Synonyms of grating

1 Syllable

shrill, harsh, rough, dry

2 Syllables

croupier, brassy, jangly, scratchier, frictions, harshest, squeaky, grinding, breathy, hoarser, roiled, harsher, annoying, rasping, raspy, strident, squally, brassier, squallier, jarring, scratchy, breathier, croupy, hoarse, raucous, friction, crossing, glottal, squawky, fretwork

3 Syllables

displeasing, absonant, lattice, guttural, irksome, stridulous, bone-crushing, stridulent, tuneless, unpleasant, vexatious, stertorous, atonal, contrarient, dissonant, out-of-key, out-of-tune, discordant, tracery, harsh-sounding

4 Syllables

latticework, disharmonic, unmusical, cacophonic, disagreeable, inharmonic, offensive, decussation, cacophonous, vociferant, trituration, unharmonious, unmelodious

5 Syllables

reticulation