Definition for Abrasive:

• sharply disagreeable; rigorous; " the harsh facts of court delays"; " an abrasive character"

Synonyms for Abrasive:

• adj.

  •gritty (adjective)
  • gravelly.

• n.

  •
  • cutting,
  • grinding.
  •
  • irritating.
  •abrasive (noun)
  • abradant,
  • scratchy,
  • abrasive material,
  • unsmooth,
  • disagreeable,
  • rough,
  • harsh.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • indecent,
  • grooved,
  • rough-hewn,
  • inelegant,
  • varnish,
  • impolite,
  • pert,
  • spiky,
  • cleaner,
  • lacquer,
  • inappropriate,
  • jagged,
  • granular,
  • sacrilegious,
  • gloss,
  • lavender,
  • ill-mannered,
  • offensive,
  • insulting,
  • discourteous,
  • prickly,
  • lippy,
  • coarsely,
  • inexcusable,
  • shampoo,
  • cute,
  • tasteless,
  • sachet,
  • rugged,
  • nervy,
  • grainy,
  • insolent,
  • indecorous,
  • gritty,
  • potpourri,
  • chunky,
  • scraper,
  • rustic,
  • peremptory,
  • distasteful.
  •
  • grinder,
  • fine,
  • polish.
  •Other relevant words:
  • grating,
  • pumice stone,
  • rubbing the wrong way,
  • galling,
  • erode,
  • acrimonious,
  • annoying,
  • hurtful,
  • silicon carbide,
  • unkind,
  • reduce,
  • steel wool,
  • callused,
  • Limation,
  • eat,
  • Buffing,
  • brutal,
  • slicker,
  • erasure,
  • crenulated,
  • cleave,
  • sharp,
  • raw,
  • spotty,
  • peevish,
  • condense,
  • pare,
  • pesty,
  • nuisance,
  • wax,
  • emery paper,
  • ablation,
  • file,
  • aggravating,
  • abrade,
  • warty,
  • cowcatcher,
  • Nettling,
  • jarring,
  • prickle,
  • scuff,
  • Sanding,
  • Colcothar,
  • petulant,
  • sleeker,
  • emery,
  • scrubbing,
  • attrition,
  • uneven,
  • ablative,
  • filing,
  • strident,
  • thorn,
  • sever,
  • garnet,
  • carve,
  • polisher,
  • unpleasant,
  • dressing,
  • peckish,
  • rottenstone,
  • scraping,
  • rasp,
  • scouring,
  • sticker,
  • corundum,
  • pebbly,
  • bothersome,
  • raspy,
  • hard to take,
  • grazing,
  • roller,
  • pesky,
  • pestilential,
  • scratch,
  • cranky,
  • chop,
  • acute,
  • shrill,
  • severe,
  • scrub,
  • scrape,
  • pricker,
  • Gnawing,
  • shoe polish,
  • shining,
  • pumice,
  • abrasion,
  • Fretting,
  • cruel,
  • nettlesome,
  • carborundum,
  • shorten,
  • rouge,
  • nail file,
  • Polishes,
  • emery cloth,
  • biting,
  • Rankling,
  • crocus,
  • erosion,
  • coarse,
  • fender,
  • tetchy,
  • chafing,
  • shingly,
  • consume,
  • vexatious,
  • roughish,
  • nasty,
  • rebarbative,
  • wearing away,
  • shave,
  • chafe,
  • corrode,
  • cut,
  • hateful,
  • polishing,
  • edit,
  • rigorous,
  • bitter,
  • sandpaper,
  • Smoothing,
  • buffer,
  • abrader,
  • pilot,
  • aluminum oxide,
  • detrition,
  • Scuffing,
  • irritant,
  • gnaw,
  • Sharpening,
  • curtail,
  • sandy,
  • abbreviate,
  • burnish,
  • smoother,
  • fractious,
  • barky,
  • keen,
  • rub,
  • emery board,
  • Carking,
  • Burnishing,
  • Arenose,
  • wear,
  • sandblasting,
  • maddening,
  • spine,
  • Irksome.

Paraphrases for Abrasive:

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    aggressive, caustic.

Antonyms for Abrasive:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    delightful, pleasing.

Homophones for Abrasive:

• apperceive, aversive.