groove

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of GROOVE

to mark with or as if with a line or groove <if you groove that piece of wood, we should be able to fit this smaller board into it>

Synonyms groove, scribe, seam

Related Words abrade, file, graze, mill, rasp, scarify, scratch; bevel, chamfer, flute

to form a pleasing relationship <surprisingly, his flighty, artistic sensibility and her no-nonsense practicality groove together rather well>

Synonyms agree, assort, blend, chime, chime in, conform, consort, coordinate, groove

Related Words balance, correlate, correspond, dovetail, hang together, match; meet, parallel; bond, coalesce, cohere, conjoin, fuse, merge, square, tally

Near Antonyms contradict, contrast, counter, differ, diverge, jar; cancel (out), counteract, negate, offset

Antonyms clash, collide, conflict

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