abrade
The word “abrade” has 2 syllables: a-brade
It's pronounced as /əˈbreɪd/
What is synonym and antonym for abrade?
In the thesaurus, “abrade” has 56 synonyms and 7 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for abrade along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for abrade
- bark
- bite
- break down
- break up
- bruise
- burn
- chafe
- chew
- claw
- contuse
- corrade
- corrode
- cut
- decompose
- disintegrate
- dissolve
- eat
- enflame
- erase
- erode
- excoriate
- file
- flay
- fray
- frazzle
- fret
- gall
- gnaw
- grate
- graze
- grind
- hone
- inflame
- irritate
- lacerate
- nibble
- peel
- rasp
- reduce
- rub
- rub off
- rub out
- sandblast
- sandpaper
- scour
- scrape
- scratch
- scuff
- sharpen
- shave
- skin
- triturate
- wear
- wear down
- wear out
- whet
Antonyms for abrade
- make happy
- please
- polish
- rebuild
- smooth
- soften
- wax
Meanings of abrade
- verb
- To rub or wear off; erode.
- To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
- To irritate by rubbing; chafe.
- To cause the surface to become more rough.
- To undergo abrasion.
- To wrench (something) out.
- To wake up.
- To spring, start, make a sudden movement.
- To shout out.
- To rise in the stomach with nausea.
Example Sentences
- Be careful not to abrade the delicate surface of the antique table.
- The constant friction can abrade the metal over time, causing it to wear down.
- Sandpaper is commonly used to abrade rough surfaces and prepare them for painting.
- The strong winds can abrade the exposed rocks along the coastline, shaping them into unique formations.
- Avoid using harsh chemicals that could abrade the finish on your wooden furniture.
On this page you'll find 63 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abrade, such as: bark, bite, break down, break up, bruise, burn, chafe.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
rasped
- abrade
- abraded
- affronted
- aggravated
- agitated
- angered
- annoyed
- antagonized
- ate
- badgered
- baited
- ballyragged
- bit
- bothered
- bray
- broke down
- broke up
- brushed
- buffed
- bugged
- bullyragged
- burnished
- chafed
- chewed
- coated
- corraded
- corroded
- decomposed
- deviled
- devilled
- discomforted
- discomposed
- disintegrated
- disquieted
- dissolved
- distressed
- dressed
- edged
- enflamed
- enraged
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- exasperated
- excoriate
- exercised
- file
- filed
- frayed
- frazzled
- fretted
- frosted
- galled
- glazed
- glossed
- gnawed
- got
- got to
- grate
- grated
- grazed
- greased
- greasy
- griped
- groaned
- ground
- hagrode
- harassed
- harried
- hassled
- heckled
- honed
- incensed
- inflamed
- infuriated
- insulted
- irk
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- irritate
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- itched
- jar
- lubricated
- maddened
- miffed
- nagged
- narked
- nettled
- nibbled
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- oiled
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- perturbed
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- planed
- polished
- pound
- provoked
- put out
- rankled
- raze
- reduced
- reground
- riled
- roiled
- roused
- rub
- rubbed
- rubbed out
- rubbed the wrong way
- ruffled
- sand
- sandblasted
- sanded
- sandpapered
- scour
- scoured
- scrape
- scraped
- scratch
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- scrubbed
- scuffed
- sharpened
- shaved
- shined
- shone
- slick
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- slippery
- slippy
- slithery
- smoothed
- soapy
- spited
- stropped
- teased
- undid
- unhinged
- unsettled
- upset
- vex
- vexed
- vext
- waxed
- waxy
- wear
- whetted
- whined
- wore
- wore on
- wore out
- worried
kibble
unclothed
- abraded
- au naturel
- austere
- bald
- bare
- bare-skinned
- bared
- bareskinned
- barked
- barren
- bleak
- blistered
- bottomless
- bruised
- buck naked
- chafed
- chaste
- clear
- cold
- cut
- defenseless
- denuded
- depressing
- desolate
- dishabille
- disrobed
- divested
- dreary
- dressed
- empty
- exposed
- flayed
- forsaken
- galled
- garmentless
- grazed
- grim
- harsh
- helpless
- in dishabille
- in the altogether
- in the buff
- in the nude
- in the raw
- leafless
- mother-naked
- naked
- naked as a jaybird
- natural
- nude
- open
- pared
- peeled
- plain
- raw
- scraped
- scratched
- seminude
- sensitive
- severe
- shorn
- skin
- skinned
- solitary
- sore
- stark
- stark naked
- starkers
- stripped
- stript
- topless
- unattired
- unclad
- unconcealed
- uncovered
- undraped
- undressed
- unprotected
- unrobed
- unveiled
- vacant
- vacuous
- void
- vulnerable
- wearing only a smile
- without a stitch
- wounded
sandblasts
- abrades
- bites
- breaks down
- breaks up
- chafes
- chews
- corrades
- corrodes
- decomposes
- disintegrates
- dissolves
- eats
- erases
- erodes
- files
- frays
- frazzles
- frets
- galls
- gnaws
- grates
- grazes
- grinds
- hones
- nibbles
- rasps
- reduces
- rubs
- rubs out
- sandpapers
- scours
- scrapes
- scuffs
- sharpens
- shaves
- wears
- wears out
- whets
sand
- abrade
- adhesive
- alluvium
- amber
- arena
- arete
- ashes
- audacity
- backbone
- bank
- beach
- beachfront
- beige
- binder
- birdlime
- biscuit
- bisque
- blond
- boldness
- bond
- border
- bray
- brim
- brink
- bronze
- brown
- brownish
- brush
- buff
- burnish
- camel
- chrome
- cinders
- clay
- cleanse
- clear
- clod
- coast
- coastland
- coastline
- compost
- concrete
- courage
- cream
- crushed rock
- daring
- dash
- dauntlessness
- defiance
- deposit
- derring-do
- determination
- dirt
- drab
- dress
- dry land
- dust
- dust bunnies
- earth
- ecru
- edge
- effrontery
- embankment
- epoxy
- esplanade
- even
- excoriate
- fawn
- fearlessness
- field
- fight
- file
- fill
- filth
- firmness
- flakes
- flatten
- flush
- forcefulness
- foreign matter
- fortitude
- fragments
- furbish
- gallantry
- gilings
- give an edge to
- glaze
- glebe
- gloss
- glue
- gnash
- gold
- grade
- granules
- grate
- gravel
- grime
- grind
- grit
- ground
- grout
- gum
- gunk
- guts
- hardihood
- heart
- heroism
- hone
- humus
- indomitableness
- intestinal fortitude
- intrepidity
- invincibility
- irk
- iron
- irritate
- ivory
- jar
- khaki
- lakeshore
- lakeside
- land
- landscape
- lay
- lemon
- level
- lido
- lime
- lint
- littoral
- loam
- loess
- lumps
- lute
- macadam
- make uniform
- margin
- marl
- mettle
- mold
- mop
- mortar
- moxie
- mucilage
- muck
- mud
- mushroom
- nerve
- neutral
- oatmeal
- oceanfront
- off-white
- old sod
- olive
- olive-brown
- park
- paste
- peat moss
- pebbles
- perfect
- plage
- plane
- plaster
- pluck
- polish
- pound
- powder
- press
- prowess
- pumice
- purge
- putty
- rasp
- raze
- real estate
- refine
- refuse
- regrind
- residue
- resolution
- riverbank
- riverfront
- riverside
- rocks
- round
- rub
- rubber cement
- saddle
- saffron
- sandblast
- sands
- scour
- scrape
- scratch
- screenings
- scrub
- seaboard
- seacoast
- sealant
- seashore
- seaside
- settlings
- shale
- sharpen
- shine
- shingle
- shore
- shorefront
- shoreline
- size
- sleek
- slick
- smooth
- smut
- sod
- soil
- solder
- soot
- spine
- spirit
- spunk
- starch
- stickum
- stomach
- stones
- strand
- strop
- subsoil
- suntan
- surface
- tailings
- tan
- tar
- taupe
- tawny
- tenacity
- terra firma
- terrain
- terrane
- topsoil
- turf
- umber
- valiance
- valiancy
- varnish
- vex
- wash
- waterfront
- wear
- whet
- whiten
- willpower
- xanthous