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Main Entry: friction
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: rubbing

Synonyms:

abrasion, agitation, attrition, chafing, erosion, filing, fretting, grating, grinding, irritation, massage, rasping, resistance, scraping, soreness, traction, trituration, wearing away
Main Entry: friction
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: disagreement

Synonyms:

animosity, antagonism, bad blood, bad feeling, bickering, bone to pick, conflict, counteraction, discontent, discord, disharmony, dispute, dissension, faction, factionalism, flak, hassle, hatred, hostility, impedance, incompatibility, interference, opposition, quarrel, resentment, resistance, rivalry, row*, ruckus*, rumpus, set-to, sour note, strife, trouble, wrangling

Antonyms:

agreement, harmony, peace
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Friction.
Category: 1. Solid Matter

Synonyms:

-nouns
friction, attrition; rubbing; confrication, detrition, contrition, affriction, abrasion, arrosion, limature, frication, rub; elbow grease; rosin; massage; roughness.
-verbs
rub, scratch, scrape, scrub, slide, fray, rasp, graze, curry, scour, polish, rub out, wear down, gnaw; file, grind (reduce to powder)., set one's teeth on edge; rosin.
-adjectives
anatriptic; attrite.
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Main Entry: antagonism
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: causing problem; opposition

Synonyms:

animosity, animus, antipathy, antithesis, clashing, competition, conflict, contention, contradistinction, contrariety, difference, disagreement, discord, dissension, enmity, friction, hatred, hostility, incongruity, oppugnancy, rancor, resistance, rivalry

Antonyms:

accord, agreement, harmony, rapport, sympathy, understanding
Main Entry: conflict
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: disagreement, discord

Synonyms:

affray, animosity, antagonism, bad blood, brush, competition, concours, contention, contest, dance, difference, disaccord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity, divided loyalties, faction, factionalism, flap, fray, friction, fuss, hassle, hostility, interference, meeting, opposition, row, ruckus, run-in, set-to, strife, variance

Antonyms:

accord, agreement, concord, harmony, peace
Main Entry: disagreement
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: dispute, quarrel

Synonyms:

altercation, animosity, antagonism, argument, atmospherics, bickering, breach, break, clash, clashing, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, cross-purposes, debate, difference, discord, dissent, dissidence, disunion, disunity, division, divisiveness, falling out, feud, fight, friction, hassle, hostility, ill feeling, ill will, jarring, misunderstanding, opposition, rupture, spat, split, squabble, strife, tension, variance, vendetta, words, wrangle

Antonyms:

acquiescence, agreement, harmony, peace
Main Entry: disharmony
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: conflict, discord

Synonyms:

clash, contention, difference, disaccord, dissension, dissonance, dissonancy, friction, inharmoniousness, strife, variance

Antonyms:

accord, agreement, compatibility, concord, harmony
Main Entry: dispute
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: argument

Synonyms:

altercation, beef, bickering, bone of contention, brawl, broil, brouhaha, commotion, conflict, contention, controversy, debate, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, discussion, dissension, disturbance, embroilment, falling-out, feud, fireworks*, flare-up, fracas, friction, fuss, hubbub, miff, misunderstanding, polemic, quarrel, row, rumpus, squabble, squall, strife, tiff, uproar, variance, words, wrangle

Antonyms:

agreement
Main Entry: dissension
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: conflict of opinion

Synonyms:

altercation, argument, bad vibes, bickering, clinker, contention, controversy, difference, disaccord, disagreement, discord, discordance, dispute, dissent, dissidence, disunity, faction, factionalism, flak, friction, fuss, quarrel, scene, sour note, static, strife, trouble, variance, wrangle

Antonyms:

agreement, approval, authorization, concurrence, confirmation, peace, ratification
Main Entry: energy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: generated power

Synonyms:

application, burn, conductivity, current, dynamism, electricity, force, friction, gravity, heat, horsepower, juice, kilowatts, magnetism, potential, pressure, radioactivity, rays, reaction, response, service, steam, strength, voltage, wattage
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