abandoning
Definitions
Verb
- Forsake, leave behind
- Give up with the intent of never claiming again
- Leave behind empty; move out of
- Stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
- Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "abandoning".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | continuing | 4 | 61 |
| 2 | conditioning | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | contrasting | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | confronting | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | astonishing | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | conflicting | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | assembling | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | subtracting | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | associating | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | subscribing | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | alleviating | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | commemorating | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | constraining | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | officiating | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | unflattering | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | unsettling | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | accrediting | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | affiliating | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | annihilating | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | apportioning | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | collaborating | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | configuring | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | obscuring | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | solidifying | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | unbundling | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | unexciting | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | unflinching | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | unforgiving | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | unraveling | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | unstinting | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | vociferating | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "abandoning".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | abandoned | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | abandon | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | adjoining | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | abandonment | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | banning | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | banding | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | abounding | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | branning | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | branding | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | blanding | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | bannings | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | andonian | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | adorning | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | abandons | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | boning | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | anding | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | pardoning | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | jawboning | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | condoning | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | abandonments | 4 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "abandoning" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "abandoning" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "abandoning" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | accused | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "abandoning".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 31
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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