hostilities
Definitions
Noun
- Fighting; acts of overt warfare
- A hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
- A state of deep-seated ill-will
- The feeling of a hostile person
- Violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "hostilities".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | humanities | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | humanity's | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | humidity's | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "hostilities".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | possibilities | 5 | 42 |
| 2 | hostile | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | abilities | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | festivities | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | utilities | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | hostility | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | stilts | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | philistines | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | stiles | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | silicates | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | ghostlike | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | utilities' | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | instabilities | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | stylites | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | hotlines | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | homilies | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | stites | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | positives | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | hoteliers | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | costliest | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "hostilities" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "hostilities" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "hostilities" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mothballs | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "hostilities".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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