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grate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of grate

1 to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
  • unintentionally or not, you say rude things that grate people
Synonyms of grate

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

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 grate

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 grate

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

delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy

assure, cheer, comfort, console, content, quiet, reassure, solace, soothe
2 to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface
  • the sled grated along the bare pavement
Synonyms of grate

grind, rasp, scrape, scratch
Words Related to grate

rub

groan, whine
Near Antonyms of grate

glide, skate, slide
3 to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound
  • he grated the pieces of metal together
Synonyms of grate

crunch, gnash, grind, grit, scrape, scrunch
Words Related to grate

creak, groan, moan, rasp, scratch, whine

clash, collide, jangle, jar

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