sandblasting

The word “sandblasting” has 3 syllables: sand-blast-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈsændˌblæstɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for sandblasting?

In the thesaurus, “sandblasting” has 38 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for sandblasting along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for sandblasting

  • abrading
  • biting
  • breaking down
  • breaking up
  • chafing
  • chewing
  • corrading
  • corroding
  • decomposing
  • disintegrating
  • dissolving
  • eating
  • erasing
  • eroding
  • filing
  • fraying
  • frazzling
  • fretting
  • galling
  • gnawing
  • grating
  • grazing
  • grinding
  • honing
  • nibbling
  • rasping
  • reducing
  • rubbing
  • rubbing out
  • sandpapering
  • scouring
  • scraping
  • scuffing
  • sharpening
  • shaving
  • wearing
  • wearing out
  • whetting

Meanings of sandblasting

  • verb
    1. To spray with fast-moving solid grains (such as sand propelled by compressed air, although softer material like sodium bicarbonate used for delicate materials may also be so referred to). The process is used for stripping dirt, rust, paint etc. from the surface of objects.
  • noun
    1. The process by which something is sandblasted.

Example Sentences

  • The old paint was removed from the building's exterior using sandblasting.
  • Sandblasting is an effective method for cleaning metal surfaces before painting.
  • The contractor recommended sandblasting to restore the brickwork on the historic structure.
  • Protective gear is essential during sandblasting to prevent inhaling dust and particles.
  • After sandblasting, the surface of the concrete was much smoother and ready for sealing.

On this page you'll find 38 synonyms or another words to sandblasting, such as: abrading, biting, breaking down, breaking up, chafing, chewing, corrading.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

lacquering

rasping

  • abrading
  • abrasive
  • affronting
  • aggravating
  • agitating
  • angering
  • annoying
  • antagonizing
  • badgering
  • baiting
  • ballyragging
  • biting
  • bothering
  • breaking down
  • breaking up
  • buffing
  • bugging
  • bullyragging
  • burnishing
  • cacophonous
  • cawing
  • chafing
  • chewing
  • choked
  • coarse
  • corrading
  • corroding
  • cracked
  • croaking
  • croaky
  • decomposing
  • deviling
  • devilling
  • discomforting
  • discomposing
  • discordant
  • disintegrating
  • disquieting
  • dissolving
  • dissonant
  • distressing
  • dressing
  • eating
  • edging
  • enflaming
  • enraging
  • erasing
  • eroding
  • exasperating
  • exercising
  • filing
  • fraying
  • frazzling
  • fretting
  • frosting
  • galling
  • getting
  • getting to
  • glossing
  • gnawing
  • grating
  • gravel
  • gravelly
  • grazing
  • grinding
  • griping
  • groaning
  • growling
  • growly
  • gruff
  • guttural
  • hagriding
  • harassing
  • harrying
  • harsh
  • hassling
  • heckling
  • hoarse
  • honing
  • husky
  • incensing
  • inflaming
  • infuriating
  • inharmonious
  • insulting
  • irking
  • irritating
  • itching
  • jarring
  • maddening
  • miffing
  • nagging
  • narking
  • nettling
  • nibbling
  • offending
  • outraging
  • peeving
  • persecuting
  • perturbing
  • pestering
  • piquing
  • plaguing
  • planing
  • polishing
  • provoking
  • putting out
  • rankling
  • raspy
  • raucous
  • reducing
  • regrinding
  • riling
  • roiling
  • rough
  • rousing
  • rubbing
  • rubbing out
  • rubbing the wrong way
  • ruffling
  • rusty
  • sandblasting
  • sanding
  • sandpapering
  • scouring
  • scraping
  • scratching
  • scratchy
  • screeching
  • scuffing
  • sharpening
  • shaving
  • shining
  • smoothing
  • spiting
  • squawking
  • strained
  • strangled
  • strident
  • stridulous
  • stropping
  • teasing
  • throaty
  • undoing
  • unhinging
  • unmelodious
  • unmusical
  • unsettling
  • upsetting
  • vexing
  • wearing
  • wearing on
  • wearing out
  • whetting
  • whining
  • worrying

galling

  • abrading
  • abrasive
  • acid
  • acute
  • afflicting
  • afflictive
  • affronting
  • aggravating
  • agitating
  • agonizing
  • angering
  • annoying
  • antagonizing
  • appalling
  • awful
  • bad
  • badgering
  • baiting
  • ballyragging
  • biting
  • bitter
  • bothering
  • bothersome
  • brattish
  • bratty
  • breaking down
  • breaking up
  • bugging
  • bullyragging
  • burdensome
  • burning
  • carking
  • chafing
  • chewing
  • corrading
  • corroding
  • cruel
  • decomposing
  • deviling
  • devilling
  • dire
  • discomforting
  • discomposing
  • disintegrating
  • displeasing
  • disquieting
  • dissolving
  • distasteful
  • distractive
  • distressing
  • disturbing
  • dreadful
  • eating
  • enflaming
  • enraging
  • erasing
  • eroding
  • exasperating
  • excoriating
  • excruciating
  • exercising
  • extreme
  • filing
  • flaying
  • fraying
  • frazzling
  • fretting
  • frosting
  • frustrating
  • getting
  • getting to
  • ghastly
  • gnawing
  • grating
  • grazing
  • grievous
  • grinding
  • griping
  • hagriding
  • harassing
  • harrowing
  • harrying
  • harsh
  • hassling
  • heartrending
  • heckling
  • honing
  • horrible
  • humiliating
  • hurtful
  • importunate
  • importune
  • incensing
  • inconveniencing
  • inflaming
  • infuriating
  • insufferable
  • insulting
  • insupportable
  • intense
  • intolerable
  • irking
  • irksome
  • irritating
  • itching
  • jangling
  • jarring
  • maddening
  • miffing
  • mischievous
  • miserable
  • nagging
  • narking
  • nasty
  • nettlesome
  • nettling
  • nibbling
  • offending
  • offensive
  • outraging
  • painful
  • peeling
  • peeving
  • persecuting
  • perturbing
  • pesky
  • pestering
  • pestiferous
  • pestilent
  • pestilential
  • pesty
  • piercing
  • piquing
  • plaguey
  • plaguing
  • plaguy
  • provoking
  • putting out
  • rankling
  • rasping
  • rebarbative
  • reducing
  • riling
  • roiling
  • rotten
  • rousing
  • rubbing
  • rubbing out
  • rubbing the wrong way
  • ruffling
  • sandblasting
  • sandpapering
  • scouring
  • scraping
  • scratching
  • scuffing
  • severe
  • sharpening
  • shaving
  • skinning
  • spiny
  • spiting
  • stressful
  • teasing
  • terrible
  • thorny
  • tiresome
  • tormenting
  • torturous
  • troublesome
  • troubling
  • trying
  • unacceptable
  • unbearable
  • undoing
  • unendurable
  • unhinging
  • unpalatable
  • unsettling
  • unsupportable
  • upsetting
  • vexatious
  • vexing
  • vile
  • wearing
  • wearing on
  • wearing out
  • whetting
  • worrisome
  • worrying
  • wretched

japanning

sanding

  • buffing
  • burnishing
  • dressing
  • edging
  • filing
  • glossing
  • grinding
  • honing
  • planing
  • polishing
  • rasping
  • regrinding
  • rubbing
  • sandblasting
  • scouring
  • scraping
  • sharpening
  • shining
  • smoothing
  • stropping
  • whetting

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