atrocity
Definitions
Noun
- The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
- An act of atrocious cruelty
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "atrocity".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "atrocity".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | authority | 4 | 93 |
| 2 | maturity | 4 | 39 |
| 3 | scarcity | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | atrocities | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | ferocity | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | adroit | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | austerity | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | toity | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | toxicity | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | adroitly | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | varity | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | trocki | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | parity | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | garity | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | darity | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | acuity | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | paternity | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | maternity | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | intercity | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | atrocious | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "atrocity" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | atrocity was | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "atrocity" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the atrocity | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "atrocity" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agreed | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | mentioning | 3 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "atrocity".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 16
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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