afterthought
Definitions
Noun
- Thinking again about a choice previously made
- An addition that was not included in the original plan
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Words that contain the term "afterthought".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | afterthought | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | afterthoughts | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "afterthought".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | thought | 1 | 517 |
| 2 | though | 1 | 440 |
| 3 | although | 2 | 321 |
| 4 | thoughts | 1 | 54 |
| 5 | fought | 1 | 46 |
| 6 | aftermath | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | trough | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | aforethought | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | forethought | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | afterthoughts | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | rethought | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | methought | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | watertight | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | afterhours | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | swarthout | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | rought | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | osterhout | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | hartsough | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | attenborough | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | statesborough | 3 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "afterthought".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 1
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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