Synonyms for blight
blaɪtblight

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. blightnoun

   a state or condition being blighted

2. blightverb

   any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting

3. blight, plagueverb

   cause to suffer a blight

   "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"

   Synonyms:
   chevvy, molest, hassle, harass, chivy, plague, provoke, chevy, beset, harry, chivvy

Matched Categories

1. • Afflict
   • Devastation

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. blightnoun

   Synonyms:
   pestilence (among plants), mildew, blast

2. blightverb

   Synonyms:
   blast, wither, shrivel, kill, destroy, taint with mildew, cause to decay

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blightverb

   Synonyms:
   blast, ruin, frustrate, fowart

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "blight":

   bacterial, burn, scourge, burning, plague, mildew

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blight

   Synonyms:
   Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, New Forest Eye, pinkeye

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How to use blight in a sentence?

1. Casey Michel:

   It's embarrassing, it's shameful. It's a blight on the Kennedy Center itself and its only going to continue aging poorly.

2. Felicia Hermans:

   Deep is a wounded heart, and strong A voice that cries against a mighty wrong And full of death as a hot wind's blight, Doth the ire of a crushed affection light.

3. Premier Li Keqiang:

   We will strive for zero-growth in the consumption of coal in key areas of the country, environmental pollution is a blight on people's quality of life and a trouble that weighs on their hearts.

4. Julie Lawton:

   Blight, vacant and abandoned property is a concern for all homeowners. For themselves, for their safety, as well as for the safety of their kids and their loved ones.

5. Deon Joseph:

   You can not separate the blight and crap that's out here from death.