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