Fricative
Fricative adjective - Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then').
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Synonyms for Fricative
Palatalised and fricative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Palatalised" instead an adjective "Fricative".
Palatalised
Palatalised adjective - Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').
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Synonyms for Palatalised
Fricative and palatalised are semantically related. You can use "Fricative" instead an adjective "Palatalised".
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Palatalised and Fricative. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fricative/palatalised
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Palatalised or Fricative. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fricative/palatalised.
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