Synonyms for FRICTION
ˈfrɪk ʃənfric·tion

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1. friction

   Synonyms:
   rubbing, grating, attrition, abrasion, contact

   Antonyms:
   lubrication, detachment, isolation, noncontact

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. clash, frictionnoun

   a state of conflict between persons

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

2. friction, rubbingnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   rubbing, detrition, friction, clash

3. friction, detrition, rubbingnoun

   effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

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

Matched Categories

1. • Conflict
   • Resistance

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1. frictionnoun

   Synonyms:
   attrition, abrasion, confrication, rubbing

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1. frictionnoun

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "friction":

   rubbing, abrasion, sticking, tension

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1. List of known nicknames for "Friction":

   Friction (DnB), Ed Keeley, Friction, DJ

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1. William Furman:

   If they roll, release and ignite from friction or drag, they will ignite others that aren't jacketed or insulated.

2. Bill Baruch:

   The trade tariffs between EU, Mexico, and Canada and the friction with China are also weighing on crude oil.

3. Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal:

   The growth that you're experiencing here in India is stratospheric, the transportation infrastructure has not kept up with the stratospheric growth, and through all our research we have never seen the level of friction in transportation anywhere in the world.

4. Bumble Bizz.Ravi Bapna:

   Someone recognized the key friction in the market and built a whole company around it.

5. James Rodriguez:

   We all know they have good players but I think it’s going to be 50-50 because Colombia also play, that’s why it will be a nice match, i think it’s obvious that in these three (group) matches I had little room, they were tight matches, intense, with a lot of friction and with little space I can’t play much.