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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graze

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

Verb

The main rule is that cows be able to graze 120 days of the year. — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 Folks grazed in the open or in the shadow of the Garden Stage, which that afternoon showcased the rock, pop, punk and blues sounds of The Handsome Jerks. — Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Noun

The 25-year-old woman was declared dead at the scene, while the other woman was taken to a hospital with a graze gunshot wound. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 31 July 2026 These mesmerizing Embden geese graze in large gaggles throughout the tea fields. — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for graze

Recent Examples of Synonyms for graze

Verb

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
In Wisconsin, dairy farms are smaller, herds are smaller, and cows are usually sent out to pasture to graze in good weather, which is not easy to come by in Wisconsin.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026

Definition of pasture

Verb

Language models now write clean, fluent messages and can personalize them at scale using details scraped from social media.

— Pawan Jain, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
The clip was an instant hit, reposted and reacted to and viewed and scraped so many times in addition to its original 7 million views on TikTok that its final reach is almost impossible to calculate.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of scrape

Verb

Each whisker is packed with sensitive nerve endings at its base that detect tiny deflections, vibrations, and pressure changes when brushing against surfaces.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Still, the performance of Denver’s defense in the opener can’t simply be brushed away.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of brush

Noun

Abu Safiya's personal attorney said that during a recent visit, the doctor had fresh bruises and was struggling to remain conscious, according to the human rights organization Amnesty International.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Mims hurt his foot in the team’s preseason finale against Minnesota, but head coach Sean Payton after the game called the injury a bruise.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bruise

Verb

And when evaluating vendors, ask specifically how their training data was built and how physician edits feed back into the model.

— Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
High blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes and smoking can damage blood vessels that feed the brain and fuel inflammation.

— Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of feed

Verb

Sunderland, of course, spent heavily last season after coming up from the Championship, and there is a broad consensus that promoted teams need to do so to quickly bring their squads up to scratch.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The upstairs neighbors had two mastiffs who were left home all day and who barked incessantly and scratched at the floor of their kennel.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of scratch

Verb

Pattinson’s partner Suki Waterhouse, who cheered perhaps loudest after the credits rolled and leaned forward to kiss Pattinson as the crowd applauded his tour-de-force performance.

— Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
In video obtained by TMZ, Bunnie Xo kissed 24-year-old reality star Dylan Wolf in Nashville at Jelly Roll's bar.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

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