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rust
Synonyms and Antonyms of rust
- The old car was left to rust in the yard of the abandoned house.
crumble, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, dilapidate, sink, wither
break down, corrupt, decay, decompose, degrade, disintegrate, dissolve, fester, foul, mold, molder, perish [chiefly British], putrefy, rot, spoil
bite (at), eat, erode, fret, gnaw, nibble, scour, sweep (away), wash out, wear (away)
sour, turn, turn off [British]
contaminate, defile, pollute, taint
droop, fail, fall, flag, lag, languish, run down, sag, slip, waste (away), weaken, wilt
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