ABRADED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

abraded

verb

past tense of abrade

as in eroded

to damage or diminish by continued friction ropes abraded by the rocks were a huge danger to the climbers

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as in irritated

to make sore by continued rubbing my new running shoes abraded my heels until they blistered

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as in scratched

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

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Over the past eighty years, parts have eroded down the slope.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
That changed in 2013 when lowering the threshold to a simple majority intensified partisanship and eroded the standard of qualifications for nominees.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of eroded

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But the idea has irritated California’s billionaire class, and some have left the state in protest or threatened to do so.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Hasslers, the researchers found, tended to be people who irritated the study respondents but whom the respondents could not escape.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

Definition of irritated

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Erhart bit and scratched him during the struggle, according to the report.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
After the bullpen had to cover all nine innings Saturday when Griffin Jax was scratched from a scheduled start due to elbow discomfort, Seymour worked six solid innings, allowing a first-inning run and nothing else.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of scratched

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After two lawsuits were filed against the state over the cut to the program, lawmakers scraped together funding to bring it back this legislative session.

— Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2026
The public internet has been scraped, licensing deals are expensive and slow, and synthetic data drifts away from reality when a model learns mostly from itself.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of scraped

Verb

And the ancient Greeks, meanwhile, rubbed olive oil on their skin.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026
An enormous double mutton chop, rubbed with a sweet and aromatic spice blend, and split lengthwise like a scientific specimen to display its rosy pink interior, is inspired by Chinese cumin lamb.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 26 July 2026

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