Synonyms of grating

grating 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in loud

disagreeable to one's aesthetic or artistic sense

the mix of colors in that painting is terribly grating

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loud
• harsh
• grotesque
• jarring
• ugly
• unpleasant
• unaesthetic
• disgusting
• acid
• tawdry
• gaudy
• garish
• repulsive
• unpleasing
• tacky
• tasteless
• flashy
• bizarre
• inartistic
• disagreeable
• vulgar
• uncouth
• dissonant
• crude
• jolting
• inelegant
• repugnant
• odd
• artless
• raucous
• raspy
• obscene
• uncultured
• unrefined
• clumsy
• gross
• unmusical
• ragged
• inharmonious
• rude
• outlandish
• shocking
• blaring
• off-key
• discordant
• unmelodious
• disharmonious
• clashing
• unartistic
• kinky
• jangling
• graceless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aesthetic
• artistic
• attractive
• becoming
• beautiful
• artful
• appealing
• good
• agreeable
• pleasing
• harmonious
• soothing
• comforting
• felicitous
• softened
• comely
• subdued
• polished
• refined
• elegant
• seemly
• harmonizing
• cultured
• graceful
• gracious
• calming
• tasteful

2

as in hoarse

harsh and dry in sound

with a grating voice, she croaked a feeble "hello"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hoarse
• gruff
• husky
• coarse
• rusty
• gravelly
• rasping
• gravel
• raspy
• scratchy
• throaty
• croaky
• croaking
• abrasive
• grinding
• scraping
• strained
• scratching
• growling
• choked
• guttural
• jarring
• cracked
• strangled
• strident
• cacophonous
• rough
• raucous
• discordant
• growly
• dissonant
• screeching
• squawking
• unmusical
• inharmonious
• cawing
• unmelodious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liquid
• sweet
• gentle
• soothing
• golden
• mellow
• mellifluous
• tender
• smooth
• soft
• silken
• velvety
• musical
• gliding
• mellifluent
• satiny
• melodic
• melodious
• lyric
• lyrical
• euphonious

grating

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verb

present participle of grate

1

as in annoying

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

• annoying
• irritating
• bothering
• bugging
• persecuting
• aggravating
• getting
• eating
• exasperating
• rasping
• griping
• infuriating
• nettling
• spiting
• frosting
• vexing
• worrying
• galling
• chafing
• burning (up)
• riling
• irking
• itching
• ruffling
• getting to
• teasing
• wearing on
• narking
• insulting
• hacking (off)
• peeving
• putting out
• angering
• plaguing
• piquing
• provoking
• nagging
• sticking in one's craw
• heckling
• rubbing the wrong way
• getting on one's nerves
• setting one's teeth on edge
• offending
• harassing
• getting one's goat
• upsetting
• enraging
• unsettling
• rousing
• agitating
• hassling
• maddening
• badgering
• distressing
• perturbing
• antagonizing
• disquieting
• baiting
• incensing
• harrying
• inflaming
• pestering
• roiling
• discomforting
• unhinging
• rankling
• exercising
• affronting
• bullyragging
• fretting
• deviling
• outraging
• undoing
• hagriding
• discomposing
• freaking (out)
• miffing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• placating
• appeasing
• obliging
• gratifying
• satisfying
• pleasing
• conciliating
• pacifying
• mollifying
• comforting
• propitiating
• soothing
• reassuring
• delighting
• cheering
• assuring
• quieting
• consoling
• contenting
• gladdening
• solacing

2

as in scratching

to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface

the sled grated along the bare pavement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scratching
• scraping
• grinding
• rubbing
• rasping
• whining
• groaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sliding
• gliding
• skating

3

as in scraping

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

he grated the pieces of metal together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scraping
• gritting
• scratching
• grinding
• crunching
• creaking
• gnashing
• groaning
• whining
• moaning
• scrunching
• clashing
• jarring
• colliding
• rasping
• jangling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grating

Adjective

Imagine the most grating podcast advert in the world. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026

His behavior was so grating that even host Rece Davis, the normally stoic straightman, got into a shouting match with Kiper. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026

Verb

The rest are grating, like a never-ending gag about Gillian traveling with two heavy suitcases that make going up stairs difficult. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Then push the zucchini through the large holes of your box grater or plane grater, starting from the top of the grating surface and moving your zucchini to the bottom. — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2026