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