cankered Antonyms
Strongest:
- improved
- uplifted
- ennobled
- amended
- elevated
- dignified
- enriched
- honored
- enriched
- amended
- honored
- uplifted
- exalted
- exalted
- dignified
- elevated
- ennobled
- improved
Strong:
- enhanced
- enhanced
- cleansed
- cleaned
- meliorated
- perfected
- ameliorated
- perfected
- meliorated
- refined
- purified
- restored
- cleansed
- ameliorated
- cleaned
- purified
- refined
- bettered
- bettered
- restored
Weak:
Strongest:
- depraved
- degraded
- humiliated
- damaged
- debased
- ruined
- destroyed
- perverted
- debauched
- polluted
- deteriorated
- diluted
- weakened
- corrupted
- subverted
- poisoned
Strong:
- contaminated
- lessened
- prostituted
- demeaned
- harmed
- abased
- demoralized
- wrecked
- vitiated
- disgraced
- tarnished
- stained
- profaned
- bastardized
- shamed
- humbled
- warped
- defiled
- begrimed
- thinned
- impaired
- tainted
- cheapened
- marred
- watered-down
- hurt
Weak:
Meaning of cankered
cankered (imp. & p. p.)
of Canker
cankered (a.)
Affected with canker; as, a cankered mouth.
Affected mentally or morally as with canker; sore, envenomed; malignant; fretful; ill-natured.
cankered Sentence Examples
- The neglect had left the old house **cankered** with peeling paint and crumbling walls.
- The negative attitude in the workplace **cankered** the team spirit and hampered productivity.
- The bitter divorce proceedings left their relationship forever **cankered** by resentment.
- The historian argued that the kingdom's decline was primarily due to **cankered** leadership.
- The doctor treated the **cankered** wound with antibiotics to prevent infection.
- The city council struggled to revitalize the **cankered** downtown area.
- Despite its beautiful exterior, the mansion was **cankered** with structural problems.
- The constant arguments had **cankered** the once-joyful atmosphere in their home.
- The critic's harsh review **cankered** the author's confidence and passion for writing.
- The environmental pollution had **cankered** the surrounding ecosystem, impacting local wildlife.
FAQs About the word cankered
of Canker, Affected with canker; as, a cankered mouth., Affected mentally or morally as with canker; sore, envenomed; malignant; fretful; ill-natured.
depraved, degraded, humiliated, damaged, debased, ruined, destroyed, perverted, debauched, polluted
improved, uplifted, ennobled, amended, elevated, dignified, enriched, honored, enriched, amended
The neglect had left the old house **cankered** with peeling paint and crumbling walls.
The negative attitude in the workplace **cankered** the team spirit and hampered productivity.
The bitter divorce proceedings left their relationship forever **cankered** by resentment.
The historian argued that the kingdom's decline was primarily due to **cankered** leadership.
