Synonyms of G-rated

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adjective

ˈjē-ˈrā-təd 

as in pure

free from any trace of the coarse or indecent

the comic's G-rated routine is something that the whole family can enjoy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pure
• chaste
• modest
• immaculate
• clean
• decent
• virginal
• decorous
• virgin
• harmless
• vestal
• unsullied
• spotless
• unblemished
• tasteful
• untainted
• stainless
• innocuous
• inoffensive
• untarnished
• proper
• undefiled
• refined
• lily-white
• unsoiled
• unstained
• innocent
• cultivated
• unspotted
• seemly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• vulgar
• obscene
• indecent
• filthy
• coarse
• dirty
• smutty
• unclean
• impure
• immodest
• unchaste
• soiled
• improper
• stained
• ribald
• spotted
• unseemly
• tainted
• tarnished
• blemished
• indelicate
• crude
• indecorous
• tasteless
• tacky
• unrefined
• sullied
• defiled

grated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of grate

1

as in annoyed

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

unintentionally or not, you say rude things that grate people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoyed
• irritated
• bothered
• bugged
• persecuted
• got
• aggravated
• ate
• rasped
• exasperated
• nettled
• irked
• frosted
• ruffled
• riled
• itched
• griped
• infuriated
• chafed
• piqued
• burned (up)
• vexed
• wore on
• got to
• peeved
• worried
• put out
• galled
• teased
• angered
• spited
• insulted
• narked
• hacked (off)
• provoked
• plagued
• rubbed the wrong way
• stuck in one's craw
• set one's teeth on edge
• got one's goat
• got on one's nerves
• nagged
• roused
• enraged
• harassed
• upset
• offended
• heckled
• deviled
• inflamed
• agitated
• maddened
• hassled
• rankled
• antagonized
• badgered
• incensed
• unsettled
• harried
• roiled
• unhinged
• disquieted
• baited
• affronted
• distressed
• miffed
• perturbed
• outraged
• exercised
• discomposed
• fretted
• pestered
• bullyragged
• freaked (out)
• hagrode
• undid
• discomforted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obliged
• appeased
• pacified
• mollified
• satisfied
• delighted
• pleased
• placated
• gratified
• conciliated
• propitiated
• cheered
• assured
• soothed
• comforted
• reassured
• quieted
• gladdened
• consoled
• contented
• solaced

2

as in scratched

to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface

the sled grated along the bare pavement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scratched
• scraped
• ground
• rubbed
• rasped
• groaned
• whined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slid
• glided
• skated

3

as in gritted

to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound

he grated the pieces of metal together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gritted
• scraped
• ground
• scratched
• crunched
• creaked
• groaned
• gnashed
• scrunched
• whined
• moaned
• jarred
• clashed
• rasped
• collided
• jangled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of G-rated

Verb

Parmesan, finely grated (about ½ cup), tossing constantly until melted into sauce and adding more pasta cooking liquid a couple of tablespoonfuls at a time to loosen sauce if needed. — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026

The cobs are grated by hand on a box grater, before the grated kernels are folded into a batter of buttermilk, egg, flour, salt, and leavener. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 30 July 2026

How to Grate Zucchini Once grated, the one large zucchini for this recipe should come out to about 1 ¾ cups of shreds. — Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026

It’s filled with a goat-cheese sauce and crowned with guava and grated llanero cheese. — Sarah Moreno updated July 18, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Rollins grated Breakker’s face against the steel cage as Bron collapsed. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

For instance, try finely grated vegetables like zucchini, carrots and mushrooms, panko, ricotta cheese, yogurt or tomato paste. — Tribune News Service, Denver Post, 24 June 2026

In this recipe from The Vegetable Butcher cookbook, Cara Mangini sautes grated carrot, pine nuts, and garlic in olive oil, then stirs the mixture into Greek yogurt. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 4 June 2026