Fray and Sever

Fray

Fray verb - To damage or diminish by continued friction.

Sever and fray are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sever" instead a verb "Fray".

Nearby Words: frayed, fraying

Sever

Sever verb - To set or force apart.

Fray and sever are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fray" instead a verb "Sever".

Nearby Words: severity, severance, severing

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

nerve fray nerve sever nerve
rope fray rope sever rope
nerves fray nerves sever nerves
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