RAKE Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

rake 1 of 3

noun (1)

Definition of rake

as in degenerate

a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard was often spotted in sordid places that reinforced a reputation as one of the city's most notorious rakes

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rake

2 of 3

noun (2)

as in slope

the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon the floor of the auditorium doesn't have much of a rake, so sightlines for spectators in the rear are not good

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3 of 3

to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something he raked repeatedly through his luggage, hoping that in one of the bags he would find his lost passport before his flight's departure

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Recent Examples of rake

Noun

Just sprinkle them around the base of your plants and scratch them into the soil with a hand rake or your fingers. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 24 June 2026 The definition of sports memorabilia has expanded in recent years alongside a boom in collecting and the support of companies like The Realest, which has developed an expertise in authenticating off-beat items, from Lincoln Financial Field snow to a Ryder Cup rake. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 June 2026

Verb

To begin care, Cuoco says to rake these areas, then aerate and reseed them. — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 12 July 2026 The gardeners rake these in twice a day to keep the sand flies away—the insects lay their eggs in moist, undisturbed sand, so regularly turning it disrupts their breeding ground. — Ariel Leve, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rake

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Noun

But while his recent albums with Tony Seltzer and Subjxct 5 resurfaced some of the dynamism brought by Sporting Life during his younger years as the fire-breathing degenerate who tied Ratking together, that energy takes a backseat here.

— Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Now playback all the degenerate, violent entertainment Julianne has happily participated in throughout her career.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026

Definition of degenerate

Noun

Aragüés learned that one of his former crewmates, who was defending a friend’s house, lost his own home when the fire travelled down a slope next to him.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Investigators found damaged trees along Rock Branch Road, before the tornado crossed Highway 212 and snapped or uprooted numerous trees along the southward slope of Shelton Laurel Creek and toward Cutshall Town Road.

— Joe Marusak July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

Definition of slope

Verb

Unlike Lake Michigan, debris and garbage settle along the riverbed and near the banks, forcing divers to search through sediment and obstacles while currents continue to move beneath the surface.

— Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Investigators searched the Starbucks headquarters in southern Seoul on Tuesday, police said Wednesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of search

Noun

The inclination to boycott an organization was fairly consistent across party lines—48% of Democrats and 40% of Republicans.

— Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Undoubtedly, a 3-4-2-1 delivered the best results last season, but the manager’s natural inclination is to play with four defenders.

— Luke Bosher, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of inclination

Verb

During pre-deployment cybersecurity testing, three Anthropic models gained unauthorized access to production systems belonging to outside organizations, and the company disclosed it on July 30 after combing through 141,006 evaluation runs.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Apply the mask from the mid-lengths to the ends and comb it through to ensure even coverage.

— Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of comb

Noun

In July, Roku made the city even more interactive with a new brand campaign that guides users to visit six themed areas featuring humorous promo spots, including a pirate ship, a volcano and a villain’s evil lair.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Still, bonus points for casting Chukwudi Iwuji as the menacing High Evolutionary, one of the oddest and most unsettling Marvel villains in recent memory.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of villain

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This portable treadmill is super compact, turning any room into your personal walking track, with a maximum speed of 3 mph controlled via remote and an adjustable incline of 5% or 7%.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Then, roughly a mile into the trek, the electric assist on Peoples’ mountain wheelchair suddenly stopped working, leaving her to power the remaining miles using only her arms on every incline.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Definition of incline

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