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

Need another word that means the same as “grating”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “grating” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Grating” are: gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy, grinding, creaking, jarring, abrasive, harsh, raucous, strident, piercing, shrill, screeching, squawky, squeaky, sharp, irritating, annoying, infuriating, vexatious, irksome, galling, exasperating, maddening, displeasing, diffraction grating, grate

Grating as a Noun

Definitions of "Grating" as a noun

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

• A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
• A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
• 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 of "Grating" as a noun (2 Words)

diffraction grating	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.
grate	A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.

Grating as an Adjective

Definitions of "Grating" as an adjective

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

• Irritating.
• Sounding harsh and unpleasant.
• Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound.

Synonyms of "Grating" as an adjective (27 Words)

abrasive	Sharply disagreeable; rigorous. Don t use abrasive kitchen cleaners.
annoying	Causing irritation or annoyance. Unsolicited calls are annoying.
creaking	Showing weakness or frailty under strain. He boards a creaking wooden boat.
displeasing	Causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities. Displeasing news.
exasperating	Making worse. His cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating.
galling	Causing annoyance or resentment; annoying. It would be galling to lose your job because of a dispute with a customer.
gravelly	(of a voice) deep and rough-sounding. A gravelly voice.
grinding	(of a sound or movement) harsh and grating. Grinding poverty.
harsh	Unpleasantly stern. The harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes.
infuriating	Extremely annoying or displeasing. Her infuriating indifference.
irksome	Irritating; annoying. Petty regulations were becoming very irksome.
irritating	Causing irritation to a body part. An irritating delay.
jarring	Causing a physical shock, jolt, or vibration. The van came to a jarring halt.
maddening	Extremely annoying. The ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening.
piercing	(of a sound) extremely high or loud. I recall one moment of piercing sadness.
rasping	Harsh-sounding and unpleasant; grating. His cracked rasping voice narrates the story.
raspy	Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound. His voice was raspy from days of non stop campaigning.
raucous	Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise. Raucous youths.
rough	Difficult and unpleasant or unfair. She was a diamond in the rough.
scratchy	(of writing or a drawing) done with quick and jagged strokes. Loudspeakers blaring a scratchy record.
screeching	Making a loud, harsh, piercing sound. The truck came to a screeching halt.
sharp	Of a key having a sharp or sharps in the signature. His old mind was not so sharp as it once was.
shrill	Having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones. A shrill whistle.
squawky	Like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg. Their voices are high and birdlike and squawky.
squeaky	Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge. A high squeaky voice.
strident	Presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way. His voice had become increasingly strident.
vexatious	Causing irritation or annoyance. A vexatious child.

Usage Examples of "Grating" as an adjective

• The continual praise of the good old days can become grating.
• A high, grating voice.

Associations of "Grating" (30 Words)

cacophonous	Having an unpleasant sound. As cacophonous as a henyard.
clamorous	Making a loud and confused noise. The clamorous radical wing of the party.
coarse	Relating to the sport of angling for coarse fish. Under the microscope they are seen to contain coarse grains.
cracked	(of a person’s voice) having an unusual harshness or pitch, especially through strain. The old pipes were cracked and leaking.
crude	Belonging to an early stage of technical development characterized by simplicity and often crudeness. The measure was condemned by economists as crude and ill conceived.
din	A loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise. The fans made an awful din.
disorderly	Undisciplined and unruly. A disorderly pile of books.
dissonant	Lacking harmony. Jackson employs both harmonious and dissonant colour choices.
drawl	A slow, lazy way of speaking or an accent with prolonged vowel sounds. Suits me fine he drawled.
gravelly	Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound. A gravelly voice.
gruff	Abrupt or taciturn in manner. Gruff voices.
hoarse	(of a person’s voice) sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting. A hoarse whisper.
husky	(of a person) big and strong. Paddy looked a husky strong guy.
inharmonious	Lacking in harmony of parts. An inharmonious or incongruous mixture of architectural styles.
iron	A meteorite containing a high proportion of iron. Her father had a will of iron.
jarring	Incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing. The telephone struck a jarring note in those Renaissance surroundings.
noisy	Attracting attention by showiness or bright colors. A small noisy dog.
racket	Hit a ball with a racket. A squash racket.
rambunctious	Uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous. A rambunctious tyke.
raspy	Hoarse or harsh-sounding. His voice was raspy from days of non stop campaigning.
raucous	Disturbing the public peace; loud and rough. A raucous party.
rough	With rough motion as over a rough surface. It ll cost about 50 at a rough guess.
rowdy	A noisy and disorderly person. It was a rowdy but good natured crowd.
sound	The distinctive quality of the music of a particular composer or performer or of the sound produced by a particular instrument. He has a sound understanding of the law.
splitting	Resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree. I woke up with a splitting headache.
stony	(of a meteorite) consisting mostly of rock, as opposed to metal. The government maintained a stony silence about the affair.
strident	Presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way. Strident demands.
tool	A small stamp or roller used to make a tooled design. They were tooling up for production.
tough	Physically toughened. A tough character.
vociferous	Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry. A vociferous mob.