Synonyms of corroded

corroded 1 of 2

adjective

as in deteriorated

Related Words

• deteriorated
• disintegrated
• contaminated
• degenerated
• crumbled
• polluted
• tainted
• defiled
• fouled
• impure
• decaying
• rotting
• disintegrating
• moldy
• decomposing
• putrescent
• fermented
• rancid
• soured
• turned
• sour
• decayed
• mildewy
• curdled
• putrefying
• corrupted
• decomposed
• off
• gangrenous
• spoiled
• rotten
• putrid
• moldering
• sourish
• rank
• addled
• putrefied
• bad

Dissimilar Words

• fresh
• good
• sweet
• preserved
• undecomposed
• untouched
• uncontaminated
• pristine
• unspoiled
• untainted
• unpolluted
• undefiled

corroded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of corrode

as in eroded

to consume or wear away gradually

water slowly corrodes iron

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eroded
• ate
• destroyed
• gnawed
• bit (at)
• decomposed
• dissolved
• ruined
• disintegrated
• wrecked
• nibbled
• fretted
• wasted
• devastated
• decimated
• broke down
• broke up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• renewed
• revived
• regenerated
• revitalized
• refreshed
• rejuvenated
• recreated
• freshened
• refreshened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corroded

Adjective

There could be a leak, clogged or corroded pipes, or a problem with your home’s water pressure. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2026

Watch this video for a step-by-step tutorial on how to clean corroded battery terminals. — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Aviator’s Restaurant at Sacramento Executive Airport remains closed six months after a routine kitchen floor repair uncovered crumbling concrete, corroded rebar, asbestos and mold. — Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

But the closure extended because of concerns over possible asbestos, lead paint, corroded pipes and other damage, according to previous Statesman reporting. — Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026

Authorities evacuated the busy fishing pier while technicians examined the heavily corroded device. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Pumps and lift systems can easily become corroded. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

But one look at the crumbling, corroded metal shield covering the base left Jacobson thinking, at the very least, that should have been replaced over the years. — John Ramos, CBS News, 16 June 2026

Replace Rusted/corroded Storage Shelf. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2026

Verb

The uric acid in the urine corroded the copper in the paint, breaking down the pure metal into mineral salts. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Today, the town’s Victorian grandeur is rotting and crumbling away, its cast-iron piers corroded by sea salt. — George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

Olewack warns that older plumbing materials, such as cast iron, may be corroded and leaking, and that most homeowners choose to replace these older materials with PVC. — Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 18 July 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

Neither captures the gut punch of betrayal when something precious is corroded beyond recognition. — Eric Ries, Time, 28 May 2026

Usually that happens when the insulation of an underground electrical cable, corroded by road salt, starts to smolder, emitting toxic gases, and then a spark sets them off, sending the cover sky-high. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 22 May 2026

Later in April, however, Isaacman confirmed at a congressional hearing that the aluminum shells of the only two habitable Gateway modules that had been delivered to NASA so far (both of which were built by Europe’s Thales Alenia Space) were corroded. — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 May 2026