ABRASIVE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ABRASIVE?

Need another word that means the same as “abrasive”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “abrasive” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Abrasive” are: scratchy, harsh, grinding, polishing, coarse, coarse-grained, caustic, mordant, erosive, biting, burning, stinging, cutting, grating, acerbic, vitriolic, abradant, abrasive material

Abrasive as a Noun

Definitions of "Abrasive" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “abrasive” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A substance that abrades or wears down.
• A substance used for grinding, polishing, or cleaning a hard surface.

Synonyms of "Abrasive" as a noun (2 Words)

abradant	An abradant substance or agent.
abrasive material	A substance that abrades or wears down.

Usage Examples of "Abrasive" as a noun

• The refrigerator is easily damaged by abrasives.

Abrasive as an Adjective

Definitions of "Abrasive" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “abrasive” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a substance or material) capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding.
• Causing abrasion.
• Showing little concern for the feelings of others; harsh.
• Sharply disagreeable; rigorous.
• Tending to rub or graze the skin.

Synonyms of "Abrasive" as an adjective (16 Words)

acerbic	Harsh or corrosive in tone. An acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose.
biting	Capable of wounding. A biting aphorism.
burning	Very hot or bright. Burning issues of the day.
caustic	Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action. A caustic cleaner.
coarse	Relating to the sport of angling for coarse fish. Coarse meal.
coarse-grained	Not having a fine texture.
cutting	Capable of cutting something. A cutting remark.
erosive	Wearing away by friction. The erosive effects of waves on the shoreline.
grating	Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound. The continual praise of the good old days can become grating.
grinding	(of a sound or movement) harsh and grating. The grinding roar of the lorries.
harsh	Having an undesirably strong effect. The harsh facts of court delays.
mordant	Harshly ironic or sinister. Fun ranging from slapstick clowning to savage mordant wit.
polishing	Of or relating to Poland or its people or culture.
scratchy	(of writing or a drawing) done with quick and jagged strokes. She dropped her voice to a scratchy whisper.
stinging	(of criticism) harsh or cruel. A stinging rebuke.
vitriolic	Harsh or corrosive in tone. Vitriolic outbursts.

Usage Examples of "Abrasive" as an adjective

• Don't use abrasive kitchen cleaners.
• An abrasive character.
• The trees were abrasive to the touch.
• The wood should be rubbed down with fine abrasive paper.
• Her abrasive and arrogant personal style won her few friends.

Associations of "Abrasive" (30 Words)

asperity	Harshness of tone or manner. He pointed this out with some asperity.
austere	Having a plain and unadorned appearance. He was an austere man with a rigidly puritanical outlook.
coda	The closing section of a musical composition. The first movement ends with a fortissimo coda.
conclude	Bring or come to an end. An attempt to conclude a ceasefire.
corrosive	A corrosive substance. The corrosive effects of salt water.
destination	The place to which someone or something is going or being sent. A destination restaurant.
draconian	Of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws. The Nazis destroyed the independence of the press by a series of draconian laws.
ending	The end of a word a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme. The ending of warranty period.
epilogue	A section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened. A disastrous epilogue to the rest of his career.
expiry	A coming to an end of a contract period. An expiry date.
extreme	The highest or most extreme degree of something. Extreme sports like snowboarding.
final	The final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament. The World Cup finals.
finale	The temporal end; the concluding time. The finale of Beethoven s Ninth Symphony.
finishing	The act of finishing. The speaker s finishing was greeted with applause.
grinding	A harsh and strident sound as of the grinding of gears. Grinding poverty.
harsh	Having an undesirably strong effect. The harsh facts of court delays.
hone	Sharpen with a hone. The detectives honed in on the suspect.
last	The last position or finisher in a race or competition. Last prize.
latter	Occurring or situated nearer to the end of something than to the beginning. Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today.
peroration	The concluding section of an oration. He again invoked the theme in an emotional peroration.
pitiless	Deficient in humane and kindly feelings. A pitiless executioner.
rigorous	(of a rule, system, etc.) strictly applied or adhered to. Rigorous controls on mergers.
rough	Work or shape something in a rough preliminary fashion. Rough paper.
severe	Severely simple. Severe pain.
stringently	In a stringent manner. Stringently controlled.
termination	An induced abortion. The termination of the agreement.
touch	An act of touching someone or something. We touched wheels and nearly came off the road.
ultimate	A final or fundamental fact or principle. The ultimate constituents of anything that exists are atoms.
unkind	Deficient in humane and kindly feelings. The unkindest cut of all.
wrought	Made or fashioned in the specified way. The wrought silver bracelet.