connective
Definitions
Noun
- An uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
- An instrumentality that connects
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "connective".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expensive | 3 | 44 |
| 2 | extensive | 3 | 44 |
| 3 | collective | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | exclusive | 3 | 28 |
| 5 | explosive | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | expressive | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | cognitive | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | conducive | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | curative | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | expansive | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | accusative | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | acquisitive | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | combative | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | expletive | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | exploitive | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "connective".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | connection | 3 | 69 |
| 2 | connected | 3 | 33 |
| 3 | collective | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | conceive | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | consecutive | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | connecting | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | connect | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | congestive | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | connects | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | coercive | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | unconnected | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | contrive | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | convective | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | connecter | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | connive | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | connectivity | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | corrective | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | conductive | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | consecutively | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | reconnected | 4 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "connective" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "connective" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the connective | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "connective" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "connective".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 15
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
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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