Synonyms of bites (at)

bites (at)

verb

present tense third-person singular of bite (at)

as in erodes

to consume or wear away gradually

the waves were biting at the sand castle I had worked so hard on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erodes
• eats
• corrodes
• gnaws
• destroys
• frets
• nibbles
• decomposes
• breaks down
• breaks up
• dissolves
• disintegrates
• ruins
• wastes
• wrecks
• decimates
• devastates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restores
• revives
• renews
• recreates
• regenerates
• refreshes
• freshens
• refreshens
• revitalizes
• rejuvenates