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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.

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Statistically Associated

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

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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:

China, Russia blast U.S.-drafted Gaza resolution after abstaining from U.N. vote
Nov 18, 2025 Washington Times
China abstains on UN move against Tehran
Mar 13, 2026 China Daily
Government instructs Slovakia to abstain on WHO pandemic accord revision
Apr 17, 2026 The Slovak Spectator
Opinion: Vote for your dollar – don’t abstain in the upcoming student government election
Apr 29, 2026 Daily Bruin
UK Abstains on UN Vote to Describe Slavery As ‘Greatest Crime Against Humanity’
Mar 26, 2026 Novara Media
Serie A backs Malagò for FIGC Presidential candidate, just two clubs abstaining
Apr 13, 2026 Yahoo Sports
Has Hungarian obstructionism triggered greater EU fiscal integration?
Sep 20, 2024 Bruegel

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