defected
Definitions
Verb
- Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
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Words that sound like the term "defected".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | departed | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | dictated | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | advocated | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | deducted | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | detested | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | defaulted | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | deflated | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | demented | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | deviated | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | digested | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | dissented | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | defrauded | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | dejected | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | delisted | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | depleted | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | dissuaded | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | divested | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | downloaded | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "defected".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reflected | 3 | 42 |
| 2 | elected | 3 | 33 |
| 3 | erected | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | defeated | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | defects | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | effected | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | detected | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | defective | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | perfected | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | defect | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | ejected | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | defence | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | undetected | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | desecrated | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | deflected | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | dejected | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | deleted | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | deflect | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | defaced | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | undefeated | 4 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 18
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.
📰 This Word in the News:
Sudan: Hemedti strips defected RSF commander of rank, sentences him to death in absentia
May 21, 2026 Middle East Monitor
May 21, 2026 Middle East Monitor
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Several Labour MPs in talks with Greens about defecting to the party, sources say
Mar 12, 2026 The Guardian
Mar 12, 2026 The Guardian
‘I defected to Reform from the Tories. It was the biggest mistake of my life’
Jun 23, 2026 The Telegraph
Jun 23, 2026 The Telegraph