obfuscation
Definitions
Noun
- Confusion resulting from failure to understand
- The activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
- Darkening or obscuring the sight of something
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "obfuscation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | constitution | 4 | 49 |
| 2 | congregation | 4 | 47 |
| 3 | compensation | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | modernization | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | consultation | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | computation | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | condemnation | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | condensation | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | ossification | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | complication | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | modification | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | codification | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | arbitration | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | condescension | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | consecration | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | consternation | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | octahedron | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | augmentation | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | augustinian | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | carthaginian | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | colonization | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | confiscation | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | constellation | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | constipation | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | fondkommission | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | machiavellian | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | montenegran | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | washingtonian | 5 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "obfuscation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | function | 2 | 113 |
| 2 | location | 3 | 63 |
| 3 | observation | 4 | 27 |
| 4 | fusion | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | combustion | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | frustration | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | probation | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | fascination | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | vocation | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | oscillation | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | profusion | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | bifurcation | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | obfuscate | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | confiscation | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | obstruction | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | fluctuation | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | fuston | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | bustin | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | vocations | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | ovulation | 4 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "obfuscation" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "obfuscation" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "obfuscation" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "obfuscation".
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 28
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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