raspy
The word “raspy” has 2 syllables: rasp-y
It's pronounced as /ˈræspi/
What is synonym and antonym for raspy?
In the thesaurus, “raspy” has 107 synonyms and 49 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for raspy along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for raspy
- abrasive
- argumentative
- bearish
- bellicose
- belligerent
- bilious
- cacophonous
- cantankerous
- cawing
- choked
- choleric
- coarse
- combative
- contentious
- crabby
- cracked
- cranky
- croaking
- croaky
- cross
- cross-grained
- crotchety
- curmudgeonly
- disagreeable
- discordant
- disputatious
- dissonant
- dry
- dyspeptic
- fiery
- fractious
- fretful
- grating
- gravel
- gravelly
- grinding
- grouchy
- growling
- growly
- gruff
- grumpy
- guttural
- harsh
- hoarse
- hot-blooded
- huffy
- husky
- ill-humored
- ill-natured
- ill-tempered
- inharmonious
- irascible
- irritable
- jarring
- off-color
- off-colored
- ornery
- out of humor
- out of sorts
- passionate
- peevish
- perverse
- pettish
- petulant
- pouty
- prickly
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- querulous
- quick-tempered
- rasping
- ratty
- raucous
- rough
- rusty
- scraping
- scrappy
- scratching
- scratchy
- screeching
- sensitive
- short
- short-tempered
- snappish
- snappy
- snarky
- snarly
- snippety
- snippy
- squawking
- strained
- strangled
- strident
- stuffy
- sulky
- sullen
- surly
- testy
- tetchy
- thick
- thin-skinned
- throaty
- touchy
- truculent
- unmelodious
- unmusical
- waspish
Antonyms for raspy
- affable
- agreeable
- amiable
- carefree
- companionable
- cordial
- easygoing
- euphonious
- extraverted
- extroverted
- forbearing
- friendly
- genial
- gentle
- gliding
- golden
- good-natured
- good-tempered
- gregarious
- happy-go-lucky
- liquid
- long-suffering
- lyric
- lyrical
- mellifluent
- mellifluous
- mellow
- melodic
- melodious
- musical
- obliging
- outgoing
- patient
- relaxed
- satiny
- silken
- smooth
- sociable
- soft
- soothing
- stoic
- stoical
- sweet
- tender
- tolerant
- uncomplaining
- understanding
- velvety
- well-disposed
Meanings of raspy
- adjective
- (of sound) Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality.
- Irritable.
Example Sentences
- His raspy voice made him sound older than he actually was.
- After shouting all day, her throat felt sore and raspy.
- The singer’s raspy tone gave the song a unique character.
- The old man’s raspy breathing worried the doctor.
- He spoke in a raspy whisper, barely audible over the noise.
On this page you'll find 156 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to raspy, such as: abrasive, affable, agreeable, amiable, argumentative, bearish, bellicose.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
cacophonous
- atonal
- blaring
- clamorous
- clanging
- clangorous
- clashing
- clattering
- clinking
- dinning
- disagreeable
- discordant
- disharmonic
- dissonant
- grating
- harsh
- ill-sounding
- immusical
- inharmonious
- jangling
- jangly
- jarring
- metallic
- noisy
- off-key
- raspy
- raucous
- resounding
- scratching
- screeching
- shrill
- sonorous
- sour
- squeaky
- strident
- tuneless
- unmelodious
- unmusical
- unpleasant
- unpleasing
- unvocal
- uproarious
jangling
- acrid
- antagonistic
- antipathetic
- asperous
- astringent
- at odds
- atonal
- babbling
- bitter
- blabbering
- blaring
- blatant
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- bleak
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- blithering
- boisterous
- bonging
- bumbling
- cacophonic
- cacophonous
- caterwauling
- chattering
- chatting
- chiming
- chinking
- chuntering
- clamorous
- clanging
- clangorous
- clanking
- clashing
- clattering
- clinking
- coarse
- contradictory
- contrarient
- contrary
- cracked
- craggy
- creaking
- croaking
- different
- ding-donging
- dinging
- dinning
- disagreeable
- disagreeing
- discordant
- discrepant
- disharmonic
- disharmonious
- dissonant
- disturbing
- divergent
- driveling
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- drooling
- dry
- earsplitting
- echoing
- flat
- gabbing
- gabbling
- gibbering
- glaring
- gonging
- grating
- grim
- guttural
- hard
- harsh
- hoarse
- incompatible
- incongruous
- inconsistent
- inconsonant
- inharmonic
- inharmonious
- jabbering
- jagged
- jangly
- jarring
- jawing
- jingling
- knelling
- loud
- maundering
- metallic
- mouthing
- mumbling
- murmuring
- muttering
- noisy
- not smooth
- obstreperous
- off-key
- on a sour note
- opposite
- out-of-key
- out-of-tune
- pattering
- pealing
- pinging
- plinking
- plonking
- plunking
- prating
- prattling
- quarreling
- rasping
- raspy
- rattling
- raucous
- resonating
- resounding
- reverberating
- rigid
- ringing
- rough
- rude
- rugged
- running on
- rusty
- scratching
- scratchy
- screeching
- severe
- sharp
- shouting
- shrieking
- shrill
- smattering
- sonorous
- sour
- sputtering
- squawky
- squeaky
- stammering
- stentorian
- stertorous
- strident
- stridulant
- stridulous
- stuttering
- tanging
- tingling
- tinkling
- tittle-tattling
- tolling
- trolling
- tuneless
- uncongenial
- uneven
- unharmonious
- unlevel
- unmelodious
- unmixable
- unmusical
- unpleasant
- unpleasing
- unrelenting
- unvocal
- uproarious
- vociferant
- vociferous
- yacking
- yakking
jangly
- atonal
- blaring
- cacophonous
- clamorous
- clanging
- clangorous
- clashing
- clattering
- clinking
- dinning
- disagreeable
- discordant
- disharmonic
- dissonant
- grating
- harsh
- ill-sounding
- immusical
- inharmonious
- jangling
- jarring
- metallic
- noisy
- off-key
- raspy
- raucous
- resounding
- scratching
- screeching
- shrill
- sonorous
- sour
- squeaky
- strident
- tuneless
- unmelodious
- unmusical
- unpleasant
- unpleasing
- unvocal
- uproarious
rackety
- blaring
- blatant
- blusterous
- blustery
- boisterous
- booming
- brassy
- brazen
- buzzing
- cacophonous
- chattering
- clamorous
- clanging
- clangorous
- clattering
- clattery
- deafening
- dinning
- discordant
- disorderly
- dissonant
- ear-popping
- ear-splitting
- earsplitting
- humming
- jangly
- jumping
- loud
- loudmouth
- murmuring
- noisy
- obstreperous
- piercing
- raising Cain
- raising the roof
- rambunctious
- raspy
- raucous
- resonant
- resounding
- riotous
- rip-roaring
- roaring
- roistering
- romping
- rowdy
- screaming
- sonorous
- strepitous
- strident
- tumultuous
- turbulent
- turned up
- uproarious
- vociferous
- wild
- woolly
- wooly
abrading
- abrasive
- attritive
- barking
- biting
- breaking down
- breaking up
- bruising
- burning
- caustic
- chafing
- chewing
- clawing
- coarse
- contusing
- corrading
- corroding
- cutting
- decomposing
- disintegrating
- dissolving
- eating
- enflaming
- erasing
- eroding
- erosion
- erosive
- excoriating
- exquisite
- fierce
- filing
- flaying
- forceful
- forcible
- fraying
- frazzling
- fretting
- galling
- gnawing
- grating
- grazing
- grim
- grinding
- gruff
- hard
- harsh
- heavy-handed
- honing
- inflaming
- intense
- irritating
- lacerating
- nibbling
- oppressive
- peeling
- pitiless
- powerful
- rasping
- raspy
- reducing
- rough
- roughened
- roughening
- rubbing
- rubbing out
- rude
- rugged
- sandblasting
- sandpapering
- savage
- scarifying
- scathing
- scouring
- scraping
- scratching
- scratchy
- scuffing
- severe
- sharpening
- shaving
- skinning
- stern
- stiff
- strong
- tyrannic
- tyrannical
- ungentle
- violent
- wearing
- wearing out
- whetting