RUSTPROOFS Antonyms

• cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid

• become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid

• the process of gradually becoming inferior

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• the organic phenomenon of rotting

• an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying

• the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

• fall into decay or ruin

• undergo decay or decomposition

• reduce the level of land, as by erosion

• reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

• lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

• become ground down or deteriorate

• remove soil or rock

• enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide

• add oxygen to or combine with oxygen

• a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

• (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

• unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

• break down

• become physically weaker

• a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture

• a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi

• the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water

• any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants

• A strong reddish brown color.

• of the brown color of rust

• become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid

• cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid

• become coated with oxide

• discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically