as in compatible
having or marked by agreement in feeling or action
enjoys an easygoing and frictionless relationship with her mother-in-law
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Recent Examples of frictionless
And anthropomorphic interactions are frictionless, unlike human interactions, which can be fraught and complicated at times.
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Across discussions online, customers frequently described the process as unusually frictionless.
—Alexandria Mansfield, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Companies compete for attention, platforms compete for your eyeballs, and now AI makes cognitive outsourcing feel frictionless.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
What was once marketed as a frictionless life on Billionaire’s Row now appears, at least from the outside, to be a bit of a mess.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 31 Mar. 2026
With his remarkable fourth novel, Transcription, Lerner offers an even more unusual fictional take on our supposedly frictionless world, one that dramatically destabilizes its material (nothing in this book is entirely identical with itself) rather than cataloguing and containing it.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
The change would not be completely frictionless, though.
—Matt Wyatt, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
Everything is engineered to make traveling with kids feel frictionless.
—Kinsey Gidick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
If frictionless facial recognition becomes commonplace, theoretically, ICE is vulnerable to the technology as well.
—Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2026
Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Across discussions online, customers frequently described the process as unusually frictionless.
—Alexandria Mansfield, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Companies compete for attention, platforms compete for your eyeballs, and now AI makes cognitive outsourcing feel frictionless.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
What was once marketed as a frictionless life on Billionaire’s Row now appears, at least from the outside, to be a bit of a mess.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 31 Mar. 2026
With his remarkable fourth novel, Transcription, Lerner offers an even more unusual fictional take on our supposedly frictionless world, one that dramatically destabilizes its material (nothing in this book is entirely identical with itself) rather than cataloguing and containing it.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
The change would not be completely frictionless, though.
—Matt Wyatt, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
Everything is engineered to make traveling with kids feel frictionless.
—Kinsey Gidick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
If frictionless facial recognition becomes commonplace, theoretically, ICE is vulnerable to the technology as well.
—Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frictionless
Adjective
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The company says the Port delivers a richer sound and is updated to be compatible with newer technology, but these are probably features Connect users didn’t miss.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The Remote Accessible Vote-By-Mail system allows voters to make their ballot selections using compatible technology in the privacy of their home.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The unanimous vote followed sometimes emotional testimony at a City Council meeting from Angelenos about how their lives had been shaken by discriminatory traffic stops and searches.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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American frontier labs hold the lead on models, chips, and lithography — but the report finds near-unanimous conviction among leaders that this advantage is fragile.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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“Frictionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frictionless. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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