cankered Synonyms
Strongest:
- weakened
- ruined
- degraded
- deteriorated
- poisoned
- depraved
- debauched
- corrupted
- subverted
- perverted
- debased
- polluted
- destroyed
- diluted
- humiliated
- damaged
Strong:
- hurt
- thinned
- tainted
- shamed
- warped
- humbled
- abased
- harmed
- wrecked
- watered-down
- contaminated
- cheapened
- lessened
- demoralized
- impaired
- tarnished
- vitiated
- stained
- profaned
- marred
- prostituted
- defiled
- begrimed
- disgraced
- demeaned
- bastardized
Weak:
Strongest:
- honored
- dignified
- improved
- exalted
- elevated
- enriched
- uplifted
- dignified
- honored
- improved
- exalted
- elevated
- uplifted
- amended
- enriched
- amended
- ennobled
- ennobled
Strong:
- cleaned
- cleaned
- meliorated
- bettered
- enhanced
- ameliorated
- meliorated
- perfected
- restored
- enhanced
- refined
- ameliorated
- bettered
- cleansed
- cleansed
- purified
- purified
- refined
- perfected
- restored
Weak:
cankered Meaning
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.
weakened, ruined, degraded, deteriorated,poisoned, depraved, debauched, corrupted, subverted, perverted
honored, dignified, improved, exalted,elevated, enriched, uplifted, dignified, honored, improved
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.
