rasps

The word “rasps” has 1 syllable: rasps

It's pronounced as /ræsps/

What is synonym and antonym for rasps?

In the thesaurus, “rasps” has 134 synonyms and 27 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for rasps along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for rasps

abrades
affronts
aggravates
agitates
angers
annoys
antagonizes
badgers
baits
ballyrags
bites
blasts
bleats
bothers
brays
breaks down
breaks up
buffs
bugs
bullyrags
burnishes
chafes
chews
clangors
clangs
clanks
clashes
corrades
corrodes
creaks
croaks
decomposes
devils
discomforts
discomposes
disintegrates
disquiets
dissolves
distresses
dresses
eats
edges
enflames
enrages
erases
erodes
exasperates
exercises
files
frays
frazzles
frets
frosts
galls
gargles
gets
gets to
glosses
gnaws
grates
grazes
grinds
gripes
groans
hagrides
harasses
harries
hassles
heckles
hones
incenses
inflames
infuriates
insults
irks
irritates
itches
jangles
jars
maddens
miffs
nags
narks
nettles
nibbles
offends
outrages
peeves
persecutes
perturbs
pesters
piques
plagues
planes
polishes
provokes
puts out
rankles
reduces
regrinds
riles
roils
rouses
rubs
rubs out
rubs the wrong way
ruffles
sandblasts
sandpapers
sands
scours
scrapes
scratches
screeches
scuffs
sharpens
shaves
shines
smoothes
smooths
spites
strops
teases
undoes
unhinges
unsettles
upsets
vexes
wears
wears on
wears out
whets
whines
worries

Antonyms for rasps

appeases
assures
cheers
coarsens
comforts
conciliates
consoles
contents
delights
gladdens
glides
gratifies
mollifies
obliges
pacifies
placates
pleases
propitiates
quiets
reassures
roughens
satisfies
scuffs
skates
slides
solaces
soothes

Meanings of rasps

noun
1. A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file.
2. The sound made by this tool when used, or any similar sound.
3. The raspberry.
verb
1. To use a rasp.
2. To make a noise similar to the one a rasp makes in use; to utter rasps.
3. To work something with a rasp.
4. To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language.

Example Sentences

He rasps out a few words before collapsing from exhaustion.
The carpenter uses different rasps to smooth the wooden surface.
The old radio rasps with static every time it's turned on.
She rasps her throat in an attempt to clear it before speaking.
The prisoner rasps a plea for water through his dry lips.

On this page you'll find 161 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to rasps, such as: abrades, affronts, aggravates, agitates, angers, annoys, antagonizes.

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