ABRADED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

abraded

verb

past tense of abrade

as in eroded

to damage or diminish by continued friction ropes abraded by the rocks were a huge danger to the climbers

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as in irritated

to make sore by continued rubbing my new running shoes abraded my heels until they blistered

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as in scratched

to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface the yacht's once-flawless wooden hull had been badly abraded by years of rough dockings

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Recent Examples of abraded High traffic areas where the shine is gone because the glaze itself is abraded. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026 Mondal’s voice, higher in the mix, but still rough, abraded, and uncompromising, sits at the center of the band’s delightful dissonance. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 20 Aug. 2026

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The killing drew national outrage and calls for accountability, becoming the latest in a string of incidents that has eroded trust in police in the small town.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Chinese firms have been suffering from declining profit growth amid intense competition that has eroded margins and even invited the government to step in.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of eroded

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Salazar’s attempt to distance herself from the increasingly-unpopular president could potentially appease moderate and independent voters, but her TV ad also irritated Trump personally — as well as some of his hard-core MAGA supporters.

— Michael Vasquez, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Some develop in varicose veins; others form where a needle or IV has irritated a vein.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of irritated

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But the divisive veteran Israeli leader has scratched, scraped and literally battled his way back during a stormy three-year period of nonstop domestic crises and wars across the region.

— Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Vaginal tissue very easily can get scratched and can bleed, depending on how smooth the wicker is.

— Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of scratched

Verb

Fawcett scraped together donations and runs the pantry without pay.

— Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
The system was developed using more than four decades of Sun West mortgage decisions rather than relying primarily on information scraped from the public internet.

— Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of scraped

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Ramaswamy wore what appeared to be a knock-off Ohio State jersey to the school’s home opener in August and took heat from Buckeyes fans in his X comments.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
The two even wore jewelry and fake nails to really emulate PinkPantheress, 25, and Larsson, 28.

— Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026

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