Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface.
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Friction
/ˈfɹɪkʃən̩/
Synonyms for "friction" (159 found)
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Closest matches (32)
Strong matches (48)
Noun(10 words)
detritiondragenergy dissipationfriction forcesfriction interactionfrictional forcefrictional pullfrictionalityheadwindheat generation
Adjective(1 words)
frictional horizontal force
Related words (79)
ill willincompatibilityincompatiblenessinharmoniousnessinharmonyinimicalnessinterferencejanglejarkickmalevolencemalicemalignitymanipulationmischiefnegativenessnonconformitynoncooperationobstinacyopen conflict
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oppositionopposureoppugnanceoppugnancypalpationperversenesspettingpressurequarrelsomenessreactionrecalcitrancerecoilrefractorinessrenitencyrepercussionrepugnanceresistancerevoltrivalryrubrubbingscrapingspitespitefulnessstrained relationsstrifestrokingswimming upstreamtensiontouchingtractionuncooperativenessunharmoniousnessunpleasantnessvyingwrangling
Noun(20 words)
Adjective(2 words)
italian tensionepolitical tensions
Verb(1 words)
sow discord
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
12 entriesconflictcontact forceeffortelbow greaseenergy transferexertionforceinteractionphysical processresistancesweattravail
More specific
6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesfriction coefficientfrictional forcekinetic frictionrolling resistancestatic frictionsurface roughness
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
6 entriesTranslations
47 translations across 25 languages.
Armenian
3 entries- բախում noun (conflict)
- վեճ noun (conflict)
- տարաձայնություն noun (conflict)
Bulgarian
2 entries- разногласие noun (conflict)
- търкане noun (conflict)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 摩擦 noun (conflict)
Dutch
4 entries- conflict noun (conflict)
- frictie noun (conflict)
- geschil noun (conflict)
- onenigheid noun (conflict)
Finnish
3 entries- erimielisyys noun (conflict)
- kitka noun (conflict)
- konflikti noun (conflict)
French
1 entries- désaccord noun (conflict)
Galician
1 entries- fricción noun (conflict)
Georgian
3 entries- კონფლიქტი noun (conflict)
- უთანხმოება noun (conflict)
- ჭიდილი noun (conflict)
German
2 entries- Friktion noun (conflict)
- Reiberei noun (conflict)
Greek
1 entries- προστριβές noun (conflict)
Icelandic
1 entries- núningur noun (conflict)
Indonesian
2 entries- friksi noun (conflict)
- gesekan noun (conflict)
Italian
4 entries- attrito noun (conflict)
- contrasto noun (conflict)
- dissenso noun (conflict)
- divergenza noun (conflict)
Japanese
1 entries- 不和 noun (conflict)
Malay
2 entries- pergeseran noun (conflict)
- perselisihan noun (conflict)
Portuguese
1 entries- atrito noun (conflict)
Romanian
3 entries- dezacord noun (conflict)
- divergență noun (conflict)
- neînțelegere noun (conflict)
Russian
2 entries- разногла́сия noun (conflict)
- тре́ния noun (conflict)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- eas-aonta noun (conflict)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- frìkcija noun (conflict)
- trénje noun (conflict)
Swahili
2 entries- mapigano noun (conflict)
- ugomvi noun (conflict)
Swedish
1 entries- friktion noun (conflict)
Telugu
1 entries- ఘర్షణ noun (conflict)
Turkish
1 entries- sürtüşme noun (conflict)
Ukrainian
1 entries- тертя́ noun (conflict)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
So-called trade friction could be avoided some day.
Source: tatoeba (65775)
What do you think has caused the present trade friction between Japan and the U.S.?
Source: tatoeba (239569)
Trade friction might arise between the two nations at any moment.
Source: tatoeba (241718)
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