Synonyms for attrition
əˈtrɪʃ ənat·tri·tion

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1. attritionnoun

   Antonyms:
   accretion

2. attritionnoun

   Antonyms:
   accretion

3. attritionnoun

   Antonyms:
   accretion

4. attritionnoun

   Antonyms:
   accretion

5. attritionnoun

   Antonyms:
   accretion

6. attritionnoun

   Antonyms:
   accretion

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1. attrition

   Synonyms:
   sorrow, repentance, affliction, penitence, compunction, remorse, self-reproach

   Antonyms:
   impenitence, callousness, obduracy, reprobation, relentlessness

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1. abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detritionnoun

   erosion by friction

   Synonyms:
   excoriation, corrasion, contriteness, rubbing, detrition, contrition, scratch, friction, abrasion, scrape, grinding

2. grinding, abrasion, attrition, detritionnoun

   the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

   Synonyms:
   excoriation, corrasion, contriteness, rubbing, detrition, contrition, scratch, friction, abrasion, scrape, grinding

3. attrition, contrition, contritenessnoun

   sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

   Synonyms:
   contriteness, abrasion, grinding, corrasion, contrition, detrition

4. attritionnoun

   a wearing down to weaken or destroy

   "a war of attrition"

   Synonyms:
   contriteness, abrasion, grinding, corrasion, contrition, detrition

5. attritionnoun

   the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction

   Synonyms:
   contriteness, abrasion, grinding, corrasion, contrition, detrition

Matched Categories

1. • Decrease
   • Friction
   • Sorrow

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1. attritionnoun

   Synonyms:
   abrasion, friction, rubbing

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1. List of paraphrases for "attrition":

   wear, depuration, erosion

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1. Beverly Wyse:

   On a per airplane basis, our employee base will come down but we cover that with natural attrition and having temporary workers, contract workers.

2. Greg Sizemore:

   To be very candid, that number is a number that we heard from both our members and others, just an accumulation of' I could use that based on the volume of work,' we have to, because of technology, retirement and attrition. You've got to educate.

3. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez:

   We believe the cost of implementing this rule is offset by the efficiencies that come with reduced attrition, increased loyalty, all of those things that have been documented in a number of studies of state laws that have been enacted.

4. Chief Executive Jes Staley:

   Investing substantially in this company was one of the first things I did upon being appointed - and my interests are firmly aligned with yours, however, I believe it is better to move quickly and decisively to eliminate the drag in this business now than to accept high levels of attrition on your returns for a much longer time than is necessary.

5. Nicole Schwegman:

   The Department does not manipulate military recruiting data, as part of achieving their End-strength objectives, the Services set their own recruitment goals and will make adjustment to those goals based upon Service retention rates, separation rates, and attrition.