fret - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch

Synonyms

• fret

More generic

• bar

Noun

an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)

Synonyms

• Greek fret
• Greek key
• fret
• key pattern

More generic

• architectural ornament

Noun

a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

Synonyms

• fret
• worn spot

More generic

• dapple
• fleck
• maculation
• patch
• speckle
• spot

Noun

agitation resulting from active worry

Synonyms

• fret
• lather
• stew
• sweat
• swither

More generic

• agitation

Verb

wear away or erode

Synonyms

• eat away
• fret

More generic

• corrode
• rust

Verb

remove soil or rock

Synonyms

• eat away
• erode
• fret

More generic

• damage

More specific

• wash

Verb

cause friction

Synonyms

• chafe
• fray
• fret
• rub
• scratch

More generic

• adjoin
• contact
• meet
• touch

Verb

be too tight; rub or press

Synonyms

• choke
• fret
• gag

More generic

• compact
• compress
• constrict
• contract
• press
• squeeze

Verb

decorate with an interlaced design

Synonyms

• fret

More generic

• adorn
• beautify
• decorate
• embellish
• grace
• ornament

Verb

carve a pattern into

Synonyms

• fret

More generic

• carve

More specific

• honeycomb

Verb

be agitated or irritated

Synonyms

• fret

More generic

• worry

More specific

• dither

Verb

gnaw into; make resentful or angry

Synonyms

• eat into
• fret
• grate
• rankle

More generic

• annoy
• bother
• chafe
• devil
• get at
• get to
• gravel
• irritate
• nark
• nettle
• rag
• rile
• vex

Verb

cause annoyance in

Synonyms

• fret

More generic

• annoy
• bother
• chafe
• devil
• get at
• get to
• gravel
• irritate
• nark
• nettle
• rag
• rile
• vex

Related

• fret

Verb

worry unnecessarily or excessively

Synonyms

• fret
• fuss
• niggle

More generic

• worry

More specific

• dither
• flap
• pother
• scruple

Verb

become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

Synonyms

• chafe
• fret
• gall

More generic

• irritate

Verb

provide (a musical instrument) with frets

Synonyms

• fret

More generic

• furnish
• provide
• render
• supply

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