reactionary
Definitions
Noun
- An extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "reactionary".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | preliminary | 5 | 24 |
| 2 | respiratory | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | fragmentary | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | preparatory | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | repository | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | precautionary | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | rediscovery | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | revelatory | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | francesmary | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | frankenberry | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | prohibitory | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | proprietary | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | recessionary | 5 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "reactionary".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | reaction | 3 | 124 |
| 2 | dictionary | 4 | 57 |
| 3 | reactions | 3 | 42 |
| 4 | revolutionary | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | reactor | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | rationally | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | reactionaries | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | precautionary | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | stationary | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | retraction | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | relational | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | refractory | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | fractional | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | contractionary | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | recessionary | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | probationary | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | fractionally | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | deflationary | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | rectory | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | cautionary | 4 | 0 |
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | discontent | 3 | 2 |
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Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 13
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
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