offends
Definitions
Verb
- Cause to feel resentment or indignation
- Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- Strike with disgust or revulsion
- Hurt the feelings of
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "offends".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | records | 2 | 91 |
| 2 | towards | 2 | 64 |
| 3 | awards | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | commands | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | succeeds | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | attends | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | affords | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | abounds | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | accords | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | command's | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | commends | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | concedes | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | unloads | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | accord's | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | ahold's | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | aholds | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | amends | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | applauds | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | ascends | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | busloads | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | confides | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | conrades | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | gamunde's | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | madrids | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | mcdade's | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | subsides | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "offends".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ends | 1 | 67 |
| 2 | offers | 2 | 45 |
| 3 | offense | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | offensive | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | offenses | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | offend | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | offended | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | offerings | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | scoffed | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | offenders | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | offender | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | offending | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | feds | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | softens | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | offen | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | fends | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | reoffend | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | fiends | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | offs | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | fend | 1 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "offends" in a sentence.
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Words that often precede the term "offends" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "offends" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "offends".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 26
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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