What is the antonym of scrape? The antonym of scrape depends on which meaning you mean. For the verb scrape meaning to rub off or remove by friction, antonyms include to smooth, to polish, to buff, to coat, to cover, to apply, and to layer, because scraping removes while these add or smooth. For example, to scrape paint off versus to apply paint. For the verb scrape meaning to barely get by or to gather with difficulty, antonyms include to have plenty, to have abundance, to thrive, to prosper, and to have surplus. For the noun scrape meaning a difficult situation or predicament, antonyms include ease, advantage, solution, peace, and smooth sailing. For the noun scrape meaning a shallow abrasion wound, there is no direct antonym, but opposite concepts would be intact skin, uninjured skin, or healed skin. In medical terms, the opposite of an abrasion is intact epidermis. In general language, if to scrape is to remove by abrasion, to cushion or to protect would be opposites, because protecting prevents scraping. Context determines which antonym fits best.
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