containment
Definitions
Noun
- A policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
- (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
- The act of containing; keeping something from spreading
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Words that sound like the term "containment".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | experiment | 4 | 63 |
| 2 | consistent | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | convenient | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | complement | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | consultant | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | accompaniment | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | confinement | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | consequent | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | commencement | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | compliment | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | contingent | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | acknowledgement | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | acknowledgment | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | commandment | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | concealment | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | complacent | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | complainant | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | complaisant | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | coincident | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | congregant | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | consignment | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | contestant | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | corpulant | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | expectorant | 4 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "containment".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | contained | 2 | 60 |
| 2 | content | 2 | 53 |
| 3 | continental | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | continent | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | container | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | continents | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | confinement | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | contingent | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | contingents | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | contentment | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | subcontinent | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | incontinent | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | continent's | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | contaminant | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | consignment | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | condiment | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | midcontinent | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | infotainment | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | continentals | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | contaminants | 4 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "containment".
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 24
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.
📰 This Word in the News:
Aspen Acres fire leaps over containment line as hot, dry conditions continue in southern Colorado
Jul 16, 2026 The Colorado Sun
Jul 16, 2026 The Colorado Sun
Containment increases to 88% as mop-up operations continue on Elephant Fire
Jul 20, 2026 KOLO | 8 News Now
Jul 20, 2026 KOLO | 8 News Now
Update: Columbus Fire in Calaveras County remains fully contained by Wednesday midnight
Jul 22, 2026 Fresno Bee
Jul 22, 2026 Fresno Bee
Update: Woods Fire in Humboldt County still at 60% containment by Tuesday noon
Jul 21, 2026 Sacramento Bee
Jul 21, 2026 Sacramento Bee
Update: Line Fire in Tuolumne County still at 50% containment by Tuesday morning
Jul 21, 2026 Fresno Bee
Jul 21, 2026 Fresno Bee