Synonyms of abrading

abrading 1 of 2

adjective

as in roughening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roughening
• irritating
• roughened
• forcible
• violent
• savage
• strong
• gruff
• rugged
• grim
• abrasive
• forceful
• stiff
• oppressive
• pitiless
• rude
• powerful
• intense
• tyrannical
• severe
• caustic
• exquisite
• tyrannic
• coarse
• stern
• heavy-handed
• scathing
• fierce
• harsh
• ungentle
• rough
• hard

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gentle
• light
• soft
• delicate
• mild
• benign
• soothing
• mellow
• tender
• bland
• balmy
• nonabrasive
• calm
• quiet
• placid
• peaceful
• serene
• pacific
• tranquil
• easy
• merciful
• lenient
• compassionate
• clement

abrading

2 of 2

verb

present participle of abrade

1

as in eroding

to damage or diminish by continued friction

ropes abraded by the rocks were a huge danger to the climbers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in irritating

to make sore by continued rubbing

my new running shoes abraded my heels until they blistered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritating
• scratching
• scraping
• chafing
• excoriating
• galling
• fretting
• peeling
• grazing
• skinning
• burning
• inflaming
• flaying
• enflaming

3

as in scraping

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 & Similar Words

• scraping
• scratching
• scuffing
• grazing
• bruising
• barking
• clawing
• skinning
• chafing
• lacerating
• cutting
• fretting
• galling
• contusing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• polishing
• softening
• smoothing
• waxing