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scraping

The word “scraping” has 2 syllables: scrap-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈskreɪpɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for scraping?

In the thesaurus, “scraping” has 87 synonyms and 45 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for scraping along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for scraping

  • abrading
  • abrasive
  • barking
  • bruising
  • cacophonous
  • cawing
  • chafing
  • cheapness
  • choked
  • clashing
  • clawing
  • closeness
  • coarse
  • colliding
  • conservation
  • conserving
  • contusing
  • cracked
  • creaking
  • croaking
  • croaky
  • crunching
  • cutting
  • cutting back
  • discordant
  • dissonant
  • economizing
  • economy
  • fretting
  • frugality
  • galling
  • gnashing
  • grating
  • gravel
  • gravelly
  • grazing
  • grinding
  • gritting
  • groaning
  • growling
  • growly
  • gruff
  • guttural
  • hoarse
  • husbanding
  • husbandry
  • husky
  • inharmonious
  • jangling
  • jarring
  • lacerating
  • managing
  • meanness
  • miserliness
  • moaning
  • parsimony
  • penuriousness
  • pinching
  • providence
  • rasping
  • raspy
  • raucous
  • rough
  • rubbing
  • rusty
  • saving
  • scratching
  • scratchy
  • screeching
  • scrimping
  • scrunching
  • scuffing
  • selfishness
  • skimping
  • skinning
  • squawking
  • stinginess
  • strained
  • strangled
  • strident
  • thrift
  • throaty
  • tightness
  • ungenerosity
  • unmelodious
  • unmusical
  • whining

Antonyms for scraping

Meanings of scraping

  • noun
    1. The sound or action of something being scraped.
    2. What has been removed when something has been scraped.
  • verb
    1. To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
    2. To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.
    3. To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
    4. To barely manage to achieve.
    5. To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.
    6. To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page.
    7. To occupy oneself with getting laboriously.
    8. To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument.
    9. To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
    10. To express disapprobation of (a play, etc.) or to silence (a speaker) by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; usually with down.

Example Sentences

  • The sound of scraping metal echoed through the workshop.
  • She was scraping ice off the car windshield early in the morning.
  • He spent the afternoon scraping old paint from the wooden fence.
  • The chef is scraping the last bit of sauce from the pan.
  • Scraping noises came from the attic, startling everyone in the house.

On this page you'll find 132 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to scraping, such as: abrading, abrasive, barking, beneficence, bigheartedness, bountifulness, bounty.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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