Synonyms for gravelly
ˈgræv ə ligrav·el·ly

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1. gravelly, pebbly, shinglyadjective

   abounding in small stones

   "landed at a shingly little beach"

   Synonyms:
   scratchy, shingly, pebbly, raspy, rasping, rough, grating

   Antonyms:
   euphonious, euphonous, smooth

2. grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchyadjective

   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, approximate, crude, jolting, spotty, jolty, petulant, rasping, bumpy, nettlesome, testy, tetchy, raspy, fractious, techy, pebbly, peckish, grating

   Antonyms:
   euphonious, smooth, euphonous

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1. List of paraphrases for "gravelly":

   gravel, gravely

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