as in compatible
having or marked by agreement in feeling or action
enjoys an easygoing and frictionless relationship with her mother-in-law
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Recent Examples of frictionless
The Giants’ rookie manager, straight out of the college ranks, had a perfect, frictionless opportunity to establish his authority in a big-league clubhouse.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
The collaboration process was rarely frictionless, and the directors are candid about what that friction felt like.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 May 2026
When every experience feels frictionless but predictable, curiosity dies.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
And anthropomorphic interactions are frictionless, unlike human interactions, which can be fraught and complicated at times.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Across discussions online, customers frequently described the process as unusually frictionless.
—Alexandria Mansfield, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Companies compete for attention, platforms compete for your eyeballs, and now AI makes cognitive outsourcing feel frictionless.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
What was once marketed as a frictionless life on Billionaire’s Row now appears, at least from the outside, to be a bit of a mess.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 31 Mar. 2026
With his remarkable fourth novel, Transcription, Lerner offers an even more unusual fictional take on our supposedly frictionless world, one that dramatically destabilizes its material (nothing in this book is entirely identical with itself) rather than cataloguing and containing it.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
The collaboration process was rarely frictionless, and the directors are candid about what that friction felt like.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 May 2026
When every experience feels frictionless but predictable, curiosity dies.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
And anthropomorphic interactions are frictionless, unlike human interactions, which can be fraught and complicated at times.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Across discussions online, customers frequently described the process as unusually frictionless.
—Alexandria Mansfield, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Companies compete for attention, platforms compete for your eyeballs, and now AI makes cognitive outsourcing feel frictionless.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
What was once marketed as a frictionless life on Billionaire’s Row now appears, at least from the outside, to be a bit of a mess.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 31 Mar. 2026
With his remarkable fourth novel, Transcription, Lerner offers an even more unusual fictional take on our supposedly frictionless world, one that dramatically destabilizes its material (nothing in this book is entirely identical with itself) rather than cataloguing and containing it.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frictionless
Adjective
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For these carriers, the feature is turned on by default with compatible hardware.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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These versatile microphones are compatible with any device that has a traditional headphone jack.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The measure in the Senate was introduced by Republican John Kennedy and advanced in a unanimous 99-0 vote on Wednesday.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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The resolution was adopted by unanimous consent Thursday.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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“Frictionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frictionless. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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