Synonyms of canker

canker 1 of 2

verb

as in to poison

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

such shameless ambulance chasing cankers the legal profession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poison
• corrupt
• degrade
• deteriorate
• weaken
• damage
• destroy
• debauch
• humiliate
• dilute
• subvert
• pervert
• taint
• deprave
• prostitute
• ruin
• disgrace
• lessen
• mar
• debase
• abase
• warp
• hurt
• dirty
• shame
• profane
• demean
• contaminate
• pollute
• demoralize
• bastardize
• harm
• humble
• vitiate
• thin
• cheapen
• stain
• wreck
• defile
• water down
• impair
• flaw
• spoil
• dishonor
• tarnish
• blemish
• befoul
• descend
• begrime
• take down
• deface
• downgrade
• depreciate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improve
• uplift
• better
• elevate
• honor
• ameliorate
• exalt
• perfect
• ennoble
• amend
• enhance
• enrich
• cleanse
• clean
• restore
• purify
• refine
• dignify
• clarify
• meliorate
• respect

canker

2 of 2

noun

as in rot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rot
• decay
• cancer
• squalor
• deviltry
• corruption
• devilry
• degeneracy
• scurrility
• perversion
• vileness
• badness
• wickedness
• fiendishness
• sinfulness
• diabolism
• indecency
• depravity
• tabu
• evilness
• evil
• heinousness
• malefaction
• satanism
• debauchery
• darkness
• abomination
• enormity
• scurrilousness
• devilishness
• atrocity
• pervertedness
• taboo
• immorality
• villainy
• anathema
• balefulness
• ill
• bad
• iniquity
• iniquitousness
• evildoing
• depravedness
• sin
• wrong
• atrociousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• virtue
• right
• morality
• good
• goodness
• integrity
• decency
• honesty
• rectitude
• righteousness
• uprightness
• probity
• virtuousness

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