Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for corrosive. Search instead for anticorrosives.
Definitions

corrosive

[kuh-roh-siv] / kəˈroʊ sɪv /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Difficult emotions like shame, humiliation, regret, fear and sadness often show up as anger, and that’s when insults can turn hurtful and corrosive.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

She highlighted how "corrosive" inflation can be, affecting lower-income households much harder than those with higher incomes, whose consumption has remained robust despite the surging inflation.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Experts say the age of pipes, the corrosive soil they’re buried in and pressure changes in pipes that send water to hillside neighborhoods all contribute to breaks across the aging system.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

"No child should be targeted under 16 for social media - it is addictive, it is corruptive, it is corrosive and it's predatory."

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

"Good old reliable H2S04, an oily, colorless, corrosive liquid used in dyes, paints, explosives, and many chemical experiments."

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick




Vocabulary lists containing corrosive


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training