appropriating
Definitions
Verb
- Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
- Take possession of by force, as after an invasion
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "appropriating".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | appropriating | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | misappropriating | 6 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "appropriating".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | contributing | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | communicating | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | consolidating | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | manipulating | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | contaminating | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | uninteresting | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | amalgamating | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | computerizing | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | concatenating | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | domesticating | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | materializing | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | subordinating | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | undervaluing | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | unquestioning | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | unsatisfying | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "appropriating".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | appropriate | 4 | 68 |
| 2 | appropriated | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | appropriations | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | approximation | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | appropriation | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | appropriately | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | inappropriate | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | appropriateness | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | appropriates | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | appreciating | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | appointing | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | misappropriating | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | approximating | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | misappropriation | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | appropriator | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | expropriation | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | appropriators | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | propagating | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | procreating | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | perforating | 4 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "appropriating" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "appropriating" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "appropriating" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "appropriating".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 15
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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