dismaying
Definitions
Verb
- Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
- Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "dismaying".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drinking | 2 | 48 |
| 2 | deciding | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | drifting | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | defining | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | devoting | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | dazzling | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | designing | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | directing | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | dividing | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | doubling | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | drafting | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | denoting | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | desiring | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | advancing | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | debating | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | damaging | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | defeating | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | diluting | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | diverting | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | dabbling | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | deserving | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | discerning | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | auditioning | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | deceiving | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | decrying | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | deepening | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | defacing | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | delighting | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | deluding | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | deploying | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | devising | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | diverging | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | divining | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | donating | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | deadening | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | deafening | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | debasing | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | debugging | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | decoding | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | dekoning | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | deleting | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | demeaning | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | denuding | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | derailing | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | deriding | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | deserting | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | detailing | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | detaining | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | deterding | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | devouring | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | doctoring | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | dogearing | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | domoling | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | doomsaying | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | drenching | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | dumpling | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | dwarfing | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | idolizing | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "dismaying".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | saying | 2 | 113 |
| 2 | staying | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | displaying | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | dismay | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | disarming | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | disabling | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | swaying | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | slaying | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | disdain | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | imaging | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | sayings | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | dialing | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | dismantling | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | diming | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | dissing | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | dismays | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | dishman | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | dishing | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | dimming | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | diesing | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "dismaying" in a sentence.
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Words that often precede the term "dismaying" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "dismaying" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "dismaying".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 58
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.
📰 This Word in the News:
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