postulates
Definitions
Noun
- (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
Verb
- Maintain or assert
- Take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
- Require as useful, just, or proper
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "postulates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prospects | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | specialists | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | apartments | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | appointments | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | precincts | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | appropriates | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | pessimists | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | prohibits | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | apologists | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | opportunists | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | pacifists | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | palpitates | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | panelists | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | paramount's | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | patuxets | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | penetrates | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | permutates | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | peronists | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | perpetrates | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | perquisites | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | persecutes | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | pickpockets | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | placements | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | pollutants | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | potentates | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | predicates | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | procreates | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | spacecraft's | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | specialists' | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | speculates | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "postulates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | states | 1 | 603 |
| 2 | potatoes | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | postulate | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | stimulates | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | prostitutes | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | stipulates | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | prostate | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | postures | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | apostles | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | populate | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | postmasters | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | postdates | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | consulates | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | postdate | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | apostate | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | promulgates | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | postlewaite | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | stutes | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | stults | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | slates | 1 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "postulates" in the same piece of text.
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| 1 | model | 2 | 2 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "postulates".
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 30
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
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