Synonyms of cankering

cankering

verb

present participle of canker

as in degrading

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

such shameless ambulance chasing cankers the legal profession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• degrading
• deteriorating
• poisoning
• weakening
• corrupting
• humiliating
• subverting
• damaging
• debauching
• diluting
• destroying
• perverting
• ruining
• debasing
• demeaning
• lessening
• depraving
• demoralizing
• warping
• polluting
• prostituting
• marring
• thinning
• bastardizing
• disgracing
• cheapening
• contaminating
• shaming
• profaning
• hurting
• vitiating
• tainting
• watering down
• impairing
• wrecking
• harming
• humbling
• abasing
• dirtying
• spoiling
• flawing
• taking down
• defiling
• dishonoring
• staining
• descending
• tarnishing
• begriming
• befouling
• downgrading
• defacing
• depreciating
• blemishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improving
• uplifting
• elevating
• honoring
• enhancing
• amending
• exalting
• cleaning
• enriching
• ennobling
• perfecting
• restoring
• ameliorating
• bettering
• refining
• clarifying
• cleansing
• respecting
• meliorating
• purifying
• dignifying