- fret
- Iv1. worry, agonize, writhe, lose sleep over, stay awake nights, Inf. stew; pout, frown, sulk, brood over or on, mope; complain, fuss, gripe, grumble, croak, find fault, make a fuss about, whine, Inf. grouse, Sl. squawk, Archaic. pine; chafe, fume, rage, storm, rant, rave, go on, Inf. carry on.2. agitate, roil, anger, enrage, infuriate, inflame, rile, pique; arouse, excite, provoke, goad, spur, prod, nag; exasperate, aggravate, exascerbate, irritate, rankle, rub the wrong way; annoy, vex, irk, peeve, gall, nettle, tease; harass, harry, plague, torture, torment, trouble; hector, pester, badger, Archaic. haggle; bother, disturb, shake, ruffle, fluster.3. corrode, gnaw, eat into or away, consume, devour, rust, Both Chem. oxidize, oxidate; erode, wear down or away, waste away; abrade, grate, fray, Inf. frazzle, wear, deteriorate, degenerate, canker.n4. worry, agitation, exasperation, aggravation; annoyance, irritation, vexation, chagrin, peevishness, harassment.5. erosion, eroding, wearing down or away, washing away; wearing, wear and tear, deterioration, deteriorating, dilapidation, degeneration, degenerating; corrosion, corroding, rusting, Both. Chem. oxidation, oxidizing; gnawing, fretting, eating into or away, consumption, consuming, devouring.6. erosion, fray, Inf. frazzle, rub; abrasion, scrape, graze, scratch, scuff, sore, Both Pathol. canker, ulcer.IIn1. fretwork, Greek key, arabesque, an-themion, honeysuckle ornament, meanders, coquil-lage, tracery.v2. ornament, decorate, embellish; diversify, variegate.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.