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(Entry 1 of 2)
- another generation of scientists entered the fray to find a cure for AIDS
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- a troubled youth always getting into frays at school
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Words Related to fray
- affray
- [chiefly British],
- battle royal,
- brawl,
- broil,
- donnybrook,
- free-for-all,
- melee
- (also mêlée),
- mix-up,
- ruckus,
- ruction
- altercation,
- argle-bargle
- [chiefly British],
- argument,
- argy-bargy
- [chiefly British],
- contretemps,
- controversy,
- cross fire,
- disagreement,
- dispute,
- falling-out,
- kickup,
- misunderstanding,
- quarrel,
- row,
- spat,
- squabble,
- tangle,
- tiff,
- wrangle
Near Antonyms for fray
- school officials broke up the fray and gave all guilty parties detention
Synonyms for fray
- affray
- [chiefly British],
- brawl,
- broil,
- donnybrook,
- fracas,
- free-for-all,
- melee
- (also mêlée),
- rough-and-tumble,
- row,
- ruckus,
- ruction
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fray
verbSynonyms of fray (Entry 2 of 2)
- constant rubbing against the rock face has badly frayed our climbing rope
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