retribution
Definitions
Noun
- A justly deserved penalty
- The act of correcting for your wrongdoing
- The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; --romans 12:19; --james garfield
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Words that sound like the term "retribution".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | transportation | 4 | 43 |
| 2 | registration | 4 | 23 |
| 3 | transformation | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | refrigeration | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | presbyterian | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | preoccupation | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | reproduction | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | fragmentation | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | ratification | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | gratification | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | repudiation | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | redeposition | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | remuneration | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | transcription | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | articulation | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | dramatization | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | ornamentation | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | presupposition | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | ramification | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | redefinition | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | renunciation | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | revaluation | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | rhododendron | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | brutalization | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | precipitation | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | preconception | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | premeditation | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | prevarication | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | privatisation | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | privatization | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | pronunciation | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | reaffiliation | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | reauthorization | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | rededication | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | reimposition | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | reinspection | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | rejuvenation | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | renomination | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | repatriation | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | resuscitation | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | rosengarten | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | russification | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | thraco-illyrian | 6 | 0 |
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | distribution | 4 | 85 |
| 2 | contribution | 4 | 37 |
| 3 | contributions | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | restrictions | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | petition | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | repetition | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | distributions | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | restriction | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | retaliation | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | restricting | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | retardation | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | eruption | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | tribulation | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | restitution | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | retraction | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | redistribution | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | attribution | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | redistributing | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | tribulations | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | repatriation | 5 | 0 |
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Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 43
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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