Scraping Synonyms and Antonyms

skrāpiŋ
To be severely sparing in order to economize
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. stinting
  2. skimping
  3. scrimping
  4. pinching
Bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. scratching
  2. rubbing
  3. rasping
  4. troubling
  5. skinning
  6. spotting
  7. shaving
  8. scuffling
  9. scrimping
  10. rowing
  11. removing
  12. pickling
  13. messing
  14. marring
  15. holing
  16. scouring
  17. grazing
  18. gathering
  19. abrading
  20. grating
  21. gashing
  22. fighting
  23. feeding
  24. erasing
  25. digging
  26. cutting
  27. corroding
  28. collecting
  29. clawing
  30. amassing
Antonyms:
  1. spending
  2. squandering
  3. wasting
Scratch repeatedly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. scrubbing
  2. grating
  3. scouring
Antonyms:
  1. smoothing
Gather (money or other resources) together over time
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. scratching
A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. scrape
  2. scratch
  3. scratching
Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. genuflecting
  2. kowtowing

Scraping Sentence Examples

  • He loved animals, but he spent his entire life scraping to make ends meet.

  • Scraping the left-overs into a bowl, she ran water to wash the dishes.

  • The beating of the rotators died, replaced by creaking and scraping of metal.

  • You may be accustomed to scraping by in some third world country, but this is our country.

  • This consists in selecting a spot of virgin soil, clearing it of forest and jungle by burning, and scraping the surface with the rudest agricultural implements.

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