extenuating
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Verb
- Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
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Words that sound like the term "extenuating".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | discriminating | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | experiencing | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | excruciating | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | decentralizing | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | disintegrating | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | exterminating | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | denationalizing | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | discontinuing | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | exemplifying | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | extinguishing | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | misidentifying | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | misinterpreting | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | misrecognizing | 5 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "extenuating".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | extending | 3 | 29 |
| 2 | treating | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | retreating | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | extracting | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | enacting | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | equating | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | exerting | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | exacting | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | exterminating | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | extenuate | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | executing | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | tenting | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | detonating | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | extermination | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | exalting | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | terminating | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | reiterating | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | exulting | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | meat-eating | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | extricating | 4 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 13
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.
📰 This Word in the News:
New IHSA bylaw limits private-to-public school transfers by athletes
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