FRICTIONS Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

frictions

noun

plural of friction

as in discords

a lack of agreement or harmony there was friction between the two sides of the family

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Recent Examples of frictions Roosevelt’s patrician upbringing, as well as ties to her husband’s career, led to certain frictions between the two, with Murray consistently urging the First Lady to act on behalf of Black Americans and other oppressed peoples. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 Wafula said the role of pastoral ministers is especially important in the modern world, where political frictions often threaten peace in the community. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 As global financial markets become ever more interconnected, overseas investors have also grown highly active in US and European markets, making time zone frictions all the more apparent, especially for Asian investors. — CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 Cancellation frictions are a boon to the self-storage industry. — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 But these domestic frictions are — largely, but not merely — a means to an end so far as Wollner is concerned, as her film leverages them to focus on a series of increasingly abstract phenomena. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 For larger international retailers, fragmented purchase chains can sometimes lead to buyers experiencing these frictions. — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 But despite intense trade and geopolitical frictions, global supply chains have proved more resilient—and more deeply intertwined—than most observers anticipated. — Da Wei, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2026 Although many top‑level policy frameworks read promisingly, structural frictions create risk that reforms won’t deliver limited real‑world impact, Tang said. — Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.

— April Uchitel, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2025
In every case, physical science, which is based on the evidence reported by these limited and limiting senses, eventually leaves us stranded with the conviction that sickness, accidents, and disasters – discords of every description, regardless of the apparent cause – are real and inevitable.

— Lisa Rennie Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025

Definition of discords

Noun

Expectations around workload and external factors, including international conflicts and crises, are contributing to these heightened anxieties.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Related Stories Set in Yunlin County on Taiwan’s southwest coast, the film follows two boys whose friendship comes under pressure as adult conflicts divide their community.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of conflicts

Noun

But schisms and heel digging are probably inevitable in such uncertain fields, Catling says.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
This turns into a big argument about Issa being a weird little guy, and suddenly there are multiple potential roommate schisms in the house.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of schisms

Noun

Additionally, staffers in the agency’s information technology and human resources divisions said the Controller’s Office generally doesn’t monitor where employees telework.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The merger will also unite two of the five biggest Hollywood studios; dozens of television channels; and two of the biggest US TV news divisions, CNN and CBS News.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of divisions

Noun

Other disputes are minor, like the three animal rights activists who stole lambs from King Charles’ Sandringham estate.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2026
In the last year alone, the federal government partially shut down twice for weeks because of partisan disputes in Congress over spending on healthcare and immigration enforcement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of disputes

Noun

In a decision with no noted dissents, the court emphasized that Hoskins was aware that the map would not take effect unless voters approved it in the referendum vote.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
With no dissents, the justices upheld a state court order requiring the use of a 2022 election map, which favors Republicans in six of the eight districts.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of dissents

Noun

The student rallies, now stretching into their third week after violent clashes with police, mass school closures and thousands of arrests, are expected to resume on Thursday.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms tried to make President Donald Trump the focus of one of the debate’s sharpest clashes.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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