worsening
Definitions
Noun
- Process of changing to an inferior state
- Changing something with the result that it becomes worse
Adjective
- Changing for the worse
Verb
- Grow worse
- Make worse
Fragment
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Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "worsening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wondering | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | well-being | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | wandering | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | weakening | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | quarreling | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | whispering | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | awakening | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | quickening | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | wiggling | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | sweltering | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | swindling | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | waggling | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | walloping | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | watling | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | wellbeing | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | whimpering | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | whitening | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | wobbling | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | worshipping | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | quibbling | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | sweetening | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | swiveling | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | waltzing | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | wandling | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | weaverling | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | wedeking | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | wendling | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | wentling | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | wessling | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | westling | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | whipsawing | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | widening | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "worsening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | working | 2 | 151 |
| 2 | warning | 2 | 44 |
| 3 | sending | 2 | 34 |
| 4 | sensing | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | wording | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | weaning | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | wrenching | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | loosening | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | worsens | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | coarsening | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | worsen | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | resenting | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | corpening | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | overspending | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | wotring | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | wirsing | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | werning | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | wenning | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | wending | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | wareing | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "worsening" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "worsening" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "worsening" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "worsening".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 32
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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