Synonyms for friction
ˈfrɪk ʃənfric·tion

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1. friction

   Synonyms:
   rubbing, grating, attrition, abrasion, contact

   Antonyms:
   lubrication, detachment, isolation, noncontact

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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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1. Tom Robbins, _Skinny Legs and All_, 1990, p. 305.:

   ...to emphasize the afterlife is to deny life. To concentrate on Heaven is to create hell. In their desperate longing to transcend the disorderliness, friction, and unpredictability that pesters life; in their desire for a fresh start in a tidy habitat, germ-free and secured by angels, religious multitudes are gambling the only life they may ever have on a dark horse in a race that has no finish line."

2. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy:

   You saw a lot of people run into friction in support of the Capitol Hill police. It came far too close. Something like this should never happen. This country has the talent and the resources to do anything. But the pre-planning and coordination and the intelligence were not really managed well, and we were not in a position to be successful that day as a country.

3. Frances Willard:

   The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum.

4. Melissa Goist:

   First of all, wear undies when you work out, if you don’t the friction from the workout can cause major discomfort and soreness.

5. Elise Thomas:

   It's hard to have an organized group or movement on Twitter, in terms of social media activity, it really is focused on Facebook. Most of the people are on Facebook already. Anytime you can reduce friction to get people to join a digital online group, that's the way it's going to go.