All grating synonyms
grat·ing
G g adj grating
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- offensive — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
- grinding — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- displeasing — to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
- jarring — to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
- rasping — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- rough — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- annoying — Someone or something that is annoying makes you feel fairly angry and impatient.
- shrill — high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry.
- disagreeable — contrary to one's taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant.
- discordant — being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
- dissonant — disagreeing or harsh in sound; discordant.
- harsh — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- hoarse — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
- irksome — annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome: irksome restrictions.
- raucous — harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
- squeaky — squeaking; tending to squeak: His squeaky shoes could be heard across the lobby.
- strident — making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
- unpleasant — not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive: an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation; an unpleasant manner.
- vexatious — causing vexation; troublesome; annoying: a vexatious situation.
- stridulous — Also, stridulant. making or having a harsh or grating sound.
adjective grating
- gruff — low and harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice.
- irritating — causing irritation; annoying; provoking: irritating questions.
- infuriating — Archaic. infuriated.
- aggravating — causing or full of aggravation: I've had an aggravating day.
- insensitive — deficient in human sensibility, acuteness of feeling, or consideration; unfeeling; callous: an insensitive person.
- vexing — to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him.
noun grating
- grille — cooked on a grill; broiled.
- grate — a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- lattice — a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- grid — a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- screen — a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- vent — a slit in the back or side of a coat, jacket, or other garment, at the bottom part of a seam.