Synonyms of frazzle

frazzle 1 of 2

noun

as in exhaustion

a complete depletion of energy or strength

months of overtime work have left her worn to a frazzle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhaustion
• fatigue
• collapse
• burnout
• tiredness
• weariness
• prostration
• disablement
• lassitude
• weakness
• faintness
• debility
• feebleness
• impotence
• lethargy
• enervation
• stupor
• slumber
• debilitation
• infirmity
• inertia
• languor
• enfeeblement
• torpidity
• torpor
• passivity
• sluggishness
• listlessness
• frailty
• apathy
• frailness
• overfatigue
• passiveness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refreshment
• energy
• rejuvenation
• vigor
• revitalization
• vitality
• starch
• drive
• pep
• ginger
• punch
• dash
• zing
• muscle
• bounce
• go
• snap
• power
• sap
• liveliness
• zip
• strength
• verve
• might
• vim
• rejuvenescence
• potency
• vivacity
• puissance
• briskness
• vivaciousness
• jauntiness
• spiritedness
• sprightliness

frazzle

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verb

ˈfra-zəl 

1

as in to wear

to damage or diminish by continued friction

years of use have frazzled the cord for the window blinds to the breaking point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wear
• erode
• fray
• rub
• abrade
• chafe
• reduce
• fret
• sharpen
• shave
• bite
• erase
• gnaw
• scrape
• corrade
• eat
• gall
• scour
• chew
• graze
• disintegrate
• file
• nibble
• grate
• rasp
• corrode
• wipe (away)
• decompose
• scuff
• sandblast
• sandpaper
• grind
• wear out
• dissolve
• rub out
• hone
• whet
• break down
• break up

2

as in to kill

to use up all the physical energy of

trying to hold down two full-time jobs had completely frazzled him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wear
• kill
• exhaust
• tire
• weary
• drain
• fatigue
• bust
• harass
• break
• burn out
• knock out
• waste
• wear out
• fag
• wash out
• outwear
• weaken
• enervate
• wear to a frazzle
• debilitate
• tucker (out)
• do in
• enfeeble
• sap
• do up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthen
• activate
• energize
• rest
• relax
• rejuvenate
• invigorate
• vitalize
• unwind

3

as in to bother

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

an endless series of dietary warnings that had served only to frazzle the general public

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bother
• distract
• disturb
• worry
• alarm
• concern
• anger
• unsettle
• distress
• agitate
• annoy
• plague
• upset
• irritate
• haunt
• discomfort
• discompose
• derail
• unhinge
• perturb
• undo
• ail
• dismay
• confuse
• exercise
• rattle
• disquiet
• embarrass
• fuss
• distemper
• exasperate
• flurry
• aggravate
• freak (out)
• hagride
• fluster
• harass
• rile
• bug
• vex
• weird out
• pester
• irk
• chafe
• fret
• bedevil
• put off
• discourage
• pique
• grate
• put out
• harry
• mortify
• faze
• disconcert
• nettle
• chivy
• discomfit
• dispirit
• confound
• get
• gall
• daunt
• unnerve
• demoralize
• dishearten
• jar
• abash
• shake up
• peeve
• nonplus
• discountenance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soothe
• calm
• settle
• quiet
• compose
• alleviate
• allay
• assuage
• tranquilize
• placate
• appease
• pacify
• mollify
• conciliate
• propitiate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of frazzle

Noun

The industrious and dedicated Studley looked worn to a frazzle by June. — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 June 2021

More than any other cast member this year, Kate McKinnon let the frazzle show. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 May 2021

Verb

The Sabres were clearly frazzled. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026

Shiffrin is the best turner in the world, but speed can frazzle her, especially since her crash in a giant slalom race in Vermont in 2024 that sidelined her for nine weeks. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing frazzle

• wear to a frazzle
• worn to a frazzle