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Abrasive

//əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv//

Synonyms for "abrasive" (75 found)

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General use (64)

Adjective(4 words)

rough gritty erosive attritive

Adj, adv, noun, verb(1 words)

Adjective(2 words)

Noun, verb(23 words)

chafe scuff dressing attrition scouring rasp grazing scratching fretting filing burnish chafing scraping sandpaper scrubbing sanding smoothing pumice buffing burnishing

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sandblasting rottenstone polishes

Adj, noun, verb(6 words)

polish shining rasping gnawing galling polishing

Noun(17 words)

erosion abrasion ablation erasure pumice stone detrition abradant nail file corundum limation aluminum oxide emery paper shoe polish silicon carbide emery board colcothar abrasive material

Adj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, noun(4 words)

ablative smoother abradant sleeker

Verb(2 words)

wearing away rubbing away

auto polish lawn-roller silver polish

Informal (11)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

scratch wax garnet

Name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

scrub grinding slicker

Noun, slang(1 words)

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