Synonyms of rasp

rasp 1 of 4

noun

as in scratch

a harsh grating sound

the rusted lock opened with a rasp

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scratch
• scrape
• creak
• grind
• clash
• screech
• jar
• croak
• clang
• clank
• blast
• jangle
• gargle
• scuff
• clangor
• bray
• bleat

rasp

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verb (1)

1

as in to rub

to make smooth by friction

after sawing the board in half, rasp the ends to remove any splinters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rub
• file
• sand
• grind
• polish
• sharpen
• scrape
• hone
• buff
• smooth
• plane
• gloss
• shine
• edge
• sandblast
• scour
• burnish
• strop
• regrind
• whet
• dress

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rough (up)
• roughen
• coarsen
• scuff

2

as in to scratch

to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface

the sound of fingernails rasping on the blackboard makes me cringe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scratch
• scrape
• rub
• grate
• grind
• groan
• whine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slide
• glide
• skate

3

as in to annoy

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

the two siblings seemed intent on rasping each other for the entire car trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoy
• bug
• bother
• irritate
• persecute
• grate
• get
• eat
• spite
• aggravate
• frost
• anger
• gripe
• ruffle
• worry
• itch
• nettle
• burn (up)
• wear on
• get to
• exasperate
• vex
• put out
• irk
• gall
• chafe
• rile
• hack (off)
• peeve
• tease
• pique
• infuriate
• nark
• plague
• insult
• provoke
• set one's teeth on edge
• rub the wrong way
• stick in one's craw
• get on one's nerves
• nag
• get one's goat
• upset
• devil
• rouse
• badger
• harass
• hassle
• enrage
• offend
• harry
• disquiet
• outrage
• distress
• discomfort
• heckle
• incense
• enflame
• bait
• antagonize
• agitate
• exercise
• fret
• discompose
• madden
• unsettle
• inflame
• affront
• ballyrag
• roil
• bullyrag
• unhinge
• rankle
• perturb
• pester
• undo
• miff
• freak (out)
• hagride

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• placate
• pacify
• please
• appease
• oblige
• satisfy
• delight
• conciliate
• gratify
• mollify
• quiet
• assure
• content
• propitiate
• comfort
• cheer
• soothe
• reassure
• console
• gladden
• solace

4

as in to wear

to damage or diminish by continued friction

during the last ice age, glaciers rasped the surface, leaving the deeply scarred rock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wear
• erode
• fray
• rub
• reduce
• bite
• shave
• file
• sharpen
• fret
• scrape
• abrade
• gall
• chafe
• erase
• eat
• grate
• sandpaper
• chew
• corrade
• gnaw
• nibble
• frazzle
• wipe (away)
• graze
• wear out
• grind
• sandblast
• scour
• scuff
• disintegrate
• decompose
• corrode
• rub out
• dissolve
• hone
• whet
• break down
• break up

rasping

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adjective

as in hoarse

harsh and dry in sound

a patient beset by a rasping cough from years of smoking

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

rasping

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verb (2)

present participle of rasp

1

as in rubbing

to make smooth by friction

after sawing the board in half, rasp the ends to remove any splinters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rubbing
• grinding
• filing
• polishing
• scraping
• sanding
• sharpening
• honing
• buffing
• smoothing
• shining
• scouring
• planing
• sandblasting
• glossing
• burnishing
• edging
• regrinding
• stropping
• dressing
• whetting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scuffing
• roughening
• roughing (up)
• coarsening

2

as in scratching

to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface

the sound of fingernails rasping on the blackboard makes me cringe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scratching
• scraping
• rubbing
• grinding
• grating
• groaning
• whining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sliding
• gliding
• skating

3

as in annoying

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

the two siblings seemed intent on rasping each other for the entire car trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

4

as in eroding

to damage or diminish by continued friction

during the last ice age, glaciers rasped the surface, leaving the deeply scarred rock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eroding
• wearing
• fraying
• rubbing
• scraping
• biting
• reducing
• abrading
• chafing
• shaving
• fretting
• galling
• filing
• sharpening
• eating
• gnawing
• chewing
• erasing
• grating
• corrading
• scuffing
• nibbling
• grazing
• sandblasting
• sandpapering
• scouring
• grinding
• disintegrating
• frazzling
• corroding
• decomposing
• wiping (away)
• wearing out
• dissolving
• honing
• whetting
• rubbing out
• breaking down
• breaking up