loosened
Definitions
Verb
- Make loose or looser
- Make less severe or strict
- Become less severe or strict
- Disentangle and raise the fibers of
- Cause to become loose
- Make less dense
- Become loose or looser or less tight
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Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "loosened".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | listened | 2 | 30 |
| 2 | legend | 2 | 26 |
| 3 | lessened | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | flattened | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | blackened | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | glistened | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | lightened | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | illumined | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | likened | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | slackened | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | leavened | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | leland | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | ligand | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | allemand | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | altland | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | bludgeoned | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | cleland | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | clelland | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | klabunde | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | laband | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | lafond | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | lammond | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | lamond | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | layland | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | lemmond | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | lemond | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | leyland | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | livened | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | lowland | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "loosened".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | opened | 2 | 131 |
| 2 | loose | 1 | 53 |
| 3 | listened | 2 | 30 |
| 4 | sensed | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | lessened | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | loosen | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | looted | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | loosens | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | worsened | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | closeted | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | loused | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | looped | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | loosed | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | losee | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | rosene | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | loseke | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | lorene | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | looses | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | looser | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | looney | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "loosened" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "loosened" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "loosened" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "loosened".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lessened | 2 | 9 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 29
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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