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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'fray'

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1. (verb) affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle
a noisy fight
Synonyms: commotion, mental disturbance, hurly burly, disturbance, mental disorder, interference, ruff, folie, upset, flounce, flutter, choker, to-do, psychological disorder, perturbation, furbelow, kerfuffle, fracas, frill, hoo-ha, disruption, altercation, ruffle, fray, noise, neck ruff, affray, hoo-hah

2. (verb) fray, frazzle
wear away by rubbing
Synonyms: scratch, frazzle, chafe, fray, fret, rub

3. (verb) rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch
cause friction
Synonyms: fuss, eat into, itch, excise, gag, choke, scratch up, nark, erode, fret, 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, grave

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'fray'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. fray
A feud is enmity between families, clans, or parties, with acts of hostility mutually retaliated and avenged; feud is rarely used of individuals, never of nations. While all the other words o
Synonyms: feud, affray, brawl, contest, dissension, hostility, animosity, broil, controversy, enmity, quarrel, bitterness, contention, dispute, fray, strife

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