defeats
Definitions
Noun
- An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
- The feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
Verb
- Win a victory over
- Thwart the passage of
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "defeats".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | denotes | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | debates | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | drifts | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | deserts | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | directs | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | delights | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | drafts | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | desserts | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | draughts | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | taoists | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | daylights | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | donates | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | damitz | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | debate's | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | deceits | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | deletes | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | devotes | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | dewitz | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | dicots | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | digits | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | dilutes | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | diverts | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | dockets | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | donuts | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | donuts' | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | doughnuts | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | draft's | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | dugouts | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | durant's | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "defeats".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | defeat | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | delegates | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | defeated | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | defects | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | defendants | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | deaths | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | feats | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | defect | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | feasts | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | defeatism | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | defendant's | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | defeatist | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | deets | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | deats | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | defrates | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | deflects | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | defaults | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | defendants' | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | defies | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | defers | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "defeats" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | defeats in | 1 | 3 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "defeats" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "defeats" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | serious | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | party | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | series | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | catastrophic | 4 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "defeats".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | defects | 2 | 13 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 29
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 4
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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