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Definitions

scab

[skab] / skæb /
NOUN
crust
Synonyms
STRONGEST
layer skin surface
STRONG
band bloom border caking coat concretion covering edge encrustation film hull incrustation integument outside rind shell verge
Antonyms
STRONGEST
core interior middle
STRONG
center inside
NOUN
fink
Synonyms
STRONG
canary narc nark rat snake snitch squealer stoolie tattletale tipster weasel whistle-blower
WEAK
stool pigeon
NOUN
flake
Synonyms
STRONGEST
leaf
STRONG
cell disk drop foil lamella lamina layer membrane pellicle plate section shaving sheet skin slice sliver wafer
Antonyms
STRONG
whole
NOUN
mange
Synonyms
STRONG
dermatitis eczema eruption psoriasis scabies scales sores
WEAK
skin disease
NOUN
scar
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blister crater defect discoloration disfigurement flaw wound
STRONG
cicatrice cicatrix hurt mark pockmark track
Antonyms
STRONGEST
perfection strength
VERB
flake
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exfoliate sliver
STRONG
blister chip desquamate drop pare scale shed slice trim
WEAK
delaminate wear away

Example Sentences

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“These people believe that you take the scab off of a wound and take it off again and again until something miraculous happens,” Boritt grumbles to the camera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Apples are also among the most heavily treated fruits, with pesticides used in particular to fight apple scab, the main fungal threat to orchards.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

There’s always that issue of, do you really want to pull the scab off an old scar and open the wound?

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

"Unseasonal rainfall in April-May led to scab affecting the crop," says Abdula Gaffar Qazi, 50. "Even when some farmers sprayed pesticides, the rain washed it away."

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

I run my tongue over the scab on my lip.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.