detained
Definitions
Verb
- Deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- Stop or halt
- Cause to be slowed down or delayed
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "detained".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | designed | 2 | 108 |
| 2 | demand | 2 | 102 |
| 3 | depend | 2 | 45 |
| 4 | defined | 2 | 39 |
| 5 | defend | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | diamond | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | descend | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | deepened | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | discerned | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | disowned | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | dead-end | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | adarand | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | auditioned | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | dearmond | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | defund | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | deland | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | demeaned | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | demond | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | dimond | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | doland | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | dowland | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | dumond | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | durand | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | durland | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | dymond | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "detained".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determined | 3 | 119 |
| 2 | trained | 1 | 54 |
| 3 | detailed | 2 | 52 |
| 4 | defined | 2 | 39 |
| 5 | stained | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | retained | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | restrained | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | destined | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | drained | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | dined | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | detain | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | pertained | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | tainted | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | deigned | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | detainee | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | retrained | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | detainees | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | dentine | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | delaine | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | dovetailed | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "detained" in a sentence.
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Words that often precede the term "detained" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "detained" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "detained".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 25
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.
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