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Synonyms for grating
ˈgreɪ tɪŋ
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Princeton's WordNet
grate, grating(noun)
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
Synonyms:
diffraction grating, grateAntonyms:
euphonous, euphoniousgrate, grating(noun)
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
Synonyms:
diffraction grating, grateAntonyms:
euphonious, euphonousdiffraction grating, grating(adj)
optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum
Synonyms:
diffraction grating, grateAntonyms:
euphonious, euphonousgrating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy(adj)
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
"a gravelly voice"
Synonyms:
pugnacious, irritable, approximative, rough, unsmooth, cranky, boisterous, scratchy, pettish, fierce, abrasive, peevish, uncut, jumpy, rocky, uneven, harsh, shingly, gravelly, approximate, crude, jolting, spotty, jolty, petulant, rasping, bumpy, nettlesome, testy, tetchy, raspy, fractious, techy, pebbly, peckishAntonyms:
euphonious, euphonous
Wiktionary
Dictionary of English Synonymes
grating(a.)
Synonyms:
harsh, irritating, displeasing, disagreeable, offensive
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
grating(a)
Synonyms:
harsh, jarring, rasping, discordant
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #5548 | rough | |
| #5995 | rocky | |
| #6058 | grill | |
| #8049 | approximate | |
| #9920 | crude | |
| #11437 | harsh | |
| #11710 | uncut | |
| #15142 | fierce | |
| #21612 | uneven | |
| #23129 | abrasive | |
| #26620 | irritable | |
| #28023 | grating | |
| #30182 | cranky | |
| #32636 | bumpy | |
| #33184 | grate | |
| #51084 | spotty | |
| #59577 | scratchy | |
| #60245 | boisterous | |
| #68434 | gravelly | |
| #70924 | techy | |
| #74028 | jumpy | |
| #74214 | testy | |
| #96709 | raspy | |
| #103649 | petulant | |
| #111963 | fractious | |
| #112226 | peevish | |
| #133494 | pugnacious | |
| #139637 | jolting | |
| #147394 | rasping | |
| #152753 | pebbly | |
| #241914 | approximative | |
| #287350 | peckish | |
| #323849 | tetchy |
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