Antonyms for scrape
skreɪpscrape

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1. scrapenoun

   Synonyms:
   pickle, mess, abrasion, fisticuffs, scuffle, fix, bind, altercation, punch-up, fist fight, graze, fight, brawl

2. scrapenoun

   To draw an object, especially a sharp or angular one, along (something) while exerting pressure.

   He fell on the sidewalk and got a scrape on his knee.

   Synonyms:
   brawl, fight, fisticuffs, graze, scuffle, altercation, punch-up, fix, abrasion, mess, pickle, bind, fist fight

3. scrapenoun

   To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.

   He got in a scrape with the school bully.

   Synonyms:
   scuffle, fisticuffs, fist fight, bind, graze, punch-up, brawl, fix, abrasion, mess, pickle, fight, altercation

4. scrapenoun

   To barely manage to achieve.

   I scraped a pass in the exam.

   Synonyms:
   bind, fisticuffs, fix, fist fight, abrasion, fight, graze, brawl, pickle, mess, altercation, scuffle, punch-up

5. scrapenoun

   A D and C or abortion; or, a miscarriage.

   Synonyms:
   fix, punch-up, altercation, pickle, fisticuffs, abrasion, graze, mess, fight, brawl, fist fight, bind, scuffle

6. scrapeverb

   A shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a nest scrape.

   Synonyms:
   abrasion, scratch, grate, brawl, bind, fist fight, fix, graze, altercation, fight, pickle, mess, punch-up, fisticuffs, scuffle

7. scrapeverb

   Synonyms:
   graze, abrade, chafe

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. scrapeverb

   Antonyms:
   lubricate, polish, levigate, dig, indent, wound

   Synonyms:
   grate, abrade, confricate, rasp, scratch, mark, groove

Matched Categories

1. • Accumulate
   • Bow
   • Injure
   • Make
   • Noise
   • Wound

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1. scrape, scraping, scratch, scratchingnoun

   a harsh noise made by scraping

   "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"

   Synonyms:
   lolly, start, clams, cacography, scrawl, starting line, cabbage, wampum, lucre, boodle, mark, incision, gelt, scratch line, scratching, bread, scraping, slit, lettuce, prick, loot, sugar, chicken feed, scratch, simoleons, abrasion, pelf, dough, dinero, kale, excoriation, scar, scribble, dent, shekels, moolah

2. abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriationnoun

   an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

   Synonyms:
   lolly, start, attrition, cacography, scrawl, clams, cabbage, wampum, starting line, lucre, detrition, boodle, mark, incision, gelt, scratch line, scratching, bread, scraping, slit, lettuce, prick, loot, sugar, chicken feed, scratch, simoleons, abrasion, grinding, moolah, pelf, dough, dinero, kale, scar, corrasion, scribble, dent, shekels, excoriation

3. scrape, scrapingnoun

   a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)

   "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"

   Synonyms:
   scraping, excoriation, abrasion, scar, scratch, mark, scratching

4. scratch, scrape, scar, markverb

   an indication of damage

   Synonyms:
   lolly, marking, start, brand, clams, cacography, starting line, cabbage, wampum, cicatrice, gull, lucre, boodle, bell ringer, scratch, mark, scrawl, gelt, crisscross, fall guy, scratch line, scratching, stigma, score, bread, scraping, slit, grade, lettuce, prick, chump, target, loot, cicatrix, sugar, home run, chicken feed, dinero, simoleons, abrasion, sign, sucker, pelf, mug, incision, patsy, dough, fool, marker, kale, cross, print, excoriation, scar, stain, bull's eye, scribble, dent, shekels, soft touch, moolah

5. scrape, grateverb

   scratch repeatedly

   "The cat scraped at the armchair"

   Synonyms:
   scrape up, eat into, scratch up, kowtow, rankle, fret, come up, grind, scratch, grate, skin, genuflect

6. scrapeverb

   make by scraping

   "They scraped a letter into the stone"

   Synonyms:
   scrape up, scratch up, kowtow, come up, scratch, grate, skin, genuflect

7. scratch, scrape, scratch upverb

   cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

   Synonyms:
   itch, call off, scrape up, expunge, fret, grave, strike, chafe, skin, come up, scratch, cancel, inscribe, kowtow, grate, engrave, scrub, fray, genuflect, excise, scratch up, rub

8. scrape, kowtow, genuflectverb

   bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

   Synonyms:
   scrape up, truckle, scratch up, kowtow, bootlick, fawn, come up, kotow, suck up, scratch, toady, grate, skin, genuflect

9. scrape, scrape up, scratch, come upverb

   gather (money or other resources) together over time

   "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"

   Synonyms:
   line up, skin, itch, excise, rise, come, scratch up, get hold, fret, muster, inscribe, scratch, uprise, find, kowtow, scrub, lift, go up, surface, rub, arise, call off, come on, come up, scrape up, cancel, bob up, chafe, ascend, engrave, go on, move up, summon, genuflect, muster up, expunge, rally, strike, rise up, grate, fray, grave

10. skin, scrapeverb

    bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of

    "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"

    Synonyms:
    scrape up, pare, peel, shin, scramble, struggle, bark, sputter, come up, scratch, kowtow, grate, skin, genuflect, clamber, scratch up, shinny

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1. scrapenoun

   Synonyms:
   difficulty, predicament, dilemma

2. scrapeverb

   Synonyms:
   abrade, rasp, grate, rub, gather, collect, erase, remove

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scrape

   Synonyms:
   Abrasion, see there
   

2. scrape

   Synonyms:
   Abrasion, see there
   

How to use scrape in a sentence?

1. Quentin Gibbs:

   I think he should just scrape home, he seems to have luck on his side.

2. Tom Iannucci:

   Where we're standing right now looked like an Olympic-sized swimming pool made out of sand, they'd have the backhoe scrape away a foot or two, and then a bunch of the agents would jump in and dig around for a bit.

3. Patricio Gargollo:

   It keeps the area very clean and scrape free.

4. Maisie Williams:

   Everyone's a threat, we're done trusting people. We're done with being pushed over. We finally managed to scrape our family back together somewhat, minus Jon Snow.

5. Theodore Hesburgh:

   I go back to an old Latin motto, opus justitiae pax: Peace is the work of justice, we've known 20 percent of the people in the world have 80 percent of the goodies, which means the other 80 percent have to scrape by on 20 percent.

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