Tom turned up at the party unshaven, wearing a crumpled shirt and trousers that were fraying.
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Fraying
/ˈfɹeɪ.ɪŋ/
Synonyms for "fraying" (30 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Noun(6 words)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (15)
Noun(14 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
16 entriesabrasionconditiondamagedegradationdeteriorationemotional stateemotional strainerosionpsychological effectpsychological statesocial dynamicsocial effectstatetextile defectwearwear process
More specific
23 entriesdiscordedge frayedge frayingemotional tensionfabric frayingfiber sheddingfraying alliancesfraying bondsfraying edgesfraying fabricfraying moralefraying nervesfraying ropefraying tempersfraying tiesloose threads
Showing 16 of 23 words.
Collocations
10 entriesfrayed edgefraying cablesfraying edgefraying edgesfraying fabricfraying fibersfraying nervesfraying ropefraying tempersfraying threads
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
I crimped a ferrule around the end of the stranded brake cable to prevent it from fraying.
Source: tatoeba (11125394)
Bugger, the lining in my coat is fraying.
Source: tatoeba (12486280)
Any frayings of rope should be removed.
Source: wiktionary
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