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