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abrade

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of abrade

1 to damage or diminish by continued friction
  • ropes abraded by the rocks were a huge danger to the climbers
Synonyms of abrade

chafe, corrade, erode, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, rasp, rub, wear
Words Related to abrade

file, gnaw, grate, graze, grind, nibble, sandblast, sandpaper, scour, scrape, scuff, shave

erase, reduce, rub out, wear out, wipe (away)

bite, break down, break up, chew, corrode, decompose, disintegrate, dissolve, eat

hone, sharpen, whet
2 to make sore by continued rubbing
  • my new running shoes abraded my heels until they blistered
Synonyms of abrade

chafe, excoriate, fret, gall, irritate
Words Related to abrade

graze, scrape, scratch

burn, inflame (also enflame)

flay, peel, skin
3 to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface
  • the yacht's once-flawless wooden hull had been badly abraded by years of rough dockings
Synonyms of abrade

graze, scrape, scratch, scuff
Words Related to abrade

bark, skin

chafe, fret, gall

claw, cut, lacerate

bruise, contuse
Near Antonyms of abrade

polish, smooth, soften, wax

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