Definitions

rub off

VERB

abrade

Synonyms

STRONG

chafe erode grate rub scuff wear

WEAK

triturate wear down

Antonyms

STRONG

make happy please rebuild

VERB

obliterate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annihilate black out eliminate eradicate erase expunge exterminate knock out obscure ravage smash wash out wipe out

STRONG

ax bog cancel cover cut defeat delete efface extirpate finish kill level liquidate nix off scratch scrub sink squash torpedo total trash waste zap

WEAK

KO X out blot out blue pencil do in finish off knock off mark out root out rub out shoot down take apart take out wipe off face of earth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

add aid assist bear build create fix help revive

STRONG

begin construct initiate keep leave alone save schedule set up start

Example Sentences

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Has my gift somehow rubbed off on them?

From Literature

Or is Mom somehow starting to rub off on me?

From Literature

I shake his palm, the dirt on both our gloves rubbing off and falling in a shower.

From Literature

Uzzaman wants to instill the fundamentals, but he said the students’ focus may have rubbed off on him.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although he is nine years my elder, his infectious, childlike enthusiasm about making dreams come true was rubbing off on me.

From Los Angeles Times