desolate
Definitions
Verb
- Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
- Reduce in population
- Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "desolate".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "desolate".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | isolated | 4 | 35 |
| 2 | delicate | 3 | 27 |
| 3 | slate | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | isolate | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | delegate | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | desolation | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | resolute | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | deslatte | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | delatte | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | deflate | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | depopulate | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | demodulate | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | elate | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | resonate | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | isolates | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | escalate | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | detonate | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | deshotel | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | desautel | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | delauter | 3 | 0 |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "desolate".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | desilets | 3 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 7
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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