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Synonyms for corrosive

  • adjective

Most common

caustic acrid mordant erosive

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.

Example sentences

  • caustic Our English teacher likes to make caustic comments.
  • acrid There's an acrid smell here. Is something burning?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
corrosivefalling
causticfalling
acridrising
mordantfalling
erosivesteady

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

By length

5 letters
harsh1, acrid2, acerb
6 letters
biting2
7 letters
caustic2, acerbic3, mordant2, erosive3
8 letters
virulent3
9 letters
sarcastic3, vitriolic4
11 letters
acrimonious5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (acrid2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
corrosif
Italiano
corrosivo
Español
corrosivo
Deutsch
aasig
Català
corrosiu