Synonyms for CORROSIVE
kəˈroʊ sɪvcor·ro·sive

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1. corrosiveadjective

   a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)

   Antonyms:
   unsarcastic, constructive

2. caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordantadjective

   of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

   Synonyms:
   acrid, mordant, blistering, sulphurous, sulfurous, grim, corrosive, acid, erosive, bitter, virulent, caustic, acerbic, vitriolic, black, acerb

   Antonyms:
   unsarcastic, constructive

3. corrosiveadjective

   spitefully sarcastic

   "corrosive cristism"

   Synonyms:
   caustic, mordant, erosive, vitriolic

   Antonyms:
   unsarcastic, constructive

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1. corrosiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   corroding, consuming, eroding, erosive, catheretic, caustic, acrid, virulent, eating away

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1. corrosiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   erosive, eroding, corroding, vexing, carking, fretting

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1. List of paraphrases for "corrosive":

   corrosion, sour, irritant, destructive

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1. President Biden:

   When you delegitimize the courts, you delegitimize the legislative body, it's corrosive and it makes it almost impossible to reach compromise, we're a diverse nation... this democracy, in order to function, you have to remember it requires consensus at the end of the day.

2. Bill Schuette:

   There are some people who altered figures. There are some people who monkeyed with the figures, i think there was too much of an attitude of balance sheets and figures instead of safety and making sure the water system worked right. And that attitude I think was corrosive, as well, and I think far too prevalent.

3. Donna DiMaggio Berger:

   Concrete spalling, rebar deterioration --these are not unusual events when you have buildings exposed to corrosive conditions.

4. Woodrow Hartzog:

   One of the key advantages is it helps create a stigma around surveillance, which is really important to encourage lawmakers to create meaningful rules, so the public can more intuitively resist really corrosive and dangerous kinds of surveillance.

5. Charlton Heston:

   Celebrity is a corrosive condition for the soul. I have tried to restrain its inroads on me, but there are odd corners of my character that have been harmed