blight

nounCommon GRE wordMore B words

something that spoils, damages, or causes decay

In a sentence

Blight in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing blight in a sentence.

Abandoned factories became a blight on the once-thriving town.

Synonyms

scourgeafflictionplaguebane

Antonyms

boonblessing

Keep going

marked by riotous, unrestrained revelry and drunken festivity

to pester or harass someone persistently

light, playful, and witty banter

to confuse or perplex thoroughly

threatening harm or menacing in a sinister way

to hesitate or refuse to proceed with something

to swell or puff out, or to increase rapidly in amount or size

lacking originality and so dull or commonplace

Common questions

Blight (noun) means something that spoils, damages, or causes decay

Here is blight used in an example sentence: "Abandoned factories became a blight on the once-thriving town."

Common synonyms for blight include scourge, affliction, plague, bane.

Antonyms of blight include boon, blessing.

Blight is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.