Synonyms for erosion
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.
Related words
- Word family
- erosive erode
- Phrases
- trademark erosion sheet erosion
Forms
- Plural
- erosions → corrosions, corrodings, corruptions, wearings…
Example sentences
- corrosion There was corrosion around the battery terminals.
- corroding Is your boss corroding your self-esteem?
- corruption A man of strong will is not subject to corruption.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| erosion | falling | |
| corrosion | falling | |
| corroding | falling | |
| corruption | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- wearing2
- 9 letters
- corrosion3, corroding
- 10 letters
- corruption3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wearing2 = 2 syllables).