RUSTY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for RUSTY?

Need another word that means the same as “rusty”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “rusty” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Rusty” are: out of practice, rust, rust-brown, hoary, rusted, corroded, oxidized, reddish-brown, chestnut, auburn, tawny, russet, coppery, reddish, rufous, aching, achy, painful

Rusty as an Adjective

Definitions of "Rusty" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rusty” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Covered with or consisting of rust.
• Impaired in skill by neglect.
• Ancient.
• Stiff with age or disuse.
• Rust-coloured.
• (of a metal object) affected by rust.
• (of knowledge or a skill) impaired by lack of recent practice.
• Of the brown color of rust.
• (of black clothes) discoloured by age.

Synonyms of "Rusty" as an adjective (18 Words)

aching	Having an ache in a part of one’s body. The cool air was a relief to my aching head.
achy	Causing a dull and steady pain. Her old achy joints.
auburn	(of hair) of a reddish-brown colour. Auburn hair.
chestnut	Of a golden brown to reddish brown color. Chestnut hair.
coppery	Of something having the color of copper. His hair was fine and coppery.
corroded	Eaten away as by acid or oxidation.
hoary	Used in names of animals and plants covered with whitish fur or short hairs e g hoary bat hoary cress. Hoary jokes.
out of practice	Out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election.
oxidized	Combined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with oxygen. The oxidized form of iodine.
painful	Causing physical or psychological pain. Their attempts at reggae are painful.
reddish	Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies. The leaves turn reddish brown.
reddish-brown	Of brown tinged with red.
rufous	Reddish brown in colour. Handsome rufous plumage.
russet	Reddish brown in colour. That terse and epigrammatic style with its russet Saxon.
rust	Of the brown color of rust.
rust-brown	Of the brown color of rust.
rusted	Having accumulated rust. Rusted hinges.
tawny	Of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather. Tawny eyes.

Usage Examples of "Rusty" as an adjective

• A rusty hinge.
• A rusty machine.
• Rusty deposits.
• My typing is a little rusty.
• Green grass turning a rusty brown.
• It was my first race for three months and I felt a bit rusty.

Associations of "Rusty" (30 Words)

aluminum	A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
antique	Make something resemble an antique by artificial means. A suit of rather antique appearance.
brass	A memorial typically a medieval one consisting of a flat piece of inscribed brass laid in the floor or set into the wall of a church. A brass plate on the door.
bronze	Give the color and appearance of bronze to something. The doors were bronzed with sculpted reliefs.
chromium	The chemical element of atomic number 24, a hard white metal used in stainless steel and other alloys.
copper	Brown coins of low value made of copper or bronze. Some iron hulls were sheathed with wood and then coppered.
corrode	Become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid. Over the years copper pipework corrodes.
corrosion	Damage caused to metal stone or other materials by corrosion. Engineers found the corrosion when checking the bridge.
decay	An inferior state resulting from the process of decaying. Bacterial decay.
decayed	Damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless. Decayed teeth.
decompose	Separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts. The bodies decomposed in the heat.
erosive	Wearing away by friction. The erosive effects of waves on the shoreline.
ferrous	Of iron with a valency of two; of iron(II).
gild	Decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold. The first rays of the sun were gilding the grassy hillside.
grate	Furnish with a grate. A grated fireplace.
hoary	Used in names of animals and plants covered with whitish fur or short hairs e g hoary bat hoary cress. The hoary old adage often used by Fleet Street editors.
incompetent	An incompetent person. An incompetent secret service.
inexperienced	Lacking practical experience or training. An inexperienced driver.
iron	Press and smooth with a heated iron. An iron constitution.
metal	A mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten. The strange metallic note of the meadow lark suggesting the clash of vibrant blades.
molder	Break down.
obsolescent	Becoming obsolete. Obsolescent slang.
patina	An acquired change in the appearance of something (other than metal or wood. A patina of good breeding.
platinum	Greyish white or silvery like platinum. A platinum wig.
rotten	Very bad. It s rotten for you having to cope on your own.
rust	A plant disease that produces a reddish brown discoloration of leaves and stems caused by various rust fungi. The MPs are here to scrape the rust off the derelict machinery of government.
senile	(of a condition) characteristic of or caused by old age. Senile decay.
unskilled	Not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency. Unskilled in the art of rhetoric.
verdigris	Color verdigris.
zinc	Coat iron with zinc or a zinc compound to prevent rust. The metal has to be zinced to prevent oxidation and decay.