Synonyms and Antonyms of chafes
1
to make sore by continued rubbing
- ill-fitting boots that had badly chafed my heels
2
to damage or diminish by continued friction
- constant stepping on a rope will gradually chafe it, rendering it unsafe for rock climbing
files, gnaws, grates, grazes, grinds, nibbles, sandblasts, sandpapers, scours, scrapes, scuffs, shaves
erases, reduces, rubs out, wears out, wipes (away)
bites, breaks down, breaks up, chews, corrodes, decomposes, disintegrates, dissolves, eats
hones, sharpens, whets
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
aggravates, annoys, bothers, bugs, burns (up), eats, exasperates, frosts, galls, gets, grates, gripes, hacks (off), irks, irritates, itches, narks [British], nettles, peeves, persecutes, piques, puts out, rasps, riles, ruffles, spites, vexes
hassles, heckles
nags
inflames (also enflames), provokes, rouses
badgers, baits, bullyrags (also ballyrags), devils, hagrides, harasses, harries, pesters, plagues, teases
angers, antagonizes, enrages, incenses, infuriates, maddens, rankles, roils
agitates, discomforts, discomposes, disquiets, distresses, exercises, freaks (out), frets, perturbs, undoes, unhinges, unsettles, upsets, worries
affronts, insults, miffs, offends, outrages
appeases, conciliates, mollifies, obliges, pacifies, placates, propitiates
delights, gladdens, gratifies, pleases, satisfies
assures, cheers, comforts, consoles, contents, quiets, reassures, solaces, soothes
