retract
Definitions
Verb
- Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
- Pull away from a source of disgust or fear
- Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
- Pull inward or towards a center
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "retract".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | retracted | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | retraction | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | retract | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | retractable | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | retracting | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | retracts | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "retract".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | respect | 2 | 125 |
| 2 | remarked | 2 | 32 |
| 3 | prospect | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | reflect | 2 | 25 |
| 5 | architect | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | precinct | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | ransacked | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | transact | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | reenact | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | rebuked | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | redirect | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | artifact | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | gridlocked | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | prospekt | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | protract | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | reelect | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | restocked | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | resurrect | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | rupprecht | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | ruprecht | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | transect | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | treurnicht | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "retract".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tract | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | react | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | retreat | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | restrict | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | extract | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | tracts | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | extracts | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | retracted | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | retrace | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | detract | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | retraction | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | retreats | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | retraced | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | retracts | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | retracting | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | protract | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | detracts | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | retroactive | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | retractable | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | retracement | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "retract" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "retract" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "retract" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "retract".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 6
Sound Alikes: 22
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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