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tooth Antonyms

Opposite of tooth

Because the opposite of tooth shifts with each meaning, the antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 3 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

The slight roughness or grain on the surface of paper or canvas that allows drawing media such as graphite, charcoal, or pastel to adhere.

Usage Example

"The artist specifically chose a watercolor paper with heavy smoothness to hold the multiple layers of soft pastel."

Strongest
smoothness
Strong
slickness
gloss

• verb (Context 2)

To provide, furnish, or cut with teeth or toothlike projections.

Usage Example

"The skilled metalworker carefully toothed the edge of the custom circular saw blade."

Strong
smooth

• verb (Context 3)

To interlock or mesh together (specifically referring to the cogs of gears).

Usage Example

"The intricately milled gears toothed perfectly, allowing the grandfather clock's mechanism to run smoothly."

Strongest
disengage
unmesh

Similar words to tooth

Words similar to tooth shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

mesh
serrate
cog
intermesh
interlock
grain
engage
notch
See all synonyms of tooth

• Nearby Words

too
toodles
tool
tooth
toothed
toothless
toothlessly

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Tooth. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/tooth
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