Synonyms of scraping

scraping 1 of 3

adjective

as in scratching

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

scraping

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noun

as in pinching

Related Words

• pinching
• tightness
• selfishness
• saving
• cheapness
• miserliness
• meanness
• economy
• conserving
• stinginess
• thrift
• economizing
• scrimping
• frugality
• parsimony
• skimping
• managing
• ungenerosity
• husbandry
• conservation
• closeness
• penuriousness
• providence
• husbanding
• cutting back

Dissimilar Words

• bounty
• generosity
• philanthropy
• liberality
• unselfishness
• largesse
• munificence
• charity
• openhandedness
• selflessness
• beneficence
• bountifulness
• kindness
• generousness
• kindliness
• bigheartedness
• openheartedness

scraping

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verb

present participle of scrape

1

as in rubbing

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

• scratching
• rubbing
• grinding
• grating
• rasping
• groaning
• whining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sliding
• gliding
• skating

2

as in scuffing

to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface

she scraped her knee when she fell down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scratching
• scuffing
• grazing
• abrading
• bruising
• clawing
• barking
• skinning
• cutting
• lacerating
• chafing
• fretting
• galling
• contusing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• polishing
• softening
• smoothing
• waxing

3

as in gritting

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

• gritting
• scratching
• crunching
• grinding
• creaking
• gnashing
• grating
• groaning
• scrunching
• whining
• moaning
• clashing
• colliding
• jarring
• rasping
• jangling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scraping

Adjective

If Google can amend its complaint to argue that rights holders directly authorized Google to use its anti-scraping technology to prevent unauthorized access to content, then Google may be able to block a very limited amount of SerpApi’s scraping. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026

Recently, internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare likened the platform to North Korean hackers for bypassing anti-scraping protections on websites. — PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025

Noun

Extreme mountain climbing has never looked anything but miserable from the distance of a screening room, and The Other Side delivers mightily on all that scraping, straining, gasping toil. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

That converts execution from brittle screen-scraping into a clean engineering problem. — Oleg Nesterov, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Votee gets its Cantonese data from online scraping, including content from Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), the city’s public broadcasting service. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Jhin says doctors can remove them by shaving, scraping, freezing or cauterizing them. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 18 Aug. 2026

The move reflects how Hollywood has navigated the murkier elements of generative AI, a technology many in the industry are fascinated by yet worry undercuts their work through the unauthorized scraping of likenesses to train their models. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

The rhythmic movement of my hands, the gentle scraping sounds of metal on metal, and the slow, satisfying growth of a misshapen rectangle between my fingers got me out of my head and grounded in the room around me. — Laura Bradley, HEALTH, 14 Aug. 2026

That makes these networks valuable for people trying to hide mass scraping, fake ad clicks, account attacks or other shady activity. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Gary ad-libbed to the sound of howling winds and ominous metal scraping. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Verb

Finish by gently scraping off the wallpaper with a plastic paint scraper. — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026

How so much original music, like Sahunta’s, got caught up in this scraping operation remains unclear. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Remove bowl from mixer and gently fold in 1½ cups (187 g) all-purpose flour with a rubber spatula, scraping down sides and bottom of bowl, until no large, dry streaks of flour remain. — Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

However, Amazon is among the companies that have blocked Meta's agents, citing worries of website scraping. — Kate Rooney, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

It could be done by scraping a sliver of paint off the side of the aces and royal cards. — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

There was the sound of the occasional slipper scraping across the carpet as players and coaches shuffled from the showers. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

There is Adnan, steadily and unhesitatingly marking up pages in ink, or scraping pigment onto canvases with a palette knife, creating simplified, color-rich forms drawn from nature and memory. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Add the shrimp mixture, scraping all of the seasoning from the bowl into the pan, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 to 5 minutes, just until the shrimp turns opaque and curls into a C-shape. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026