maintenance
Definitions
Noun
- Activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
- Means of maintenance of a family or group
- Court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
- The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
- The unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "maintenance".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ambivalence | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | omnipotence | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | malfeasance | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "maintenance".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | instance | 2 | 82 |
| 2 | maintain | 2 | 60 |
| 3 | maintained | 2 | 48 |
| 4 | instances | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | maintains | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | attendance | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | menace | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | countenance | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | eminence | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | antennae | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | minuteman | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | interface | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | intolerance | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | imminence | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | antenne | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | quaintance | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | manternach | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | luminance | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | interlace | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | immanence | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "maintenance" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | maintenance of | 1 | 3 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "maintenance" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the maintenance | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "maintenance" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "maintenance".
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Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 4
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:
Gardeners, these low-maintenance perennial flowers bloom every season
Mar 12, 2026 Good Housekeeping
Mar 12, 2026 Good Housekeeping
6 fast-growing climbers that are low maintenance and Indian weather-proof
Mar 13, 2026 The Times of India
Mar 13, 2026 The Times of India
After backlash, Adobe cancels Adobe Animate shutdown and puts app on 'maintenance mode'
Feb 4, 2026 TechCrunch
Feb 4, 2026 TechCrunch