brainwashing
Definitions
Noun
- Forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs
Verb
- Persuade completely, often through coercion
- Submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "brainwashing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | brandishing | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | breathtaking | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | belittling | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | bestselling | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | bombarding | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | abbreviating | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | babysitting | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | backbreaking | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | backslapping | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | backsliding | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | backtracking | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | bankrolling | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | befriending | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | benefiting | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | benefitting | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | bewildering | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | bicycling | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | blackmailing | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | blanketing | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | bloodletting | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | bloodsucking | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | obliterating | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | obstructing | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "brainwashing".
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| 1 | training | 2 | 156 |
| 2 | washing | 2 | 44 |
| 3 | raising | 2 | 34 |
| 4 | bargaining | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | raining | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | brandishing | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | rinsing | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | praising | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | branching | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | banishing | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | brainwash | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | brainwashes | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | brainwashed | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | ravishing | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | brining | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | bashing | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | mainwaring | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | brainstorming | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | trashing | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | ranching | 2 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "brainwashing" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "brainwashing".
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 23
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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