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

Need another word that means the same as “grinding”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “grinding” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Grinding” are: overwhelming, overpowering, hard to bear, unbearable, burdensome, unendurable, intolerable, heavy, grating, jarring, rasping, raspy, strident, raucous, brassy, jangling, metallic, discordant, dissonant, disagreeable, unharmonious, cacophonous, unmelodious, abrasion, attrition, detrition

Grinding as a Noun

Definitions of "Grinding" as a noun

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

• Material resulting from the process of grinding.
• The reduction of something to small particles or powder by crushing it.
• The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice.
• The action of rubbing things together gratingly.
• A harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears.

Synonyms of "Grinding" as a noun (3 Words)

abrasion	An area damaged by scraping or wearing away. The metal is resistant to abrasion.
attrition	The gradual reduction of a workforce by employees leaving and not being replaced rather than by redundancy. The council is trying to wear down the opposition by attrition.
detrition	Effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure.

Usage Examples of "Grinding" as a noun

• Vegetable grindings clogged the drain.
• Crush it and add it to the honey with a grinding of pepper and salt.
• The roasting and grinding of grain, usually barley, for use in brewing.
• It's a question that has caused much grinding of teeth among scientists and medics over the last 50 years.

Grinding as an Adjective

Definitions of "Grinding" as an adjective

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

• (of a sound or movement) harsh and grating.
• (of a difficult situation) oppressive and seemingly without end.

Synonyms of "Grinding" as an adjective (23 Words)

brassy	Unrestrained by convention or propriety- Los Angeles Times. Audience members are tapping their feet to the brassy music of the band.
burdensome	Difficult to carry out or fulfil; taxing. Bureaucratically burdensome assessment procedures.
cacophonous	Having an unpleasant sound. The cacophonous sound of slot machines.
disagreeable	Unfriendly and bad-tempered. Found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it.
discordant	Characterized by conflict. A study of children in discordant homes.
dissonant	Lacking harmony. Jackson employs both harmonious and dissonant colour choices.
grating	Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound. The continual praise of the good old days can become grating.
hard to bear	Unfortunate or hard to bear.
heavy	Large and powerful especially designed for heavy loads or rough work. A heavy sky.
intolerable	Unable to be endured. The intolerable pressures of his work.
jangling	Like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together. Cowboys with jangling spurs.
jarring	Causing a physical shock, jolt, or vibration. The jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk.
metallic	(of sound) resembling that produced by metal objects striking each other; sharp and ringing. Metallic alloys.
overpowering	Extremely strong or intense; overwhelming. A feeling of overpowering sadness.
overwhelming	(especially of an emotion) very strong. Overwhelming joy.
rasping	Harsh-sounding and unpleasant; grating. His cracked rasping voice narrates the story.
raspy	Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound. A persistent raspy cough.
raucous	Disturbing the public peace; loud and rough. Raucous youths.
strident	(of a sound) loud and harsh; grating. His voice had become increasingly strident.
unbearable	Not able to be endured or tolerated. The heat was getting unbearable.
unendurable	Incapable of being tolerated or endured. Cries of unendurable suffering.
unharmonious	Not harmonious. The unharmonious noise of town life.
unmelodious	Lacking melody. An unmelodious chorus of horns.

Usage Examples of "Grinding" as an adjective

• Grinding poverty.
• The grinding roar of the lorries.

Associations of "Grinding" (30 Words)

boundless	Seemingly boundless in amount number degree or especially extent. Children with boundless energy.
ceaseless	Constant and unending. The fort was subjected to ceaseless bombardment.
changeless	Unvarying in nature. Changeless truths.
constant	Occurring continuously over a period of time. In constant pain.
continually	Seemingly without interruption. I was continually moving around.
continue	Continue after an interruption. The bad weather continued for two more weeks.
continuous	Continuing in time or space without interruption. A continuous bout of illness lasting six months.
continuously	At every point. Their performance has continuously improved.
endless	Having or seeming to have no end or limit. An endless conversation.
enduring	Patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble. An enduring disposition.
eternal	Used to refer to an everlasting or universal spirit, as represented by God. She is an eternal optimist.
eternity	Infinite or unending time. Immortal souls destined for eternity.
ever	At all times all the time and on every occasion. They lived happily ever after.
everlasting	Continuing forever or indefinitely. An everlasting reminder of this evening.
forever	Without interruption. These puppies need a forever home.
immortal	An immortal being especially a god of ancient Greece or Rome. The immortal children s classic The Wind in the Willows.
incessant	(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption. Night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city.
incessantly	With unflagging resolve. She talked about him incessantly.
infinite	A space or quantity that is infinite. He bathed the wound with infinite care.
interminable	Tiresomely long; seemingly without end. An interminable sermon.
limitless	Seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent. The limitless reaches of outer space.
permanent	Lasting or continuing without interruption. A permanent ban on the dumping of radioactive waste at sea.
perpetual	Continuing forever or indefinitely. He grows perpetual flowering carnations.
perpetuity	A bond or other security with no fixed maturity date. He did not believe in the perpetuity of military rule.
timeless	Unaffected by time. Helen s timeless beauty.
unceasing	Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing. The unceasing efforts of the staff.
unceasingly	With unflagging resolve.
unchecked	Not examined or checked. Prices rose unchecked hitting the poor worst of all.
undying	(especially of an emotion) lasting forever. Promises of undying love.
unlimited	Not limited or restricted in terms of number, quantity, or extent. Offshore reserves of gas and oil are not unlimited.