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chafing

ADJECTIVE

impatient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxious eager irritable keen restless testy thirsty

WEAK

abrupt agog antsy appetent ardent athirst avid breathless brusque choleric curt demanding dying to edgy feverish fretful hasty having short fuse headlong hot under collar hot-tempered impetuous indignant intolerant irascible itchy on pins and needles quick-tempered racing one's motor ripe snappy straining sudden unforbearing unindulgent vehement violent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

happy unconcerned unenthusiastic

WEAK

controlled easygoing enduring forbearing laid-back patient tolerant waiting willing

ADJECTIVE

unforbearing

Synonyms

WEAK

abrupt agog antsy anxious appetent ardent athirst avid breathless brusque choleric curt demanding dying to eager edgy feverish fretful hasty having short fuse headlong hot under collar hot-tempered impetuous indignant intolerant irascible irritable itchy keen on pins and needles quick-tempered racing one's motor restless ripe snappy straining sudden testy thirsty unindulgent vehement violent

NOUN

abrasion

Synonyms

STRONG

erosion grating rubbing scratching

WEAK

abrading scuffing

NOUN

friction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agitation erosion irritation resistance

STRONG

abrasion attrition filing grating grinding massage rasping scraping soreness traction

WEAK

fretting trituration wearing away

Antonyms

WEAK

agreement harmony peace

Example Sentences

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While Mr. Scharf is chafing to get off the planet, Mr. Willis is happy to let robots do the grunt work of searching for ETs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

When the authoritarian leader starts to display physical impairment, the people who have been chafing under his iron fist stop fearing him.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025

Core Scientific shareholders are also chafing at what they perceive to be a missed rally in the stock.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

And Iran's younger generation, in particular, is increasingly estranged from the Islamic Revolution, with many chafing at the social restrictions imposed by the regime.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

I feel the rough texture of a boulder, chafing against my fingers.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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