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TRACTION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TRACTION?

Need another word that means the same as “traction”? Find 6 synonyms for “traction” in this overview.

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The synonyms of “Traction” are: adhesive friction, grip, friction, adhesion, purchase, resistance

Traction as a Noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “traction” as a noun can have the following definitions:

Motive power provided to draw or pull something, especially on a railway.
The grip of a tyre on a road or a wheel on a rail.
The action of drawing or pulling something over a surface, especially a road or track.
The application of a sustained pull on a limb or muscle, especially in order to maintain the position of a fractured bone or to correct a deformity.
Locomotives collectively.
(orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing.
The friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road.
The extent to which an idea, product, etc. gains popularity or acceptance.
The act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing.

adhesion	Faithful support for a cause or political party or religion. Endoscopic surgery for pelvic adhesions.
adhesive friction	A substance that unites or bonds surfaces together.
friction	Conflict or animosity caused by a clash of wills, temperaments, or opinions. The friction* of braking.*
grip	A hairgrip. I ve changed my grip* and my backswing.*
purchase	Something acquired by purchase. A lease valued at seven year s purchase.
resistance	The degree to which a substance or device opposes the passage of an electric current causing energy dissipation By Ohm s law resistance measured in ohms is equal to the voltage divided by the current. These trees are widely planted because of their resistance* to salt and smog.*

The changeover to diesel and electric traction.
A primitive vehicle used in animal traction.
A pent-up demand for traction and rolling stock.
If a film got a little traction, a wider release could be negotiated.
His leg was in traction for several days.
His leg is in traction.
His car hit a patch of ice and lost traction.
Analysts predicted that the technology would rapidly gain traction in the corporate mobile market.