Abrasive

/əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/

Synonyms for "abrasive" (113 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Adjective(9 words)

harshabrasive agentabrasive materialabrasive mediumasper bluntblunt personbrasher bully

ablation ablative abradant abrasionaluminum oxideattrition attritiveauto polishbuffing

Noun(2 words)

abradantabrasive material

Verb(3 words)

abrading assailing brusquer

Strong matches (34)

burnish burnishing chafe chafing colcothar corundum crocus detrition dressing emeryemery boardemery papererasure erosion erosive file filing fretting galling garnet

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gnawing grazing grinding

Noun(3 words)

carborundumfriction-caused damagegrating

Adjective(7 words)

caustic coarse emeryerosive forcesfriction-causingfrictional weargrinding material

Verb(1 words)

excoriating

Related words (56)

Adjective(13 words)

grit gritty jerkierphysical weathering mechanismsraspier raspiest roughrough charactersandpaper scratchiest scratchy screechier screechy

Noun(5 words)

jarring roughening rubbing sandpapering snarling

lawn-roller limationnail filepolish polishes polishing pumicepumice stonerasp rasping roller rottenstone rougerubbing awaysandblasting sanding sandpaper scouring scrape scraping

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scratch scratching scrub scrubbing scuff shiningshoe polishsilicon carbidesilver polishsleeker slicker smooth smoother smoothing wax wearwearing away

Verb(1 words)

whet

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

12 entries

attitude behavior characteristic demeanor material person product property quality stuff substance

More specific

13 entries

aluminum oxideblunt critiquecarborundumcaustic remarkcorundum emeryemery clothgrinding wheelgrit hotheadrude commentsandpapertough talker

Collocations

8 entries

abrasive gritabrasive languageabrasive materialabrasive padabrasive paperabrasive personalityabrasive surfaceabrasive wheel

Inflections

3 entries

abrasivesmore abrasivemost abrasive

Derivations

2 entries

abrasively abrasiveness

similar

3 entries

disagreeable rough unsmooth

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Do you think I'm abrasive?

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He was being very abrasive.

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He has an abrasive personality.

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I can't stand being around abrasive people.

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