authority
Definitions
Noun
- The power or right to give orders or make decisions
- (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
- An expert whose views are taken as definitive
- Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- An administrative unit of government
- Official permission or approval
- An authoritative written work
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "authority".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | authority | 4 | 93 |
| 2 | authority's | 4 | 3 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "authority".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | capacity | 4 | 83 |
| 2 | majority | 4 | 57 |
| 3 | necessity | 4 | 40 |
| 4 | maturity | 4 | 39 |
| 5 | velocity | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | validity | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | facility | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | fidelity | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | commodity | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | vicinity | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | affinity | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | tenacity | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | calamity | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | rapidity | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | solidity | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | agility | 4 | 3 |
| 17 | debility | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | acidity | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | celerity | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | civility | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | concerti | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | fatality | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | mccafferty | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | modality | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | passivity | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | temerity | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | timidity | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | acuity | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | amenity | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | aplenty | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | banality | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | lanai_city | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | laplante | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | maternity | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | mcafferty | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | mcavity | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | mcclarty | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | mcgarity | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | mcgarrity | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | mcginnity | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | mcgroarty | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | mclarty | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | mcnulty | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | nativity | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | paternity | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | senility | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "authority".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | author | 2 | 46 |
| 2 | authorities | 4 | 39 |
| 3 | authorized | 3 | 37 |
| 4 | authors | 2 | 23 |
| 5 | authoritative | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | authorize | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | authoritarian | 6 | 5 |
| 8 | authority's | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | thrifty | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | authorship | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | authorizes | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | authorization | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | austerity | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | authoritatively | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | authoring | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | authorities' | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | toity | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | hoity | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | autry | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | theorist | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "authority" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "authority" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "authority" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | literary | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | power | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | exercised | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | overstepping | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | subjecting | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | rebellion | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | decision | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | safety | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | standards | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "authority".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | authority's | 4 | 3 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 46
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 4
Words that Precede: 2
Statistically Associated: 9
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Oregon Health Authority identifies Gresham grocery store as latest measles exposure site
Mar 13, 2026 Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
Mar 13, 2026 Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
Fire Chief Tim Sendelbach termination decision postponed by Loveland authority board
Mar 12, 2026 Loveland Reporter-Herald
Mar 12, 2026 Loveland Reporter-Herald
Kansas sports authority bill gives Chiefs voting rights — but not KCK or Olathe
Mar 13, 2026 Kansas City Star
Mar 13, 2026 Kansas City Star