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Synonyms for corrosive
kəˈroʊ sɪv
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Princeton's WordNet
corrosive(adj)
a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
Antonyms:
unsarcastic, constructivecaustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant(adj)
of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
Synonyms:
acrid, mordant, blistering, sulphurous, sulfurous, grim, acid, erosive, bitter, virulent, caustic, acerbic, vitriolic, black, acerbAntonyms:
unsarcastic, constructivecorrosive(adj)
spitefully sarcastic
"corrosive cristism"
Synonyms:
caustic, mordant, erosive, vitriolicAntonyms:
unsarcastic, constructive
Dictionary of English Synonymes
corrosive(a.)
Synonyms:
corroding, consuming, eroding, erosive, catheretic, caustic, acrid, virulent, eating away
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "corrosive":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#271 | black | |
#2570 | acid | |
#10079 | bitter | |
#12027 | sour | |
#12392 | corrosion | |
#13351 | destructive | |
#14856 | grim | |
#29440 | corrosive | |
#35779 | caustic | |
#40699 | blistering | |
#43797 | virulent | |
#44697 | irritant | |
#88964 | erosive | |
#96542 | acerbic | |
#96952 | acrid | |
#100013 | vitriolic | |
#117416 | mordant | |
#194842 | sulfurous | |
#206618 | sulphurous |
How to use corrosive in a sentence?
Folks, I knew -- I believed that he wasnt going to be a very good president, but I have to admit to you that President Trump, well, I didnt have any idea how much it was always going to be about President Trump. Its having a corrosive impact. Its having a corrosive impact on our children.
It will take years to recover, in terms of the stock price, sorting out all the fines, and the reputation. Analysts are struggling to assess what the damage actually is, as there's still a steady corrosive drip-drip of news, yes, they've bumped up their provisions, but you have to wonder whether they're prepared for a moderately bad outcome, let alone a.
The amount of lies that came out of this presidency was corrosive to our political culture, in theory, you could pass new laws to address many of the norm violations we saw under Trump. But earning back people's trust is much harder to do.
The real third rail of American politics is race and racism and if you're accused of it by people in your own party, then it becomes something you can't really shake off, he's skirted around it for a long time… what it's done is it's opened him up to attacks from the inside in a way that hadn't existed before and that I think could have a corrosive effect.
The safety of our officers and passengers can be placed at risk, anything that is corrosive, explosive or flammable and anything that can vaporize into a toxic substance is not permitted on an airplane.
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