Synonyms of scraping

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adjective

as in scratching

Synonyms & Similar 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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

Synonyms & Similar 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bounty
• generosity
• philanthropy
• largess
• 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