Synonyms for gravelly

Most common

grating · scratchy · raspy · rasping · gravelish · gravelous · pebbly

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

ungravelly

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Full of, covered with, or similar to gravel or pebbles.

2. adj. 2

   Of a voice: unpleasantly harsh or rasping.

3. adj. 3

   Caused by or involving gravel (“kidney stones”).

Related words

Word family

gravel

Example sentences

• grating A cacophony is a mixture of grating noises.
• scratchy My throat feels dry and raw and scratchy.
• raspy Ziri heard a strange raspy voice outside his tent.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

rough¹, raspy²

6 letters

pebbly

7 letters

grating², rasping, shingly

8 letters

scratchy²

9 letters

gravelish, gravelous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (raspy² = 2 syllables).