tensely
Definitions
Adverb
- In a tense manner
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "tensely".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "tensely".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | strongly | 2 | 37 |
| 2 | steadily | 3 | 22 |
| 3 | totally | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | outwardly | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | starkly | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | steamily | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | tartly | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | eternally | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | stampley | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | standley | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | staunchly | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | stingley | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | stoically | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | stradley | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | tarpley | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | tingley | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | tinsley | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | tivoli | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | tonelli | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | torelli | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | townsley | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "tensely".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tense | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | intensely | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | extensively | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | tenderly | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | tersely | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | tinsel | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | intensively | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | teensy | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | steely | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | densely | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | ensey | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | wesely | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | wensel | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | vesely | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | vensel | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | tenney | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | teeley | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | teaney | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | tansey | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | hensel | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "tensely" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "tensely" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "tensely" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 21
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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