deficits
Definitions
Noun
- The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
- A deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning
- (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing
- An excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "deficits".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | delegates | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | disputes | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | dominates | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | deposits | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | adherents | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | discounts | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | dentists | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | dialects | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | dentist's | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | droplets | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | dedicates | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | deviants | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | delegates' | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | disrupts | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | adulterates | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | de-excites | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | deficit's | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | deflects | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | defollets | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | delegate's | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | demerist's | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | demerits | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | dentists' | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | dershowitz | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | desiccates | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | desilets | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | deterrents | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | detracts | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | disgusts | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | dissipates | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | distorts | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | doctorates | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | dolomite's | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | dolomites | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | dragnets | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | druggist's | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | druggists | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | idealists | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "deficits".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | definite | 3 | 37 |
| 2 | defects | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | deficit | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | definitions | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | deficient | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | elicit | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | depict | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | defect | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | deceit | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | elicits | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | befits | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | ethicists | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | deficit's | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | depicts | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | deceits | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | deflects | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | edicts | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | digits | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | dicots | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | defies | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "deficits" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "deficits" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "deficits".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 38
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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