STROP Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

strop

verb

as in to sharpen

to make sharp or sharper at the museum they showed us how men used to strop razors with leather bands before the days of disposable blades

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Recent Examples of strop Sometimes a leafy twig is selected, and before this can be used the chimpanzee has to strop off the leaves. —

National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019 There’s little thunder, no off-piste mental excursions, no sense of a writer stropping his razor. —

New York Times, 9 July 2018

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strop

Verb

The scribe carefully inscribed each line with a quill made from a goose feather, while their other hand wielded an erasing knife used to sharpen the quill and scrape away any mistakes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Your 3rd House of Communication awakens as the intuitive Moon moves in, sharpening timing and nudging you to say what helps tasks move.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026

Definition of sharpen

Verb

These matchups are intense and, usually, grind-it-out battles of attrition between two proud soccer nations.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Then, Djokovic had the skills to blow his opponents away, but could also grind them down if needed, knowing that his superior fitness and durability would more than likely win out.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026