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Synonyms & Antonyms of canker
(Entry 1 of 2)
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
- such shameless ambulance chasing cankers the legal profession
Synonyms for canker
- abase,
- bastardize,
- cheapen,
- corrupt,
- debase,
- debauch,
- degrade,
- demean,
- demoralize,
- deprave,
- deteriorate,
- lessen,
- pervert,
- poison,
- profane,
- prostitute,
- subvert,
- vitiate,
- warp
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canker
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of canker (Entry 2 of 2)
as in cancer, decay
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for canker
- devilry
- (or deviltry),
- fiendishness
- corruption,
- debauchery,
- degeneracy,
- depravity,
- indecency,
- malefaction,
- perversion,
- pervertedness,
- scurrility,
- scurrilousness
- atrociousness,
- atrocity,
- badness,
- balefulness,
- darkness,
- depravedness,
- devilishness,
- diabolism,
- enormity,
- evilness,
- heinousness,
- iniquitousness,
- satanism,
- sinfulness,
- vileness,
- wickedness
- abomination,
- anathema,
- taboo
- (also tabu)
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“Canker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canker. Accessed 26 Sep. 2021.
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