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Interpolation

The act of introducing or inserting anything, especially that which is spurious or foreign.

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Break 76% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Calculation 76% connected

The act or process, or the result, of calculating; computation; reckoning, estimate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Computation 76% connected

The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Content 76% connected

Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Disruption 76% connected

The act or rending asunder, or the state of being rent asunder or broken in pieces; breach; rent; dilaceration; rupture; as, the disruption of rocks…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Figuring 76% connected

of Figure

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Gap 76% connected

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Interruption 76% connected

The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Message 76% connected

Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reckoning 76% connected

of Reckon

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Substance 76% connected

That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Falsify 74% connected

To make false; to represent falsely.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Falsify 74% connected

To make false; to represent falsely.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Insertion 92% connected

The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Interjection 92% connected

The act of interjecting or throwing between; also, that which is interjected.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Interpellation 92% connected

The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Interposition 92% connected

The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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