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