expansion
Definitions
Noun
- The act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
- A function expressed as a sum or product of terms
- A discussion that provides additional information
- Adding information or detail
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "expansion".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expansion | 3 | 47 |
| 2 | expansions | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | expansionist | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | expansion's | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | expansionary | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | expansionism | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | l'expansion | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | overexpansion | 5 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "expansion".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expression | 3 | 79 |
| 2 | description | 3 | 54 |
| 3 | republican | 4 | 54 |
| 4 | distinction | 3 | 41 |
| 5 | destruction | 3 | 38 |
| 6 | extension | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | explosion | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | exemption | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | exclusion | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | negotiation | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | dissociation | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | expulsion | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | vindication | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | delineation | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | distraction | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | deceleration | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | deliberation | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | elaboration | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | evaporation | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | degeneration | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | dislocation | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | enumeration | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | excretion | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | dimunition | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | dysfunction | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | edmonston | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | emanuelson | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | extrusion | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | miscreation | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | recuperation | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | remediation | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | zimbabwean | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "expansion".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tension | 2 | 59 |
| 2 | explanation | 4 | 43 |
| 3 | extension | 3 | 36 |
| 4 | expanding | 3 | 28 |
| 5 | passion | 2 | 28 |
| 6 | explosion | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | explanations | 4 | 15 |
| 8 | pension | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | mansion | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | expulsion | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | expansions | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | expansionist | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | expansive | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | l'expansion | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | expansion's | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | expansionism | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | expansionary | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | overexpansion | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | pasion | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | expensing | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "expansion" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expansion of | 1 | 3 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "expansion" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the expansion | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "expansion" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "expansion".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expansion's | 3 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 8
Sound Alikes: 32
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 3
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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Mar 16, 2026 The New York Times
Mar 16, 2026 The New York Times
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