Synonyms for mildew

Most common

rust · blight · mustiness

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.

Forms

Plural

mildews → molds, rusts, blights, mustinesses…

Example sentences

• rust My clunker has more rust than paint at this point.
• blight The potato blight ruined the crop across Ireland.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

must¹, mold¹, rust¹, smut¹

5 letters

blast¹, mould¹

6 letters

blight¹

9 letters

mustiness