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

2 of 2

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

Somehow the small exchange had left me unaccountably frazzled, almost bereft. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which has tied up freight in the Strait of Hormuz and frazzled supply chains globally, has further delayed efforts to build infrastructure that would support the sector’s growth, the senators argued. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 24 June 2026

Phrases Containing frazzle

• wear to a frazzle
• worn to a frazzle