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Term: abstaining

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "abstaining": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. abstaining

abstaining

Definitions

Verb

  1. Refrain from voting
  2. Choose not to consume
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "abstaining".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 abstaining 3 1

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "abstaining".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 considering 4 47
2 consisting 3 27
3 attempting 3 23
4 controlling 3 23
5 reflecting 3 17
6 completing 3 13
7 conducting 3 13
8 consulting 3 13
9 computing 3 11
10 convincing 3 11
11 concluding 3 8
12 astounding 3 5
13 complaining 3 5
14 unfolding 3 5
15 advancing 3 4
16 attracting 3 4
17 awakening 4 4
18 upholding 3 4
19 absorbing 3 3
20 comprising 3 3
21 confusing 3 2
22 consorting 3 2
23 suspecting 3 2
24 unchanging 3 2
25 unsmiling 3 2
26 upgrading 3 2
27 affronting 3 1
28 compounding 3 1
29 compressing 3 1
30 condensing 3 1
31 confounding 3 1
32 consenting 3 1
33 contending 3 1
34 convicting 3 1
35 objecting 3 1
36 soliciting 4 1
37 supplanting 3 1
38 unflagging 3 1
39 unreasoning 3 1
40 unthinking 3 1
41 unwinding 3 1
42 unyielding 3 1
43 abolishing 4 0
44 absolving 3 0
45 afflicting 3 0
46 commissioning 4 0
47 concocting 3 0
48 conforming 3 0
49 conspiring 3 0
50 contesting 3 0
51 depositing 4 0
52 mcfarling 3 0
53 petitioning 4 0
54 positioning 4 0
55 subjecting 3 0
56 suspending 3 0
57 uncovering 4 0
58 unsparing 3 0
59 unswerving 3 0
60 untangling 3 0
61 unwavering 4 0
62 unwielding 3 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "abstaining".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 training 2 156
2 standing 2 101
3 staining 2 37
4 maintaining 3 28
5 obtaining 3 9
6 straining 2 7
7 restraining 3 7
8 retaining 3 7
9 attaining 3 6
10 sustaining 3 2
11 stinking 2 2
12 abstain 2 1
13 stranding 2 1
14 ascertaining 4 0
15 stationing 3 0
16 captaining 3 0
17 tainting 2 0
18 standings 2 0
19 stanching 2 0
20 spraining 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "abstaining" in a sentence.

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Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "abstaining" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "abstaining" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "abstaining".

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 2

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 62

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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📰 This Word in the News:

Motion condemning new 'mansion tax' passed by London Assembly – after Labour members abstain
Sep 22, 2026 Enfield Dispatch
UN General Assembly suspends Russia from human rights body
Apr 7, 2022 Reuters
Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice
Aug 14, 2026 theconversation.com
ND lawmaker says he is against MP immunity vote, will abstain
Apr 21, 2026 eKathimerini.com
Opinion: Vote for your dollar – don’t abstain in the upcoming student government election
Apr 29, 2026 Daily Bruin
Ukraine war: India abstains from UN vote on Russian invasion
Feb 24, 2023 bbc.com
Conor McGregor is ‘abstaining from physical touch’ before UFC comeback fight
Jul 8, 2026 Bloody Elbow

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