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chafe

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of chafe

1 to make sore by continued rubbing
  • ill-fitting boots that had badly chafed my heels
Synonyms of chafe

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

graze, scrape, scratch

burn, inflame (also enflame)

flay, peel, skin
2 to damage or diminish by continued friction
  • Constant stepping on a rope will gradually chafe it, rendering it unsafe for rock climbing.
Synonyms of chafe

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

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
3 to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
  • Nothing chafes us so much as those telemarketers who call during the dinner hour.
Synonyms of chafe

aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), eat, exasperate, frost, gall, get, grate, gripe, hack (off), irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, spite, vex
Words Related to chafe

hassle, heckle

nag

inflame (also enflame), provoke, rouse

badger, bait, bullyrag (also ballyrag), devil, hagride, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease

anger, antagonize, enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, rankle, roil

agitate, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, exercise, freak (out), fret, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry

affront, insult, miff, offend, outrage
Phrases Synonymous with chafe

get one's goat, get on one's nerves, get to, rub the wrong way, set one's teeth on edge, stick in one's craw, wear on
Near Antonyms of chafe

appease, conciliate, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiate

delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy

assure, cheer, comfort, console, content, quiet, reassure, solace, soothe

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