Grating Synonyms and Antonyms

grātĭng
Disagreeable to the sense of hearing
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. harsh
  2. rasping
  3. strident
  4. raspy
  5. jarring
  6. rough
  7. scratchy
  8. offensive
  9. dry
  10. hoarse
  11. discordant
  12. ear-splitting
  13. grid
  14. piercing
  15. gravelly
  16. raucous
  17. screechy
  18. squawky
  19. squeaky
  20. nerve-jangling
  21. twittery
  22. stridulous
  23. nerve-shaking
Antonyms:
  1. pleasing
  2. soothing
Make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. abrading
  2. scraping
  3. grinding
  4. shredding
  5. scratching
  6. rasping
Antonyms:
  1. pleasing
A frame of iron bars to hold a fire
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. grate
  2. rasp
  3. stridor
  4. nerve-trying
  5. stridulation
  6. scrapy
Gnaw into; make resentful or angry
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. fretting
  2. rankling
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
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. diffraction grating

Words Related to Grating

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Grating Sentence Examples

  • The heavy door opened with a grating sound.

  • The grating iron door made him jump.

  • He has also shown how to rule a plane surface with lines so disposed that the grating shall of itself give well-focused spectra.

  • This is the ordinary formula for a reflecting plane grating, and it shows that the spectra are formed in the usual directions.

  • There is also some uncertainty as to the actual temperature of the grating when in use.

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