What is another word for gnaw?
514 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ n_ˈɔː], [ nˈɔː], [ nˈɔː]Table of Contents
Similar words for gnaw:- annoy (verb)
- be bothered, worried about (verb)
- beleaguer (verb)
- bite (verb)
- bite, chew (verb)
- cause injury, loss (verb)
- chew (verb)
- contact (verb)
- corrode (verb)
- damage (verb)
- eat (verb)
- erode (verb)
- graze (verb)
- harass (verb)
- harry (verb)
- tantalize (verb)
- tease (verb)
- waste (verb)
- other synonyms
- beleaguer
- chew
- corrode
- damage
- eat
- tantalize
- waste
Definition for Gnaw:
Synonyms for Gnaw:
n.
v.
•annoy (verb)- asks for it,
- be the back of,
- ex asperating,
- wast back of,
- pushing button,
- works on,
- were on the back of,
- dis tressed,
- ex-asperating,
- be devilled,
- being on the back of,
- toffing,
- burns up,
- were at,
- asked for it,
- be deviled,
- be on back of,
- are back of,
- was back of,
- be-devilled,
- ex asperates,
- were on back of,
- wert back of,
- t-offed,
- are on back of,
- wast on back of,
- asking for it,
- dis pleasing,
- dis please,
- be devil,
- t offing,
- be-deviling,
- dis pleased,
- t offed,
- be devilling,
- be-devils,
- be back of,
- dis tresses,
- is on the back of,
- dis-tressed,
- wast at,
- ex-asperates,
- ticking off,
- are the back of,
- burnt up,
- pushes button,
- art the back of,
- was the back of,
- being back of,
- is the back of,
- ex-asperated,
- hits where one lives,
- hits where lives,
- t off,
- dis-tresses,
- dis pleases,
- toffed,
- ex asperate,
- being on back of,
- is back of,
- are on the back of,
- dis-tress,
- wert on back of,
- art back of,
- be deviling,
- hitting where lives,
- dis-pleased,
- ex-asperate,
- wast on the back of,
- being the back of,
- hit where lives,
- dis-pleasing,
- be-devilling,
- was on back of,
- heating up,
- be-deviled,
- ticks off,
- am back of,
- wast the back of,
- is at,
- am at,
- wrought on,
- hitting where one lives,
- are at,
- am the back of,
- be devils,
- wert on the back of,
- being at,
- t-offs,
- was on the back of,
- making waves,
- is on back of,
- were back of,
- wert the back of,
- art at,
- am on back of,
- was at,
- wert at,
- dis-pleases,
- be-devil,
- were the back of,
- made waves,
- dis-please,
- firing up,
- pushed button,
- t offs,
- t-offing,
- dis tress,
- am on the back of.
- trouble,
- beleague,
- fret,
- haunt,
- prey on one's mind,
- rankle,
- irritate,
- annoy,
- distress,
- bedevil,
- pester.
- be leaguers,
- be setting,
- be-set,
- puts upon,
- be leaguered,
- putting upon,
- setting upon,
- be sets,
- be-leaguering,
- be-setting,
- be-leaguer,
- be-leaguers,
- puts up on,
- putting up on,
- put up on,
- sets up on,
- be-leaguered,
- setting up on,
- be-sets,
- be leaguer,
- set up on,
- be leaguering.
- chawing on,
- takes chunk out of,
- taking a chunk out of,
- take chunk out of,
- taking chunk out of,
- chaws on,
- took chunk out of,
- took a chunk out of,
- chawed on,
- takes a chunk out of.
- dis-patching,
- dis-patch,
- dis-patched,
- feasted upon,
- Manducated,
- dis patching,
- feast up on,
- Manducating,
- dis patched,
- dis patch,
- dis patches,
- feasts up on,
- dis-patches,
- feasting up on,
- feasted up on,
- feasting upon,
- manducates.
- gnaw.
- banging up,
- under mined,
- de-faced,
- dis mantled,
- dis-integrates,
- in-capacitating,
- under-mining,
- de filed,
- de-filed,
- de faced,
- in capacitating,
- de-filing,
- dis-color,
- dis mantling,
- de filing,
- dis integrated,
- de-files,
- de facing,
- in-capacitates,
- banged up,
- disco-loring,
- dis-figures,
- de files,
- wore away,
- dis-figure,
- dis integrates,
- dis-integrating,
- in capacitates,
- de face,
- de-face,
- de-faces,
- de file,
- dis figure,
- in capacitated,
- dis-integrate,
- dis-figuring,
- de-file,
- bangs up,
- in-capacitate,
- dis color,
- disco loring,
- dis integrating,
- dis-colors,
- dis-mantle,
- dis figured,
- dis-mantled,
- dis figures,
- dis-colored,
- dis colored,
- dis-mantling,
- under-mined,
- dis-integrated,
- dis coloring,
- wreaked havoc on,
- under mining,
- de faces,
- dis figuring,
- dis mantles,
- wreaks havoc on,
- in capacitate,
- dis-figured,
- wrought havoc on,
- wreaking havoc on,
- dis mantle,
- dis-coloring,
- dis colors,
- dis-mantles,
- in-capacitated,
- de-facing,
- dis integrate.
- de composes,
- de-composed,
- runs through,
- dis solve,
- dis solves,
- de-composing,
- de-compose,
- de cay,
- dis-appears,
- dis appear,
- dis appears,
- de composed,
- de-composes,
- dis-appear,
- dis-appeared,
- dis-solved,
- dis-solves,
- dis-solving,
- dis-solve,
- de cays,
- wastes away,
- de compose,
- de-cay,
- dis solving,
- dis solved,
- dis appearing,
- dis-appearing,
- de-cays,
- dis appeared,
- de composing.
- de-spoiling,
- giving a bad time,
- rattling one cage,
- de-spoiled,
- give bad time,
- rattles ones cage,
- rattled one cage,
- de spoils,
- gat to,
- giving a hard time,
- gotten to,
- gives a bad time,
- rattled ones cage,
- giving hard time,
- rattle ones cage,
- rattles one's cage,
- rattle cage,
- de spoiling,
- giving bad time,
- jerks around,
- rattling ones cage,
- jerking around,
- gives bad time,
- rattled cage,
- rattling cage,
- rattles cage,
- de spoil,
- noodging,
- gave a hard time,
- de-spoil,
- gives hard time,
- noodged,
- give hard time,
- rattled one's cage,
- gave hard time,
- rattles one cage,
- rattle one cage,
- gives a hard time,
- rattling one's cage,
- de spoiled,
- gave bad time,
- de-spoils,
- gave a bad time.
- de predated,
- de predate,
- de predates,
- up sets,
- up setting,
- up-sets,
- de-predates,
- up-set,
- de-predate,
- chivies,
- de-predated,
- up-setting,
- de-predating,
- de predating.
- kept hanging,
- makes mouth water,
- keeps hanging,
- made mouth water,
- keeping hanging,
- making mouth water.
- mis-applied,
- go waste,
- goes waste,
- mis-used,
- wast no avail,
- mis-employed,
- art of no avail,
- poured down the drain,
- were of no avail,
- running dry,
- mis employing,
- gambling away,
- de-cline,
- mis-employing,
- mis applies,
- de-creased,
- am of no avail,
- being of no avail,
- gambles away,
- mis apply,
- gambled away,
- mis used,
- was no avail,
- de cline,
- pours down drain,
- is of no avail,
- goes to waste,
- art no avail,
- de crease,
- mis-apply,
- mis applied,
- frivoled away,
- de-clines,
- frivolled away,
- am no avail,
- misemploys,
- going to waste,
- pours down the drain,
- runs dry,
- de creases,
- mis applying,
- is no avail,
- misemployed,
- pouring down the drain,
- de-crease,
- mis-using,
- pour down drain,
- de-creases,
- de clines,
- mis employs,
- poured down drain,
- mis-employ,
- be no avail,
- mis using,
- mis employed,
- wast of no avail,
- went waste,
- ran dry,
- mis-employs,
- mis-applies,
- de creasing,
- trifled away,
- mis-applying,
- de creased,
- going waste,
- trifling away,
- were no avail,
- went to waste,
- pouring down drain,
- ate away,
- trifles away,
- frivols away,
- being no avail,
- misemploying,
- frivoling away,
- frivolling away,
- wert of no avail,
- mis employ,
- was of no avail,
- de-creasing,
- wert no avail.
Other synonyms:
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- nip.
Antonyms for Gnaw:
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v.
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be bothered, worried about
please, soothe, calm, comfort, support, make happy, delight, aid, assuage, assist, help.
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Other antonyms:
freshen.
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be bothered, worried about
Gnaw Sentence Examples:
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She did not move now, but sat the picture of hard, haughty despair - a despair that would gnaw body and soul, yet give no sigh.
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They are easily caught in steel traps, and after vainly trying to drag their feet from the cruel crushing jaws, they sometimes in their agony gnaw them off.
