Synonyms of scuffs

scuffs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of scuff

1

as in scratches

to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface

scuffed up her shoes by rubbing her feet under the rung of the chair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scratches
• scrapes
• bruises
• grazes
• abrades
• barks
• skins
• chafes
• claws
• frets
• galls
• cuts
• lacerates
• contuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softens
• smooths
• waxes
• polishes
• smoothes

2

as in shuffles

to move heavily or clumsily

the miners scuffed past in heavy boots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffles
• stumbles
• stomps
• clumps
• sloughs
• barges
• lumps
• stamps
• stumps
• pounds
• lurches
• hauls
• scuffles
• trudges
• flounders
• shambles
• drags
• tramps
• weaves
• galumphs
• flogs
• slogs
• flops
• plods
• lumbers
• staggers
• sways
• tromps
• blunders
• reels
• wobbles
• wabbles
• waddles
• totters
• dodders
• teeters
• careens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slides
• glides
• waltzes
• whisks
• floats
• hangs
• drifts
• breezes
• hovers
• coasts
• wafts
• poises

scuffs

2 of 2

noun

plural of scuff

as in creaks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scratches
• creaks
• scrapes
• rasps
• jars
• screeches
• bleats
• brays
• grinds
• jangles
• clashes
• clangs
• clanks
• blasts
• croaks
• gargles
• clangors