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

Harsh detergents and too much time sitting in water can corrode and rust a steel blade. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026

One of its major objectives was to provoke Western states into attacking their own democracies, in a kind of auto-immune response to terrorism, in which the effort to defend the political body corroded it from within. — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Constant vigilance against the presence of AI inevitably begets cynicism and threatens to corrode the teacher-student relationship that is at the heart of education. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

After 3,000 drops, roughly equivalent to an afternoon of moderate rain, the copper plate beneath all four surfaces had corroded, despite its Teflon coating. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

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