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Term: abstaining

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

  1. Term
  2. abstaining

abstaining

Definitions

Verb

  1. Refrain from voting
  2. Choose not to consume
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "abstaining".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 abstaining 3 1

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "abstaining".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 considering 4 47
2 consisting 3 27
3 attempting 3 23
4 controlling 3 23
5 reflecting 3 17
6 completing 3 13
7 conducting 3 13
8 consulting 3 13
9 computing 3 11
10 convincing 3 11
11 concluding 3 8
12 astounding 3 5
13 complaining 3 5
14 unfolding 3 5
15 advancing 3 4
16 attracting 3 4
17 awakening 4 4
18 upholding 3 4
19 absorbing 3 3
20 comprising 3 3
21 confusing 3 2
22 consorting 3 2
23 suspecting 3 2
24 unchanging 3 2
25 unsmiling 3 2
26 upgrading 3 2
27 affronting 3 1
28 compounding 3 1
29 compressing 3 1
30 condensing 3 1
31 confounding 3 1
32 consenting 3 1
33 contending 3 1
34 convicting 3 1
35 objecting 3 1
36 soliciting 4 1
37 supplanting 3 1
38 unflagging 3 1
39 unreasoning 3 1
40 unthinking 3 1
41 unwinding 3 1
42 unyielding 3 1
43 abolishing 4 0
44 absolving 3 0
45 afflicting 3 0
46 commissioning 4 0
47 concocting 3 0
48 conforming 3 0
49 conspiring 3 0
50 contesting 3 0
51 depositing 4 0
52 mcfarling 3 0
53 petitioning 4 0
54 positioning 4 0
55 subjecting 3 0
56 suspending 3 0
57 uncovering 4 0
58 unsparing 3 0
59 unswerving 3 0
60 untangling 3 0
61 unwavering 4 0
62 unwielding 3 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 training 2 156
2 standing 2 101
3 staining 2 37
4 maintaining 3 28
5 obtaining 3 9
6 straining 2 7
7 restraining 3 7
8 retaining 3 7
9 attaining 3 6
10 sustaining 3 2
11 stinking 2 2
12 abstain 2 1
13 stranding 2 1
14 ascertaining 4 0
15 stationing 3 0
16 captaining 3 0
17 tainting 2 0
18 standings 2 0
19 stanching 2 0
20 spraining 2 0

Words That Follow

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

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Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 2

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 62

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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📰 This Word in the News:

"Ask the Register": abstain from meat on Fridays, even outside of Lent?
Sep 30, 2022 Catholic Diocese of Lincoln
Neither Bolsonaro nor Lula: Brazil’s undecided and abstaining voters may determine the election
Oct 7, 2026 WSLS
Explaining China’s Position on the Crimea Referendum
Apr 1, 2015 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Security Council adopts Gulf-backed resolution condemning Iran attacks; Russia bid fails
Mar 11, 2026 UN News
T&T abstains from UN resolution on International Criminal Court report
Nov 4, 2026 Trinidad Guardian
Abstaining from alcohol can reverse the course of liver disease even with advanced cirrhosis
Aug 8, 2025 MedUni Wien
Does abstaining from alcohol in high school moderate intervention effects for college students? Implications for tiered intervention strategies
Nov 29, 2022 Frontiers

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