Blight
Blight noun - Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.
Usage example: the expanding urban sprawl is a blight on the countryside
Excrescency and blight are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Excrescency" instead a noun "Blight".
Excrescency
Excrescency noun - Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.
Usage example: some feel that the planned skyscraper would be an excrescency on the city's low-rise skyline
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Excrescency and Blight. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/blight/excrescency
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