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. Director Martin Mason:

   I really hope that over time common sense prevails and people do understand that this friction of getting product into Europe has got to be smoothed down, it is a bit of a barrier to recovery post COVID, but... if wise heads get together and solve some of these issues then hopefully it will become easier.

2. Briton Alex Inglot:

   Generally, the reality is that there are only a few big issues that are pretty much zero-sum games, whether it's prize money, whether it's changes to the calendar, whether it's reviewing formats or things like that. So in those situations where interests are intrinsically differing, they cause frustration and friction almost by definition.

3. Panos Panay:

   A lot went into it because you don't want any moment where the product doesn't feel perfect in any posture at any given time, it's been building all this time -- the hinge work across Surface Studio, our detach work on Surface Book... the pen's haptics and when you put it down, you actually feel friction. All that tech has been brewing for four to five years. There's a lot of patience.

4. Chief Executive Robert Martin:

   We haven't got to that point yet as of today. But we have to expect there will be some friction in the market, probably over the third and fourth quarter.

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.