Synonyms for friction
ˈfrɪk ʃənfric·tion

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.8 / 4 votes

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, 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

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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How to pronounce friction?

How to say friction in sign language?

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How to use friction in a sentence?

1. Mickey Mehta:

   When you achieve out of aggression and friction your ego gets satisfied and when one accomplishes with love and faith the soul gets fulfilled. So accomplish more in faith and MickeyMize your life!

2. Gavin Hayes:

   That friction builds up and builds up and eventually the strain that’s stored there overcomes the friction, and that’s when the fault moves suddenly. That’s what an earthquake is.

3. Joshua Zeichner:

   Many people think that they’re sloughing away any remaining flakes, but the friction of the towel fibers against your skin can actually worsen damage to the surface.

4. Rich Greenfield:

   Churning off of a service once meant finding the phone number of your cable operator, navigating an automated menu and waiting on hold, we now live in a world where with a couple of clicks of your finger on your phone, all of the friction from cancellation is gone.

5. Greg Martin:

   Part of this is a Covid phenomenon, people are sitting around at home and spending a lot less so they have more savings and more time. Robinhood has taken all the friction out of trading.