defeat
Definitions
Noun
- An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
- The feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
Verb
- Win a victory over
- Thwart the passage of
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "defeat".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "defeat".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "defeat".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | defeated | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | defects | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | defendants | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | feat | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | defendant | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | defect | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | defeating | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | defiant | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | feats | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | feast | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | defeats | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | deft | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | default | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | defeatism | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | defeatist | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | deet | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | deflect | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | deflate | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | undefeated | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | delft | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "defeat" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "defeat" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | to defeat | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | a defeat | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | napoleon's defeat | 4 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "defeat" in the same piece of text.
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 7
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 4
Words that Precede: 3
Statistically Associated: 10
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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