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Synonyms for fret
frɛtfret
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Princeton's WordNet
fret, stew, sweat, lather, swithernoun
agitation resulting from active worry
"don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
Synonyms:
elbow grease, suds, effort, swither, sweat, stew, perspiration, worn spot, lather, sudor, travail, soapsuds, exertion, key patternworn spot, fretnoun
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
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swither, key pattern, worn spot, sweat, stew, latherfret, Greek fret, Greek key, key patternnoun
an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
"there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"
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key pattern, stew, sweat, lather, swither, worn spotfretverb
a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
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key pattern, stew, sweat, lather, swither, worn spotfuss, niggle, fretverb
worry unnecessarily or excessively
"don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
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squabble, rankle, pettifog, gag, quibble, mother, chafe, erode, eat into, brabble, eat away, scratch, bicker, fuss, grate, gall, choke, niggle, overprotect, fray, rubfretverb
be agitated or irritated
"don't fret over these small details"
Synonyms:
choke, fuss, eat into, eat away, rankle, niggle, chafe, fray, scratch, grate, erode, rub, gall, gagfretverb
provide (a musical instrument) with frets
"fret a guitar"
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choke, fuss, eat into, eat away, rankle, niggle, chafe, fray, scratch, grate, erode, rub, gall, gagchafe, gall, fretverb
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
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eat into, get at, rile, rankle, devil, irk, nettle, gag, vex, excoriate, irritate, chafe, erode, eat away, scratch, bother, annoy, fuss, fray, gall, choke, niggle, rag, nark, grate, get to, rub, gravelfretverb
cause annoyance in
Synonyms:
choke, fuss, eat into, eat away, rankle, niggle, chafe, fray, scratch, grate, erode, rub, gall, gageat into, fret, rankle, grateverb
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
"The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
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grind, rankle, gag, chafe, erode, eat into, scrape, scratch, fuss, grate, gall, choke, niggle, eat away, fray, rubfretverb
carve a pattern into
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choke, fuss, eat into, eat away, rankle, niggle, chafe, fray, scratch, grate, erode, rub, gall, gagfretverb
decorate with an interlaced design
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choke, fuss, eat into, eat away, rankle, niggle, chafe, fray, scratch, grate, erode, rub, gall, gagchoke, gag, fretverb
be too tight; rub or press
"This neckband is choking the cat"
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drop dead, strangle, pop off, gag, give-up the ghost, choke, foul, throttle, muzzle, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, expire, buy the farm, pass away, perish, croak, rub, clog, rankle, conk, eat away, asphyxiate, eat into, erode, clog up, back up, snuff it, decease, chafe, quip, go, scratch, heave, pass, choke off, fuss, die, suffocate, niggle, gall, exit, congest, scrag, grate, retch, stifle, frayrub, fray, fret, chafe, scratchverb
cause friction
"my sweater scratches"
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fuss, eat into, itch, excise, gag, choke, scratch up, nark, erode, excoriate, bother, rile, scrub, gravel, strike, rub, inscribe, rankle, get to, eat away, come up, scrape up, scrape, cancel, nettle, gall, call off, chafe, get at, engrave, scratch, irritate, annoy, frazzle, niggle, rag, expunge, vex, grate, fray, devil, graveerode, eat away, fretverb
remove soil or rock
"Rain eroded the terraces"
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gnaw, rankle, gag, chafe, erode, eat into, fray, gnaw at, fuss, grate, eat at, gall, choke, wear away, eat away, niggle, rub, scratchfret, eat awayverb
wear away or erode
Synonyms:
choke, fuss, eat into, eat away, rankle, niggle, chafe, fray, scratch, grate, erode, rub, gall, gag
Dictionary of English Synonymes
fretverb
fretverb
Synonyms:
vex, tease, irritate, gall, provoke, nettle, affront, make angryfretverb
fretverb
Synonyms:
chafe, fume, rage, be vexed, be irritated, be chafed, be peevish, be fretful, be angryfretnoun
Synonyms:
agitation, irritation, vexationfretnoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#123 | go | |
#1430 | mother | |
#1493 | pass | |
#1763 | die | |
#1992 | effort | |
#3227 | exit | |
#3439 | cancel | |
#3884 | strike | |
#5005 | worry | |
#5117 | devil | |
#6289 | cargo | |
#7015 | freight | |
#7665 | scratch | |
#8065 | grave | |
#9718 | foul | |
#9936 | bother | |
#10703 | sweat | |
#12429 | gag | |
#12745 | rub | |
#12853 | expire | |
#13072 | gravel | |
#15427 | grind | |
#15810 | rag | |
#15888 | scrub | |
#16912 | throttle | |
#17290 | excise | |
#19223 | stew | |
#20785 | annoy | |
#20976 | fuss | |
#21204 | choke | |
#21252 | gall | |
#26507 | itch | |
#27090 | fret | |
#27707 | fray | |
#27826 | perish | |
#29951 | travail | |
#30189 | clog | |
#30495 | erode | |
#32424 | scrape | |
#33184 | grate | |
#33249 | muzzle | |
#38020 | exertion | |
#42240 | nettle | |
#43067 | stifle | |
#45562 | quibble | |
#46155 | perspiration | |
#47688 | irritate | |
#53507 | heave | |
#54523 | vex | |
#58020 | lather | |
#58519 | suds | |
#59798 | engrave | |
#60869 | strangle | |
#67495 | quip | |
#73790 | croak | |
#82036 | suffocate | |
#88074 | expunge | |
#88819 | irk | |
#88869 | squabble | |
#90291 | chafe | |
#92888 | decease | |
#94228 | bicker | |
#102831 | gnaw | |
#105759 | inscribe | |
#127183 | rile | |
#166458 | conk | |
#167642 | niggle | |
#175654 | retch | |
#224515 | frazzle | |
#231498 | nark | |
#249874 | rankle | |
#278742 | soapsuds | |
#296996 | excoriate | |
#299464 | congest |
How to use fret in a sentence?
He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invated by worry, fret and anxiety.
O fret not after knowledge -- I have none, and yet my song comes native with the warmth. O fret not after knowledge -- I have none, and yet the Evening listens.
Donald Trump is having 10,000, 12,000 people show up at rallies. A lot of these guys are having five or six people show up at their events in Iowa. There's just not a comparison, you know, the establishment can fret about it all they want, but this is the new reality.
Build this day on a foundation of pleasant thoughts. Never fret at any imperfections that you fear may impede your progress. Remind yourself, as often as necessary, that you are a creature of God and have the power to achieve any dream by lifting up your thoughts. You can fly when you decide that you can. Never consider yourself defeated again. Let the vision in your heart be in your life's blueprint. Smile!
Well, don't fret about that, pilgrim
Translations for fret
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- أقلقArabic
- безпокоя се, безпокоя, притеснявам се, гриза, притеснявамBulgarian
- pražecCzech
- båndDanish
- verschlingen, BundGerman
- αδημονώ, τάστοGreek
- fretEsperanto
- cejaSpanish
- syövyttää, hermoilla, koristekuvio, [[olla]] [[huolissaan]], kuluttaa, nakertaa, otenauhaFinnish
- tracasser, dévorer, frette, inquiéter, s'inquiéter, se tracasser, ajourerFrench
- faitíosIrish
- ceapScottish Gaelic
- סָרִיגHebrew
- झल्लाहटHindi
- nyugtalanít, izgatHungarian
- resahIndonesian
- despitigar, despitarIdo
- preoccuparsi, divorare, consumare, lavorare d'intaglio, preoccupareItalian
- לִדאוֹגHebrew
- フレットJapanese
- ಬೇಸರಗೊಳ್ಳುKannada
- aestuōLatin
- whakakūnawhekeMāori
- bånd, tverrbåndNorwegian
- knagen, zich zorgen maken, bewerken, ongerust zijn, doorzagen met een figuurzaag, vreten, verslinden, piekeren, fretDutch
- band, tverrbandNorwegian Nynorsk
- fortvileNorwegian
- prógPolish
- preocupaçãoPortuguese
- tociRomanian
- волнова́ться, беспоко́иться, беспоко́ить, пожира́ть, жрать, выпи́ливать, поглоща́ть, волнова́ть, поеда́ть, ладRussian
- tvärband, greppband, bandSwedish
- வருத்தம்Tamil
- కోపముTelugu
- ทำให้ไม่สบายใจThai
- üzülmekTurkish
- нервуватиUkrainian
- پریشانUrdu
- băn khoănVietnamese
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