Synonyms for grating
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Rasping
rasping, raspy, cacophonous, rough, jarring, harsh, scratchy, dissonant, gravelly, discordant, hoarse, rugged, cracked, raucous, inharmonious
2. Irritating
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Harsh and unpleasant.
- adj. 2
Annoying; tending to annoy.
Related words
- Word family
- gratingly grate
- Phrases
- diffraction grating
Example sentences
- jarring The transition between the scenes was jarring.
- raspy Ziri heard a strange raspy voice outside his tent.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| grating | rising | |
| jarring | rising | |
| raspy | rising | |
| rasping | rising | |
| cacophonous | rising | |
| stridulous | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- rough1, harsh1, raspy2
- 6 letters
- rugged2, hoarse1
- 7 letters
- cracked1, jarring2, raucous2, rasping
- 8 letters
- scratchy2, gravelly3
- 9 letters
- offensive3, dissonant3
- 10 letters
- irritating4, discordant3, stridulous
- 11 letters
- cacophonous
- 12 letters
- disagreeable5, inharmonious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (raspy2 = 2 syllables).