Synonyms of rusts

rusts

verb

present tense third-person singular of rust

as in rots

to form rust

The old car was left to rust in the yard of the abandoned house.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rots
• decomposes
• decays
• corrodes
• oxidizes
• reacts
• crumbles
• eats
• deteriorates
• degenerates
• descends
• withers
• disintegrates
• festers
• perishes
• dissolves
• molds
• degrades
• sinks
• gnaws
• erodes
• corrupts
• spoils
• declines
• sours
• contaminates
• wears (away)
• scours
• putrefies
• sweeps (away)
• pollutes
• dilapidates
• bites (at)
• turns
• frets
• nibbles
• taints
• ferments
• fouls
• molders
• defiles
• washes out
• breaks down
• curdles
• droops
• mortifies
• wilts
• languishes
• weakens
• turns off
• fails
• lags
• sags
• falls
• addles
• slips
• flags
• wastes (away)
• runs down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grows
• ripens
• ages
• develops
• matures
• restores
• refreshes
• renews
• purifies
• cleanses
• integrates
• improves
• assembles
• composes
• ameliorates
• betters
• meliorates