abrade | Definition of abrade

Synonyms and Antonyms of abrade

1 to damage or diminish by continued friction

ropes abraded by the rocks were a huge danger to the climbers

Synonyms of abrade

chafe, corrade, erode, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, rasp, rub, wear

Words Related to abrade

file, gnaw, grate, graze, grind, nibble, sandblast, sandpaper, scour, scrape, scuff, shave

erase, reduce, rub out, wear out, wipe (away)

bite, break down, break up, chew, corrode, decompose, disintegrate, dissolve, eat

hone, sharpen, whet

2 to make sore by continued rubbing

my new running shoes abraded my heels until they blistered

Synonyms of abrade

chafe, excoriate, fret, gall, irritate

Words Related to abrade

graze, scrape, scratch

burn, inflame (also enflame)

flay, peel, skin

3 to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface

the yacht's once-flawless wooden hull had been badly abraded by years of rough dockings

Synonyms of abrade

graze, scrape, scratch, scuff

Words Related to abrade

chafe, fret, gall

claw, cut, lacerate

bruise, contuse

Near Antonyms of abrade

polish, smooth, soften, wax