Rubs Synonyms and Antonyms

To apply by rubbing
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. plasters
  2. coats
  3. covers
  4. spreads
  5. smears
  6. paints
  7. daubs
  8. brushes
Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. frets
  2. scratches
  3. grinds
  4. burnishes
  5. wipes
  6. shines
  7. polishes
  8. massages
  9. chafes
  10. grazes
  11. grates
  12. scours
  13. abrades
  14. smooths
  15. erases
  16. scrapes
  17. itches
  18. vacates
  19. wears
  20. vexes
  21. undoes
  22. smears
  23. frays
  24. swabs
  25. strikes
  26. kneads
  27. rasps
  28. scrubs
  29. nettles
  30. obliterates
  31. irritates
  32. irks
  33. expunges
  34. hurdles
  35. buffs
  36. cleans
  37. glosses
  38. effaces
  39. glazes
  40. furbishes
  41. files
  42. deletes
  43. crosses
  44. caresses
  45. curries
  46. cancels
  47. brushes
  48. annoys
  49. blots
A rubbing action
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. strokes
  2. frictions

Words Related to Rubs

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.

Rubs Sentence Examples

  • Henry Lloyd Thompson rubs salt between his fingers, feeling the texture of the crystals and squeezes handfuls together to judge the moisture content.

  • He rubs his chin with the back of his hand, feeling the rasp of his white bristles.

  • One time 6000 King George V volunteer Brian Dodd rubs down a frame stretcher cover.

  • Bron notices the way a friend rubs a thumb in the hollow of his wrist and Kelly sees initials carved on a pencil case.

  • The medicine is so simple in application and so easily available that it is served out almost automatically and indifferently, to every law-breaker; the pickpocket and the burglar are locked up next door to the clergyman at variance with his bishop; the weak-kneed and self-indulgent drunkard rubs shoulders with the political zealot who has endangered the peace of nations.

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