores, pestilences…
Past participle
cankered
e.g. cankered → blighted, poisoned, corroded, corrupted…

Example sentences

  • poison This transparent liquid contains a kind of poison.
  • blight The potato blight ruined the crop across Ireland.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cankerfalling
poisonrising
blightfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
sore1, noma, roup
5 letters
erode2
6 letters
poison2, blight1
7 letters
corrupt2, corrode2, frounce
8 letters
encanker
10 letters
pestilence3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (erode2 = 2 syllables).