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rubbed

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of rubbed

having a shiny surface or finish
  • the rubbed brass of the wall sconce showed my reflection
Synonyms of rubbed

buffed, burnished, glistening, glossy, lustrous, polished, satin, satiny, sleek
Words Related to rubbed

brushed, eggshell, semigloss, semilustrous

silken, silky, slick, slippery

glassy, glazed, lacquered, shellacked, varnished

gleaming, glittering, reflective, shining
Near Antonyms of rubbed

lackluster

unvarnished
Antonyms of rubbed

dim, dull, flat, lusterless, matte (also mat)

rubbed

verb , past tense of rub

Synonyms and Antonyms of rubbed

1 to damage or diminish by continued friction
  • the brake pads were rubbed away as a result of years of use
Synonyms of rubbed

abraded, chafed, corraded, eroded, frayed, frazzled, fretted, galled, rasped, wore
Words Related to rubbed

filed, gnawed, grated, grazed, ground, nibbled, sandblasted, sandpapered, scoured, scraped, scuffed, shaved

erased, reduced, rubbed out, wiped (away), wore out

ate, bit, broke down, broke up, chewed, corroded, decomposed, disintegrated, dissolved

honed, sharpened, whetted
2 to make smooth by friction
  • the furniture restorer rubbed the board perfectly smooth with sandpaper
Synonyms of rubbed

buffed, filed, ground, honed, rasped, sanded
Words Related to rubbed

planed, scraped

sandblasted, scoured

burnished, dressed, glossed, polished, shone (or shined), smoothed

edged, honed, sharpened, stropped, whetted

reground
Near Antonyms of rubbed

coarsened, roughed (up), roughened, scuffed
3 to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure
  • the butler rubbed the silver tea set until it gleamed
Synonyms of rubbed

buffed, burnished, dressed, furbished, glossed, ground, polished, shone (or shined), smoothed, smoothened
Words Related to rubbed

sleeked, slicked

coated, glazed, japanned, lacquered, varnished

faced, finished, veneered

brightened

filed, rasped, sandblasted, sanded, sandpapered, scoured, scraped, scrubbed

bobbed, boned, lapped
Near Antonyms of rubbed

roughed (up), roughened, ruffled, scuffed (up)

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