obscuring
Definitions
Verb
- Make less visible or unclear
- Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
- Make obscure or unclear
- Reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
- Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "obscuring".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | continuing | 4 | 61 |
| 2 | conditioning | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | contrasting | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | confronting | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | astonishing | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | conflicting | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | abandoning | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | assembling | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | subtracting | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | associating | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | subscribing | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | alleviating | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | commemorating | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | constraining | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | officiating | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | unflattering | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | unsettling | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | accrediting | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | affiliating | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | annihilating | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | apportioning | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | collaborating | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | configuring | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | solidifying | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | unbundling | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | unexciting | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | unflinching | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | unforgiving | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | unraveling | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | unstinting | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | vociferating | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "obscuring".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | occurring | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | observing | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | pouring | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | securing | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | touring | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | obscurity | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | scoring | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | scouring | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | surging | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | curing | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | scaring | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | schuring | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | scurrying | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | scourging | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | schubring | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | scheuring | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | procuring | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | posturing | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | surfing | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | souring | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "obscuring" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "obscuring" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "obscuring" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "obscuring".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 31
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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