abrade

2 antonyms for abrade — opposites grouped by meaning.

Verb — To wear something away gradually by rubbing or scraping it.

Synonyms by Meaning

To wear something away gradually by rubbing or scraping it.

abrase corrade scour

To make a surface rougher by scraping or scratching it.

Opposites

polish burnish

polish burnish

Abrade comes from Latin abrādō (“scrape off”), made up of ab (“from, away from”) and rādō (“scrape”). It is first recorded in 1677.

Polish burnish scour