SCRAPED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in scrubbed

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scraped

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verb

past tense of scrape

as in scratched

to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface the rusty old gate scrapes against the pavement whenever anyone opens it

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as in grazed

to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface she scraped her knee when she fell down

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as in gritted

to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound she scraped her fingernails across the chalkboard to get everyone's attention

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Recent Examples of scraped

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Chlorine doesn't magically seal a shaving nick, scraped knee, or healing surgical incision. — Angela Haupt, Time, 20 July 2026 Representatives for Deezer, YouTube Music, Genius, and the stock libraries scraped did not respond to immediate requests for comment. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 15 July 2026 For one thing, after a few plays, the cylinder’s surface degraded, and the wax needed to be scraped and rerecorded. — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026 Blackmon had weekly visits with the burn unit for four months, during which the doctors scraped off dead skin and performed wound care. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 If the white finish has been scraped away or the leather has visible scratches, cleaning alone won’t completely restore the area. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 9 July 2026 Among the billions of images in the dataset on which Stable Diffusion was trained were millions of photographs and other visual works scraped from the stock photography website Getty Images. — Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026 As the scribes’ pens scraped the parchment, the words became inscribed upon their soul. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 When a user asked boat-botany why New Reddit isn’t scraped as often as Old Reddit, the Reddit employee pointed to a comment by another user. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraped

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Recalling the English folk motif of the tree as possessing healing powers, a clump of soil dug up from an orchard in Lothlórien is used to replenish the scoured Shire.

— Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025

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If you have been bitten or scratched by any stray animals or an animal suspected to have rabies, seek medial care immediately and let your provider know about the possible exposure.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 July 2026
That means obvious things, like medication, feeding, and potty breaks, but also details like favorite toys, spots to be scratched, and other small rituals your pet looks forward to every day.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Definition of scratched

Adjective

Double-coated and curly breeds take longer and use more product.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Farage will hope the by-election will return him to parliament all but unopposed, his mandate renewed and his image as a man of the people capable of taking on the system, more Teflon-coated than ever.

— Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

Definition of coated

Adjective

This dark, soapy comedy opens with a dramatic suicide and the promise that what led to it will be revealed.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
For instance, in 2018, Ristroph and colleagues fine-tuned the recipe for the perfect bubble based on experiments with soapy thin films.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026