deferred
Definitions
Verb
- Hold back to a later time
- Yield to another's wish or opinion
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Words that sound like the term "deferred".
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | referred | 2 | 45 |
| 2 | preferred | 2 | 26 |
| 3 | deserted | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | differed | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | deserved | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | erred | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | inferred | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | ferried | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | defer | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | ferreted | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | demurred | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | deterred | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | undeterred | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | preferreds | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | ferre | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | defee | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | deere | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | prefered | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | deformed | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | deferral | 3 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 2
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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