Fret

/fɹɛt/

Synonyms for "fret" (554 found)

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Closest matches (111)

ablate abrade abrase ache achievement aching afflict aggravate agitate agonize ailair a grievancealerion anger anginaanimal chargeannoy annulet arabesque argent

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armorial bearingsarmory arms arouse azure backache bandeau barbar sinisterbark basketry basketwork batonbe concernedbe lividbe pissedbearings beatbeat upbeef bellyache bendbend sinisterbeset billet bitch bite blazon blazonry bleed blemish bloody bluster boil bordure bother break bristlebroad arrowbroodbrood overbrowned offbug burnburn tocadency markcancellation canton carecarp atcarry oncephalalgia chafe chaplet charge check chevron chief chip churnchurn upclamor clash clawcoat of armscockatrice cockle colic collywobbles complain concern convulse coronet crab crack

Noun(9 words)

abrade agonize anguish anxiety bar brood cark chafes concern

Verb(4 words)

agonised agonized chafe choke

Adjective(3 words)

agonising agonizing concerned

Strong matches (166)

craze crescent crest croak crosscross hatchingcross molinecross-hatching crossing-out crown crucify cut device difference differencing dimple disarrange discompose disquiet distress

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disturb dither dog dudgeon eagle earache embitter embitterment erase ermine ermines erminites erminois erode escutcheon exacerbate exacerbation exasperate excite excoriate excruciate exercise falcon ferment fessfess pointfester fidget field file filigree flanch flapfleur-de-lisflurry fluster flusteration flustration flutter foofaraw fracture fray frazzlefret and fumefret atfretwork frieze fume fur fusil fussfuss atgall garland gashget excitedgive paingnawgnaw awaygnawinggo ongrategrate ongrating gravel graze grid gridiron grieve griffin grille grillwork grind gripe gripes grit groan grouch grouse growl grumble grump grunt gules gut-ache gyron hachure harasshardly waitharrow harry hassle hasten hatching hatchment haunthave a conniptionheadache heartburn helmet hemicrania henpeckheraldic devicehigh dudgeonhollerhonor pointhound howl huff hurt impalement impaling incense incise inescutcheon inflameinflict paininjure interlacement

Verb(14 words)

discomposed disquieted eateat awayeat intoerode flurried fray fumed fuss fussed gag gall grate

Noun(12 words)

distresses erode fearsfeeling anxiousfreak outfretwire funks fusses fussinggreek fretgreek keygrille

Adjective(1 words)

flustered

Related words (277)

intertexture intertwinement irk irritant irritate irritationitch tojump the gunkickkill by incheslabel lace lacerate lacery lacework lacing lather lattice latticework lion

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lodge a complaintlozenge maimmake mincemeat ofmantling marshaling martlet martyr martyrize mascle maul megrim mesh meshes meshwork metal miff migraine mope motto mourn mullet murmur mutilate mutter nag nail net netting nettle networknibble atniggle nipnombril pointoctofoil odontalgia offend or ordinary orle otalgia paddle pain pale paly peanpeck atpeeve persecute perturb perturbate pester pet pheonpick atpick onpierce pinch pinepine awaypiquepissed offplague plexure plexus pother prickprolong the agonyprovocation provoke pucker puncture purpureput to torturepyrosis quarter quartering rack raddle rageraise a howlraise cainraise hellraise the devilraise the roofrankle rantrant and raverasp rave razeregister a complaintrend reticle reticulation reticule reticulum riddle riffle rile rip ripple roil rose roughen rubrub awayrub offrub outrub the wrong wayruffle rumple run rupture sable saltire savage scald scorch scotch scour scrape scratch screen screening scrub scruple scuff scutcheon seetheset on edgeset upshakeshake upshieldsick headachesieve simmer sizzle skin slash slit smoke smolder sorrowsplitting headachesprainspread eaglesquawk squirm stab stew stick sting stirstir the bloodstir upstomachache storm strain subordinary sulk sweatsweat and stewsweat it outswirl swivettake ontatter tear tenne texturethrobbing painthrow a fittiff tincture tissue tizzy toothache torment torse torture tracery traumatize trellis trelliswork trouble tweak twist twitter twitteration unicorn upset vair vert vexwait impatientlywattle wearwear awaywear downwear offwear outwear raggedweather weave weaving web webbing webwork weft whine whipwhip upwhisk wicker wickerworkwork upworry wound wreath wrench wring yale yapyap atyelp

Verb(7 words)

jangled niggle rankle rub scratch stewed worried

Noun(21 words)

key patternlather lattice openwork panicking snit stew stewing stews strip sweat swither tensing torments unease wearworn spotworries worry worrying

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wringing

Adjective(1 words)

niggling

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More general

53 entries

abrasion adjoin adorn agitation annoyarchitectural ornamentbar beautify bother carve chafe compact compress constrict contact contract

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More specific

10 entries

agonize apprehensionarabesque fretworkbrood fray fretwiregeometric latticenervousnessnickel silver fretscrape

Collocations

12 entries

abrasionfret aboutfret overfret patternfret wirefretboard fretful fretfulnessfretted instrumentfretworkfretwork designguitar fret

Inflections

3 entries

frets fretted fretting

Derivations

6 entries

fretboard fretful fretfully fretfulness fretting fretwork

Sample sentences

65 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You need not fret over such trifles.

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Jigsaw refers to a fret saw - that's how the name's origin was derived.

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Don't fret.

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We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.

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