deserting
Definitions
Verb
- Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
- Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
- Leave behind
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "deserting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drinking | 2 | 48 |
| 2 | deciding | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | drifting | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | defining | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | devoting | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | dazzling | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | designing | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | directing | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | dividing | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | doubling | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | drafting | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | denoting | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | desiring | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | advancing | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | debating | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | damaging | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | defeating | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | diluting | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | dismaying | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | diverting | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | dabbling | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | deserving | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | discerning | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | auditioning | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | deceiving | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | decrying | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | deepening | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | defacing | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | delighting | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | deluding | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | deploying | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | devising | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | diverging | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | divining | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | donating | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | deadening | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | deafening | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | debasing | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | debugging | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | decoding | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | dekoning | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | deleting | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | demeaning | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | denuding | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | derailing | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | deriding | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | detailing | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | detaining | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | deterding | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | devouring | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | doctoring | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | dogearing | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | domoling | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | doomsaying | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | drenching | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | dumpling | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | dwarfing | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | idolizing | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "deserting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | desert | 2 | 21 |
| 2 | desperation | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | desiring | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | reserving | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | resorting | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | deserving | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | desertion | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | exerting | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | reasserting | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | desecration | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | deering | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | desertions | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | reseting | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | deleting | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | undeserving | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | destructing | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | destin | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | dering | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | reverting | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | resenting | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "deserting" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "deserting" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "deserting" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "deserting".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 58
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:
19-year-old planned to kill mother for deserting family, form gang, arrested: Police
Oct 7, 2026 The Times of India
Oct 7, 2026 The Times of India
DC Circuit rules soldier's desertion court-martial was wrongfully revoked
Sep 1, 2026 Courthouse News
Sep 1, 2026 Courthouse News
Death by Firing Squad: Eddie Slovik Became the Only U.S. Soldier Executed for Desertion in WWII
Dec 8, 2025 Military.com
Dec 8, 2025 Military.com
Judge lacked authority to void Bowe Bergdahl’s desertion conviction, appeals court rules
Sep 2, 2026 The Independent
Sep 2, 2026 The Independent