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Antonyms for friction
ˈfrɪk ʃənfric·tion

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.8 / 4 votes

  1. friction

    Antonyms:
    lubrication, detachment, isolation, noncontact

    Synonyms:
    rubbing, grating, attrition, abrasion, contact

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. clash, frictionnoun

    a state of conflict between persons

    Synonyms:
    clangour, encounter, rubbing, detrition, clank, skirmish, brush, clangoring, crash, clangor, clash, clang

  2. friction, rubbingnoun

    the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

    Synonyms:
    rubbing, detrition, clash

  3. friction, detrition, rubbingnoun

    effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

    Synonyms:
    corrasion, abrasion, rubbing, detrition, attrition, clash, grinding

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. frictionnoun

    Synonyms:
    abrasion, attrition, confrication, rubbing, clashing, disagreement

How to use friction in a sentence?

  1. Henry David Thoreau:

    Let your life be a counter friction to stop the machine.

  2. Kevin Gibbon:

    I used to be a power seller on eBay, and the biggest point of friction was the shipping.

  3. Mujtaba Rahman:

    It's hard to see the substance of the customs proposal working for the EU side. It creates regulatory friction with Britain and customs friction with the EU.

  4. Kevin McCarthy:

    All I can do is look in the past and know that while there may be some tension, there may be some friction.

  5. Sammy Smooha:

    This ban will cause friction and resistance.

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#8045isolation
#13821friction
#22669detachment
#22909lubrication
#147221noncontact

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