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Synonyms & Antonyms of excrescence
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something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
- local residents regard the hulking apartment building as a hideous excrescence on their once-lovely street
Synonyms for excrescence
- blemish,
- blight,
- blotch,
- defect,
- deformity,
- disfigurement,
- excrescency,
- fault,
- flaw,
- imperfection,
- mar,
- mark,
- pockmark,
- scar
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“Excrescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrescence. Accessed 25 Jul. 2021.
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