fretted

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/ˈfɹɛtɪd/

adjective

Having frets.

“The dulcimer and sitar are fretted instruments.”

Similar
interlacedlatticedlatticelikereticulatereticular
Opposite
unfrettedfretless
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Meanings

fretted1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of fret
adjectivefretted (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentHaving frets.

    The dulcimer and sitar are fretted instruments.

    Antonyms: unfretted, fretless

fretted2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of fret
adjectivefretted (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDecorated with fretwork.

    They were all of gold and silver, with fretted work, and between them and around them wreaths of flowers, composed of what do you think? Why, of diamonds and emeralds, and all manner of precious stones.

    1890, Joseph Jacobs, “Childe Rowland”, in English Fairy Tales, pages 121–122

    Antonyms: unfretted, fretless

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving frets.

Opposite
unfrettedfretless

adjectiveDecorated with fretwork.

Opposite
unfrettedfretless

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving frets

Opposite
unfretted

adjectivehaving a pattern of fretwork or latticework

Similar
interlacedlatticedlatticelikereticulatereticular
Also see
interlacedlatticedlatticelikereticularreticulate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

fretted · verb, adjective

From fret.

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fretted · verb, adjective

From fret.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fretted

fetid
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APA

fretted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fretted

MLA

“fretted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fretted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fretted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fretted.

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