hesitated
Definitions
Verb
- Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "hesitated".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | half-hearted | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | hyphenated | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | halfhearted | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | harvested | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | hardheaded | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | homesteaded | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | wholehearted | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "hesitated".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | started | 2 | 194 |
| 2 | stated | 2 | 85 |
| 3 | estimated | 4 | 67 |
| 4 | estate | 2 | 51 |
| 5 | situated | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | heated | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | necessitated | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | hesitate | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | hesitant | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | hesitates | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | whetted | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | restated | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | restarted | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | levitated | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | homestate | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | resuscitated | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | orchestrated | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | whitted | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | situate | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | restate | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "hesitated" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "hesitated" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "hesitated" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uncharacteristically | 7 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "hesitated".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 7
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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