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Synonyms & Antonyms of friction
a lack of agreement or harmony
- there was friction between the two sides of the family
Synonyms for friction
- conflict,
- disaccord,
- discord,
- discordance,
- discordancy,
- disharmony,
- dissension
- (also dissention),
- dissent,
- dissidence,
- dissonance,
- disunion,
- disunity,
- division,
- infighting,
- inharmony,
- schism,
- strife,
- variance,
- war,
- warfare
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The first known use of friction was in 1704
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