Synonyms & related words for attritting

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of attritting. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to attritting

Explore words related to attritting — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include attrits, attrition, attritional, attrite, layoff, noneffective, reenlist, retirer. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does attritting come from?

The word attritting breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Old English origin: at-, from Latin ad (“to, toward”); trit, from Latin terere (“to rub, wear away”); and -ing, from Old English ing (“verbal noun / present participle”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.