misusing
Definitions
Verb
- Apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
- Change the inherent purpose or function of something
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "misusing".
# | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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1 | marketing | 3 | 43 |
2 | maintaining | 3 | 28 |
3 | monitoring | 4 | 13 |
4 | embarrassing | 4 | 11 |
5 | misleading | 3 | 10 |
6 | mentioning | 3 | 8 |
7 | emphasizing | 4 | 4 |
8 | maneuvering | 4 | 4 |
9 | modifying | 4 | 4 |
10 | meandering | 4 | 3 |
11 | memorizing | 4 | 2 |
12 | mistaking | 3 | 2 |
13 | amplifying | 4 | 1 |
14 | embezzling | 4 | 1 |
15 | emigrating | 4 | 1 |
16 | marshaling | 3 | 1 |
17 | matchmaking | 3 | 1 |
18 | mediating | 4 | 1 |
19 | migrating | 3 | 1 |
20 | mingling | 3 | 1 |
21 | moderating | 4 | 1 |
22 | molesting | 3 | 1 |
23 | mumbling | 3 | 1 |
24 | mushrooming | 3 | 1 |
25 | emaciating | 5 | 0 |
26 | embellishing | 4 | 0 |
27 | embroidering | 4 | 0 |
28 | empaneling | 4 | 0 |
29 | emulating | 4 | 0 |
30 | immunizing | 4 | 0 |
31 | imperiling | 4 | 0 |
32 | implanting | 3 | 0 |
33 | imprinting | 3 | 0 |
34 | mainwaring | 3 | 0 |
35 | mandating | 3 | 0 |
36 | mangling | 3 | 0 |
37 | manwaring | 3 | 0 |
38 | margining | 3 | 0 |
39 | marveling | 3 | 0 |
40 | massacring | 4 | 0 |
41 | meatpacking | 3 | 0 |
42 | misgiving | 3 | 0 |
43 | misjudging | 3 | 0 |
44 | misreading | 3 | 0 |
45 | moonlighting | 3 | 0 |
46 | mortgaging | 3 | 0 |
47 | mothballing | 3 | 0 |
48 | moviegoing | 4 | 0 |
49 | muckraking | 3 | 0 |
50 | mummifying | 4 | 0 |
51 | mutating | 3 | 0 |
52 | smartening | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "misusing".
# | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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1 | mission | 2 | 78 |
2 | missing | 2 | 33 |
3 | amusing | 3 | 14 |
4 | kissing | 2 | 6 |
5 | issuing | 3 | 4 |
6 | hissing | 2 | 4 |
7 | disgusting | 3 | 4 |
8 | dismissing | 3 | 3 |
9 | messing | 2 | 2 |
10 | musing | 2 | 1 |
11 | musings | 2 | 1 |
12 | massing | 2 | 1 |
13 | issing | 2 | 0 |
14 | mistrusting | 3 | 0 |
15 | wissing | 2 | 0 |
16 | pissing | 2 | 0 |
17 | dissing | 2 | 0 |
18 | misstating | 3 | 0 |
19 | misquoting | 3 | 0 |
20 | misjudging | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "misusing" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "misusing".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 52
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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