Antonyms for fray

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : frey

Phonetic Transcription : freɪ

Definition of fray

Origin : mid-14c., "feeling of alarm," shortening of affray (q.v.; see also afraid). Meaning "a brawl, a fight" is from early 15c. (but late 14c. in Anglo-Latin). Fraymaker "fighter, brawler" is an excellent word from a 1530s statute.

noun fight, battle
verb shred, come apart

Example sentences :

It is the newspaper man's instinct to be in the center of the fray.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

"They are paying themselves for the mules and horses," said Fray Henriques with a shrug.
Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

Then she fell to thinking how bravely he had borne him in that fray.
Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

Like all these ladies, she was delightedly preparing for the fray.
Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola

Eleven Indians were killed in this fray, and five were taken captive.
Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

Mrs. Lowder was London, was life—the roar of the siege and the thick of the fray.
Extract from : « The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 » by Henry James

He was as full of confidence for the issue as he was full of eager anticipation of the fray itself.
Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini

The man ran into the barn, returned with a lariat, and joined the fray.
Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham

His appearance in the fray was like that of a bombshell timed to explode in its midst.
Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman

Trout seemed to greet him cheerily and sprang eagerly to the fray.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various

Synonyms for fray

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