Excrescency and Flaw

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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Flaw and excrescency are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flaw" instead a noun "Excrescency".

Flaw

Flaw noun - Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.
Usage example: noted the flaw in the diamond before I bought it

Excrescency and flaw are semantically related. You can use "Excrescency" instead a noun "Flaw".

Nearby Words: flawed, flawless, flawlessly
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Flaw and Excrescency. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/excrescency/flaw
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Flaw or Excrescency. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/excrescency/flaw.
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