Friction
Friction noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Usage example: there was friction between the two sides of the family
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hostility and friction
- hostility and variance
- conflict and friction
- conflict and variance
- argument and friction
- argument and variance
- division and friction
- division and variance
- disagreement and friction
- disagreement and variance
- opposition and friction
- opposition and variance
- difference and friction
- difference and variance
How words are described
| high | high friction | high variance |
| extreme | extreme friction | extreme variance |
| little | little friction | little variance |
| religious | religious friction | religious variance |
| Other adjectives: incredible, political, minor, significant, occasional, expected, higher, cultural. | ||
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Variance and Friction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/friction/variance
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