GRAZE Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

graze 1 of 3

verb (1)

ˈgrāz

Definition of graze

as in to pasture

to feed on grass or herbs cows grazing in the meadow

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2 of 3

verb (2)

as in to scrape

to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface I grazed my elbow diving for the ball

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as in to brush

to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing the volleyball just grazed my face, so I'm okay

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graze

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noun

as in bruise

an area of skin roughened or worn away by harsh rubbing against another surface a stumble that resulted in nothing more serious than a graze on the knee

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Recent Examples of graze

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A shot to her back and a bullet grazing her skull led to medical complications and her ultimate retirement from the Army. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 When the drone flies near an object and a whisker grazes or bends against a surface, the pressure changes at the base are measured in under two milliseconds, enabling the drone to calculate contact location and depth with millimeter precision. — New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

Noun

And in its forests and on its grasslands, tule elk and mule deer graze, while bobcats and coyotes hunt for rabbits and mountain beavers. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 First responders treated one person at the scene for a minor graze injury, officials said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for graze

Recent Examples of Synonyms for graze

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In the 13th century, as the Magna Carta encoded the rights of English barons, the Carta de Foresta laid out the rights of commoners to pasture cattle in the open places among the English forests.

— James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026
Sadly, the last Blockbuster (aside from one defiant Bend, Oregon, outlier) went out to pasture in 2014, and independent video stores are an increasingly rare sight.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of pasture

Verb

That requires more than unverified content scraped from the open web.

— Oliver Kharraz, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
The Thunder were scraping the rotational barrel hard enough on Monday against the Phoenix Suns that rookie two-way Josh Dix played 10 straight minutes in the second half.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of scrape

Verb

Instead, brush the slices with garlic-herb oil and roast them, hands-off.

— Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
Amit Segal, a political commentator for Channel 12 who is deeply influential on the right, on Tuesday tried to brush off Arab voters’ electoral potential.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of brush

Noun

The responding Oak Bluffs police officers saw bruises on her legs and a red mark on her neck, Scalice said.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Officers then cuffed the youngster as he was loaded into an ambulance and hospitalized for a fractured femur and a nasty bruise on his head, according to the lawsuit, which was filed by the teen’s dad, Mahmoud Saleh, in Brooklyn Federal Court.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of bruise

Verb

My folks love to entertain and Costco’s forklift-trafficked aisles are primed to feed the 20-plus members of my extended family.

— Jenn de la Vega, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
The coach had criticized Brooklyn’s shot selection and turnovers before the game, saying the Nets’ decisions with the ball were feeding their problems on defense.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of feed

Verb

The apples of the cheeks should be touched with the a similar shade of bronze that may be kissing the eyelids, and layered under a fresh peach or tangerine, Schoen said.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
But Shauf is less a mystery author than the proprietor of an intricate dollhouse, making his figurines fight and kiss in cross-sectioned rooms.

— Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of kiss

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Left alone, dry eye can create tiny abrasions on the cornea, raise infection risk and in rare cases cause scarring that permanently affects vision.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Johns Hopkins warns that untreated dry eye can cause corneal abrasions, infection or scarring that permanently affects vision.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

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