tantalus
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Noun
- (greek mythology) a wicked king and son of zeus; condemned in hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "tantalus".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stimulus | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | strenuous | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | tenuous | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | tenderness | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | stupendous | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | tortuous | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | strangeness | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | stubbornness | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | timeliness | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | tardiness | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | tenebrous | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | stoltzfus | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | tastiness | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | ticketless | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | trendless | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | truthiness | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "tantalus".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | status | 2 | 97 |
| 2 | totals | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | annals | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | atlanta's | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | tantrums | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | taunts | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | tentacles | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | canals | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | tantalum | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | tantalizes | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | antal | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | cantaloupes | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | tatars | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | taints | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | santas | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | qantas | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | nablus | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | tantalize | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | cantalupo | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | atlantans | 3 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "tantalus".
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Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 16
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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