What are some alternative words for abrasion?
Synonyms for abrasion
əˈbreɪ ʒən
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Princeton's WordNet
abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation(noun)
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Synonyms:
lolly, start, attrition, cacography, scrawl, clams, cabbage, wampum, starting line, lucre, detrition, boodle, mark, incision, gelt, scratch line, scratching, bread, scraping, slit, lettuce, prick, loot, sugar, chicken feed, scratch, simoleons, grinding, moolah, pelf, dough, dinero, kale, scrape, scar, corrasion, scribble, dent, shekels, excoriationabrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition(noun)
erosion by friction
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excoriation, corrasion, contriteness, rubbing, detrition, contrition, scratch, attrition, friction, scrape, grindinggrinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition(noun)
the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
Synonyms:
excoriation, corrasion, contriteness, rubbing, detrition, contrition, scratch, attrition, friction, scrape, grinding
Dictionary of English Synonymes
abrasion(n.)
Synonyms:
friction, attrition, rubbing, disintegration, CONFRICATION, wearing away, wearing off, rubbing off
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#474 | start | |
#834 | mark | |
#3383 | sugar | |
#4920 | bread | |
#7665 | scratch | |
#13712 | dent | |
#13739 | dough | |
#13821 | friction | |
#15088 | grinding | |
#16414 | cabbage | |
#17323 | scar | |
#18406 | rubbing | |
#18846 | lettuce | |
#21399 | slit | |
#22047 | scratching | |
#25353 | loot | |
#28087 | prick | |
#29356 | abrasion | |
#30894 | attrition | |
#30906 | clams | |
#32143 | incision | |
#32424 | scrape | |
#34638 | scraping | |
#38857 | kale | |
#46676 | scribble | |
#48854 | shekels | |
#50918 | dinero | |
#57750 | lolly | |
#69241 | wampum | |
#90464 | contrition | |
#90939 | scrawl | |
#106773 | lucre | |
#115930 | contusion | |
#126686 | moolah | |
#163144 | gelt | |
#216729 | boodle | |
#304082 | simoleons |
How to use abrasion in a sentence?
It was possible to see abrasion along the edges of the leather scales, meaning that the armor had seen considerable use. That suggests that Tutankhamun had worn it, and that perhaps he had even seen battle.
He did not have a spot on his body that didn’t have a bruise or abrasion… It was the worst thing I’ve ever seen.
For as long as we are divided, there is always potential for abrasion at the interfaces, so there is a lurking and permanent possibility that the Troubles as we call them here will burst out again. I don't expect that to happen but it's there and at the back of many minds, including mine, it's a worry for the future.
Translations for abrasion
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- изтъркване, абразия, ожулване, изтриванеBulgarian
- abrasióCatalan, Valencian
- odřeninaCzech
- Abrasion, AbriebGerman
- γρατζουνιά, εκδορά, αποξύρηση, εκτριβή, απόξεσηGreek
- erosión, raspadura, rasguño, abrasiónSpanish
- kuluma, hiertymä, hiomapöly, hiontaFinnish
- abrasionFrench
- रगड़नHindi
- erózióHungarian
- abrasiIndonesian
- abrāsiō, abrasioneLatin
- nubrozdinimasLithuanian
- abrasamento, raspagem, abrasãoPortuguese
- трение, абразия, ссадина, истираниеRussian
- skrubbsårSwedish
- 磨损Chinese
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