Synonyms of corrodes

corrodes

verb

present tense third-person singular of corrode

as in erodes

to consume or wear away gradually

water slowly corrodes iron

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erodes
• eats
• gnaws
• destroys
• bites (at)
• decomposes
• dissolves
• disintegrates
• frets
• ruins
• nibbles
• wastes
• decimates
• breaks down
• wrecks
• devastates
• breaks up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restores
• revives
• renews
• regenerates
• refreshes
• recreates
• revitalizes
• rejuvenates
• freshens
• refreshens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corrodes

From that moment suspicion corrodes old loyalties, and the village’s Muslims are evacuated to a refugee camp for transport to Pakistan. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

The model has helped the team build detailed simulations of how chromium specifically corrodes when exposed to FLiNaK salt under different levels of mechanical stress and changes in the orientation of the metal surface. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Salt water corrodes wood pilings, which need to be replaced every so often. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 15 June 2026

This corrodes faith in our democratic system. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 June 2026

Lead from pipes corrodes and leaches into drinking water. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026

Antisemitism weakens trust, corrodes pluralism and damages the social fabric on which diverse communities depend. — Laurence Milstein, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026

That applies equally to nuclear brinkmanship in the Middle East and narco-state behavior in the Western Hemisphere that corrodes security at home and abroad. — Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026

Very low Earth orbit satellites are exposed to very high levels of atomic oxygen, which is a highly reactive form of oxygen that quickly corrodes most substances, even plastics. — Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025