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Term: offending

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "offending": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. offending

offending

Definitions

Adjective

  1. Offending against or breaking a law or rule

Verb

  1. Cause to feel resentment or indignation
  2. Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  3. Strike with disgust or revulsion
  4. Hurt the feelings of
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "offending".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 offending 3 1

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "offending".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 according 3 140
2 concerning 3 62
3 containing 3 45
4 regarding 3 40
5 financing 3 34
6 recording 3 31
7 approaching 3 27
8 supporting 3 27
9 attending 3 23
10 competing 3 15
11 selecting 3 15
12 amusing 3 14
13 collecting 3 13
14 observing 3 13
15 suggesting 3 13
16 accounting 3 12
17 acquiring 3 11
18 adjusting 3 11
19 adopting 3 11
20 commanding 3 11
21 combining 3 10
22 refusing 3 10
23 comparing 3 9
24 obtaining 3 9
25 accusing 3 8
26 commencing 3 8
27 compelling 3 8
28 announcing 3 7
29 assisting 3 7
30 unwilling 3 7
31 connecting 3 6
32 submitting 3 6
33 succeeding 3 6
34 affecting 3 5
35 commuting 3 5
36 consuming 3 5
37 unloading 3 5
38 ascending 3 4
39 compiling 3 4
40 condemning 3 4
41 maneuvering 4 4
42 recovering 4 4
43 recruiting 3 4
44 adapting 3 3
45 awarding 3 3
46 collapsing 3 3
47 complying 3 3
48 composing 3 3
49 conceding 3 3
50 confessing 3 3
51 confining 3 3
52 decanting 3 3
53 patrolling 3 3
54 unending 3 3
55 affording 3 2
56 applauding 3 2
57 avenging 3 2
58 cavorting 3 2
59 commending 3 2
60 conceiving 3 2
61 confiding 3 2
62 confirming 3 2
63 conserving 3 2
64 convening 3 2
65 converting 3 2
66 sustaining 3 2
67 unfailing 3 2
68 abounding 3 1
69 accosting 3 1
70 alarming 3 1
71 amending 3 1
72 amounting 3 1
73 appointing 3 1
74 appraising 3 1
75 approving 3 1
76 aspiring 3 1
77 assaulting 3 1
78 attesting 3 1
79 combating 3 1
80 concealing 3 1
81 consoling 3 1
82 conversing 3 1
83 molesting 3 1
84 subverting 3 1
85 unceasing 3 1
86 unleashing 3 1
87 unlocking 3 1
88 unpacking 3 1
89 unwitting 3 1
90 uprising 3 1
91 upsetting 3 1
92 aborting 3 0
93 abridging 3 0
94 abusing 3 0
95 acclaiming 3 0
96 acquitting 3 0
97 addicting 3 0
98 adhering 3 0
99 adorning 3 0
100 affixing 3 0
101 annexing 3 0
102 combatting 3 0
103 communing 3 0
104 condoning 3 0
105 converging 3 0
106 deciphering 4 0
107 lamenting 3 0
108 obliging 3 0
109 obsessing 3 0
110 oppressing 3 0
111 recanting 3 0
112 subleasing 3 0
113 subpoenaing 4 0
114 subsiding 3 0
115 suffusing 3 0
116 suppressing 3 0
117 uncaring 3 0
118 undocking 3 0
119 unfeeling 3 0
120 unfurling 3 0
121 unseating 3 0
122 unveiling 3 0
123 unwrapping 3 0
124 updating 3 0
125 uprooting 3 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "offending".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 opening 3 83
2 sending 2 34
3 ending 2 31
4 offering 3 28
5 pending 2 14
6 defending 3 13
7 lending 2 7
8 softening 3 6
9 vending 2 6
10 offend 2 4
11 tending 2 4
12 offerings 3 3
13 mending 2 3
14 offing 2 1
15 funding 2 1
16 fending 2 0
17 wending 2 0
18 rending 2 0
19 offends 2 0
20 moening 3 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "offending" in a sentence.

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Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "offending" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "offending" in the same piece of text.

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Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "offending".

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 5

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 125

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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📰 This Word in the News:

Better Outcomes through Linked Data: Links between homelessness and offending
Dec 11, 2025 GOV.UK
Witnesses and information sought to historical sexual offending
Dec 10, 2025 ACT Policing
Huge relief or 'pretending there's a problem'? National's sexual offenders sentencing policy
May 17, 2026 RNZ
Brute who knocked out pub security guard avoids jail after further offending
May 22, 2026 Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald
Reform Urgent – ABS Data Shows Escalating Incarceration And Violent Offending Levels
Oct 31, 2025 The Institute Of Public Affairs - IPA
Dilworth abuse inquiry: Man pleads not guilty to sexual offending
Apr 29, 2026 RNZ
Drug-drive repeat offending nearly five times more common than drink-driving
May 19, 2026 Radio News Hub

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