STROP Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

strop

verb

Definition of strop

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

That extra size collects far more light, sharpens detail (especially on planets) and gives brighter views of fainter deep sky objects.

— Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The perfume opens with the tartness of fig sharpened by a sprinkle of black pepper.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of sharpen

Verb

People use it to make industrial tools such as drill bits and grinding wheels for heavy machinery.

— Robin Macaluso, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Russia’s war on Ukraine has become a grinding tally of raw numbers, and Kyiv is executing its strategy with the ruthlessness of a corporate efficiency expert, according to the RAND think tank.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026