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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Recent Examples of abraded High traffic areas where the shine is gone because the glaze itself is abraded. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026 Mondal’s voice, higher in the mix, but still rough, abraded, and uncompromising, sits at the center of the band’s delightful dissonance. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 20 Aug. 2026

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Bigger paychecks sought While the economy may be showing signs of acceleration, stubborn inflation has eroded Americans’ take-home pay.

— Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Optimizing college for professional preparation also began to pull the two purposes apart, and eroded the unrepeatable social experience that college is supposed to provide.

— Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of eroded

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The episode confused and irritated the Red Sox, and following Saturday’s win starting pitcher Sonny Gray acknowledged that Alexander’s antics had provided the club with extra motivation.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
The comments irritated Ilicali, who took to social media in response.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of irritated

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In one of these journals, called Notebook B, there is an incidental sketch, a few scratched lines like the barren twigs of a winter tree.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Officials said another woman fought back during an attack and scratched Davis, leaving DNA beneath her fingernails.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of scratched

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The relationship between the fans and the club’s hierarchy, including ownership at The Friedkin Group, has also been frayed due to the way the window ended.

— Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
But ties between the US and Zambia frayed this year following reports the State Department was tying health funding to preferential mineral access for US firms, a plan that Zambia rejected.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of frayed

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Language models now write clean, fluent messages and can personalize them at scale using details scraped from social media.

— Pawan Jain, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
The clip was an instant hit, reposted and reacted to and viewed and scraped so many times in addition to its original 7 million views on TikTok that its final reach is almost impossible to calculate.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of scraped

Verb

That September, Swift wore an oversized vintage Chiefs T-shirt as a minidress with thigh-high Giuseppe Zanotti boots and a Louis Vuitton bag.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
And who was the woman behind the plunging 1999 Versace number Lopez wore to the Grammys, celebrated as the dress that launched Google Image Search?

— Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of wore

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The tacos feature za’atar rubbed swordfish kissed by a wood-burning grill, dabbed with tangy pools of labne and a salsa arabe, similar to harissa.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Tragedy, humor and scientific interest rubbed shoulders as Atlanta turned out Thursday night to view the astral spectacle which sent 261 stars streaking across the heavens.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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