Synonyms of scrapes

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noun

plural of scrape

1

as in encounters

a brief clash between enemies or rivals

he's had his share of scrapes with the law in the past

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encounters
• brushes
• skirmishes
• fights
• brawls
• run-ins
• quarrels
• arguments
• squabbles
• spats
• hassles
• tiffs
• battles
• wrangles
• rows
• frays

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as in scratches

a harsh grating sound

the scrape of a shovel on concrete

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scratches
• creaks
• clashes
• rasps
• grinds
• jars
• screeches
• scuffs
• clangs
• jangles
• blasts
• clanks
• croaks
• gargles
• brays
• bleats
• clangors

3

as in bruises

an area of skin roughened or worn away by harsh rubbing against another surface

scrapes that were caused by a too-tight harness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bruises
• abrasions
• grazes
• galls
• bedsores

scrapes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scrape

1

as in rubs

to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface

the rusty old gate scrapes against the pavement whenever anyone opens it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scratches
• rubs
• grinds
• grates
• groans
• rasps
• whines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slides
• glides
• skates

2

as in grazes

to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface

she scraped her knee when she fell down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scratches
• bruises
• grazes
• scuffs
• abrades
• barks
• cuts
• chafes
• claws
• lacerates
• skins
• frets
• galls
• contuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softens
• smooths
• waxes
• polishes

3

as in grits

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grits
• scratches
• grinds
• crunches
• creaks
• groans
• gnashes
• grates
• scrunches
• moans
• whines
• clashes
• jars
• collides
• rasps
• jangles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scrapes

Noun

Memory is not so much a flow, sometimes, as a series of bumps and scrapes. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

The visits mainly addressed dehydration, minor cuts and scrapes and pre-existing medical conditions. — Ruby Grisin, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2026

Such play could have caused superficial abrasions and scrapes, offering the bacterium an opening. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Eric Cartman The terrifically foul-mouthed, plus-sized adolescent made his debut in the pilot episode of South Park, which follows the japes and scrapes of Cartman and his pals Kyle, Stan, and Kenny in the titular Colorado enclave. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Scrapes That Have Gone Cold Some scrapes are used year-round, or at least, for many months on end. — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

Pack a tube of petroleum jelly (Vaseline) in your first aid kit instead of antibiotic ointment and remember to flush all scrapes and cuts with copious amounts of clean water before covering them with the jelly. — Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

This follows previous scrapes of the dataset posted on Reddit (since taken down by the original poster) and the AI model clearinghouse Hugging Face. — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Cut marks and scrapes made by flint knives at consistent locations on the bones indicate local humans butchered many of them for meals. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

Verb

What’s more, the flexible tip scrapes the last bits out of a jar or tub so as little product as possible goes to waste. — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026

Therefore, scrapes without a licking branch aren’t repeatedly visited and re-used by the local deer herd. — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

People should immediately wash cuts and scrapes thoroughly with soap and clean running water after coming in contact with coastal waters or raw seafood, the CDC said. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

The tool scrapes third-party sources to compile additional information and context about individual tracks. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026

Her older brother, 9-year-old Charlie, climbs across the nearby jungle gym at a Prairie Village playground as her younger brother, 3-year-old Will, scrapes a stick through the mulch. — Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026

Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery. — H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026

The structured silhouette and clean lines feel refined without being flashy, while the durable leather withstands scrapes from branches and changing weather. — Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026

To show me, Max reaches a metal pick into a tank of clear water and scrapes a white line that seems to hover in the center of the tank. — Blair Braverman, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026