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Synonyms & Antonyms of blight
(Entry 1 of 2)
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
- the expanding urban sprawl is a blight on the countryside
Synonyms for blight
- blemish,
- blotch,
- defect,
- deformity,
- disfigurement,
- excrescence,
- excrescency,
- fault,
- flaw,
- imperfection,
- mar,
- mark,
- pockmark,
- scar
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of blight (Entry 2 of 2)
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The first known use of blight was in 1578
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