devolution
Definitions
Noun
- The process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
- The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "devolution".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | definition | 4 | 38 |
| 2 | declaration | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | dedication | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | domination | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | discretion | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | dominican | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | delegation | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | desperation | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | diffraction | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | distortion | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | desolation | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | derivation | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | deposition | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | detonation | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | dilatation | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | disruption | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | dissolution | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | divination | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | dionysian | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | donaldson | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | downtrodden | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | dandelion | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | demolition | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | diminution | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | disunion | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | adulteration | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | d'artagnan | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | daffynition | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | danielsen | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | danielson | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | darlington | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | darwinian | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | decimation | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | decommission | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | defamation | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | deflection | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | desiccation | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | dethlefsen | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | detlefsen | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | deukmejian | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | dickensian | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | disillusion | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | dissertation | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | dissipation | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | doordarshan | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | draconian | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | draftsman | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | draftsmen | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | duncanson | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | edification | 5 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "devolution".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | revolution | 4 | 70 |
| 2 | resolution | 4 | 64 |
| 3 | solution | 3 | 59 |
| 4 | evaluation | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | revolutionary | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | devotion | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | evolution | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | revolutions | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | dilution | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | desolation | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | evolutionary | 6 | 4 |
| 12 | volition | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | revolution's | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | devotional | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | demolition | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | devaluation | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | devaluations | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | revolucion | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | revolutionize | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | revolutionist | 5 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "devolution".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 50
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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