Synonyms of corrode

corrode

verb

kə-ˈrōd 

as in to erode

to consume or wear away gradually

water slowly corrodes iron

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erode
• eat
• destroy
• gnaw
• bite (at)
• disintegrate
• decompose
• fret
• dissolve
• ruin
• nibble
• wreck
• waste
• decimate
• devastate
• break down
• break up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restore
• revive
• renew
• revitalize
• regenerate
• refresh
• rejuvenate
• freshen
• recreate
• refreshen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corrode

Our first commercial tactile gloves failed within a week because some people's hands are sweaty enough to corrode the wiring. — Rushil Agarwal, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Affected cars have driver's side airbags with connectors that may corrode, which could cause the airbag to not deploy and increase the risk of injury or death. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Meanwhile, reinforcing steel in the pool deck and street-level parking slabs were corroded in some areas, according to NIST. — ABC News, 22 June 2026

What better time than the summer of the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence to reflect on how Trump’s years of lying have corroded the citizenry’s essential belief in the integrity of elections? — Jackie Calmes, Mercury News, 19 June 2026

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