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Term: promising

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "promising": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. promising

promising

Definitions

Verb

  1. Make a promise or commitment
  2. Promise to undertake or give
  3. Make a prediction about; tell in advance
  4. Give grounds for expectations
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "promising".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 promising 3 24
2 uncompromising 5 5
3 compromising 4 4
4 unpromising 4 1

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "promising".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 providing 3 59
2 processing 3 38
3 producing 3 35
4 preceding 3 30
5 preparing 3 22
6 performing 3 17
7 prevailing 3 17
8 publishing 3 14
9 promoting 3 13
10 proceeding 3 12
11 preserving 3 10
12 presiding 3 10
13 sprinkling 2 7
14 proposing 3 6
15 persuading 3 5
16 patrolling 3 3
17 perfecting 3 3
18 pioneering 4 3
19 pulsating 3 3
20 specifying 4 3
21 persisting 3 2
22 portraying 3 2
23 preceeding 3 2
24 presuming 3 2
25 professing 3 2
26 prolonging 3 2
27 purporting 3 2
28 patenting 3 1
29 peacemaking 3 1
30 perspiring 3 1
31 placating 3 1
32 plastering 3 1
33 plummeting 3 1
34 plundering 3 1
35 polarizing 4 1
36 propelling 3 1
37 prospering 3 1
38 puncturing 3 1
39 upstanding 3 1
40 apportioning 4 0
41 parboiling 3 0
42 parceling 3 0
43 pardoning 3 0
44 parenting 3 0
45 partnering 3 0
46 peacekeeping 3 0
47 perforating 4 0
48 perfuming 3 0
49 permeating 4 0
50 premiering 3 0
51 presaging 3 0
52 previewing 3 0
53 profiling 3 0
54 profiting 3 0
55 prompting 2 0
56 provoking 3 0
57 spacewalking 3 0
58 spearheading 3 0
59 speechifying 4 0
60 spelunking 3 0
61 splintering 3 0
62 spotlighting 3 0
63 upstarting 3 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "promising".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 rising 2 62
2 providing 3 59
3 provision 3 47
4 promoting 3 13
5 proposing 3 6
6 uncompromising 5 5
7 compromising 4 4
8 posing 2 3
9 poisoning 3 3
10 praising 2 2
11 uprisings 3 2
12 polishing 3 2
13 unpromising 4 1
14 uprising 3 1
15 improvising 4 1
16 perishing 3 1
17 rosing 2 0
18 prompting 2 0
19 profiting 3 0
20 profiling 3 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "promising" in a sentence.

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Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "promising" in a sentence.

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Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "promising" in the same piece of text.

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Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "promising".

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 4

Fragments: 4

Sound Alikes: 63

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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