prevents
Definitions
Verb
- Keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "prevents".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | products | 2 | 108 |
| 2 | projects | 2 | 68 |
| 3 | presents | 2 | 33 |
| 4 | protests | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | applicants | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | pamphlets | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | portraits | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | parasites | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | pianist's | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | protects | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | pianists | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | pigments | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | precepts | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | predicts | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | pavements | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | appreciates | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | parachutes | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | parakeets | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | patriots | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | pinpoints | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | portents | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | purists | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | applicant's | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | applicants' | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | optimists | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | pankratz | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | pantsuits | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | passports | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | patriot's | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | petticoats | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | piedmont's | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | platelets | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | pleasants | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | podhoretz | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | pollinates | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | pomerantz | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | pongratz | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | postdates | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | powerpoints | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | preempts | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | prellwitz | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | printouts | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | product's | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | products' | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | project's | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | projects' | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | proudfoot's | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | provosts | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | pussycats | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | pussyfoots | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | spaceports | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | spreadsheets | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "prevents".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | present | 2 | 377 |
| 2 | events | 2 | 101 |
| 3 | parents | 2 | 91 |
| 4 | prevent | 2 | 83 |
| 5 | represents | 3 | 39 |
| 6 | presents | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | prevented | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | prevention | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | preventive | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | presidents | 3 | 14 |
| 11 | preventing | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | prevalent | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | regents | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | reents | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | proventus | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | reverts | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | resents | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | repents | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | event's | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | brevets | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "prevents" in a sentence.
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|---|
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Words that often precede the term "prevents" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "prevents" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | layers | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "prevents".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 52
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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