Synonyms of gravel

gravel 1 of 3

adjective

as in hoarse

harsh and dry in sound

after his bout with laryngitis, he had a terribly gravel voice

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

gravel

2 of 3

verb

as in to baffle

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

managed to gravel his opponent in the debate by focusing on atypical examples

Synonyms & Similar Words

• baffle
• puzzle
• confuse
• bewilder
• perplex
• muddy
• maze
• rattle
• fox
• muddle
• buffalo
• addle
• disturb
• pose
• embarrass
• bother
• stun
• fuddle
• fluster
• get
• disorient
• vex
• flummox
• beat
• mystify
• discombobulate
• bemuse
• bamboozle
• befuddle
• upset
• confound
• befog
• stump
• blow one's mind
• snow
• stick
• unsettle
• go to one's head
• distress
• disconcert
• agitate
• discomfort
• gull
• abash
• disquiet
• faze
• nonplus
• mortify
• deceive
• weird out
• discompose
• discountenance
• discomfit
• string along
• perturb
• fool
• trick
• dismay
• unhinge
• chagrin
• dupe
• mislead
• delude
• humbug
• take in
• hoax
• cozen
• hoodwink
• beguile
• misguide

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assure
• satisfy
• inform
• reassure
• enlighten

gravel

3 of 3

noun

as in sand

Related Words

• sand
• soil
• clay
• loam
• humus
• silt
• dirt
• mud
• gumbo
• sludge
• ooze
• slime
• muck
• slush
• mire
• slop
• guck

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gravel

Adjective

The first part of the road, which is paved, is maintained by the state; the rest is gravel and stretches across Seymour's property and those of other neighbors. — Dana Hedgpeth The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2026

Starting on Burlington’s waterfront, this 13-mile route traces the shoreline before funneling riders onto the Colchester Causeway, a narrow, gravel path that stretches across Lake Champlain. — Erin Gifford, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025

Noun

The aircraft had been making its second approach to the runway in heavy fog and its pilots could not see the gravel airstrip, authorities said. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Those features can also be useful from Monday through Friday, especially when the route to class or work includes damaged pavement, construction zones and gravel shortcuts. — New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026