Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "attrition" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

accretion

Derived Terms

antiattrition attrit attrite attrition bias attrition damage attrition warfare attritional attritionary attritive interattrition war of attrition

Context

dentistry human resources linguistics sciences theology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

decrease detrition drop-off eating away eroding erosion friction lessening regret rubbing rue ruefulness sorrow wearing wearing away

Type Of (IsA)

decrease friction harmed intelligent agent activity military event sorrow

Related Terms

contrition

Related Terms

contrition death experiment friction gradual membership participant personnel

Synonym Network

abrasion grinding natural wastage

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.