Synonyms of grooves

grooves 1 of 2

noun

plural of groove

1

as in routines

an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity

I can't get into the groove on Monday morning without a cup of coffee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• routines
• ruts
• grinds
• patterns
• drills
• habits
• rotes
• locksteps
• techniques
• methods
• treadmills
• strategies
• traditions
• programs
• practices
• styles
• procedures
• regimens
• customs
• tacks
• plans
• approaches
• manners
• tricks
• schemes
• housekeepings
• policies
• designs
• practises
• daily dozens
• fashions
• ways
• wonts
• conventions

2

as in places

a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited

after years of bouncing from job to job, she discovered that her natural groove was social work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• places
• niches
• slots
• jobs
• positions
• functions
• appointments
• things
• billets
• berths
• posts
• capacities
• ranks
• stations
• statuses
• specialties
• standings
• specialities
• strong suits
• long suits
• métiers
• metiers
• fortes

grooves

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of groove

1

as in files

to mark with or as if with a line or groove

if you groove that piece of wood, we should be able to fit this smaller board into it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• files
• scratches
• seams
• scores
• scribes
• mills
• flutes
• bevels
• grazes
• abrades
• chamfers
• rasps
• scarifies

2

as in blends

to form a pleasing relationship

surprisingly, his flighty, artistic sensibility and her no-nonsense practicality groove together rather well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blends
• correlates
• corresponds
• matches
• coordinates
• harmonizes
• chimes
• conforms
• agrees
• dovetails
• consorts
• assorts
• bonds
• balances
• chimes in
• parallels
• meets
• squares
• merges
• fuses
• hangs together
• coheres
• coalesces
• tallies
• conjoins

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conflicts
• counters
• contrasts
• jars
• differs
• collides
• contradicts
• clashes
• offsets
• diverges
• cancels (out)
• counteracts
• negates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grooves

Noun

Use a toothbrush to get into grooves and corners. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025

Nearby, stacks of wooden wedges wait to be slotted into those grooves to form the beginnings of a hockey stick. —Joseph Hostetler, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025

Fall and winter boots often feature grooves on the bottom to help prevent slipping on ice and snow. —Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025

How to get tickets For shoppers like Agresta, whether the needle ever scratches the grooves is beside the point. —Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025

Her voice, still more often than not, slides with ease into the cracks and crevices that kick drums and deep grooves open in neotraditional-style country compositions. —Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025

Fire it up with a Korean-style grill pan—its special grooves keep the meat from sticking and help drain grease. —Irene Yoo september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025

Microsoft’s new approach carves hair-thin grooves into the back of a chip, allowing liquid coolant to flow directly across the silicon. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025

The latest technology creates grooves on the back of silicon chips, allowing cooling liquid to flow directly onto the chip. —Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025

Verb

But on this Royal Oak afternoon teeming with adventurous jazz grooves, Was is happily nestled in his roots. —Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025