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Mistakable

Liable to be mistaken; capable of being misconceived.

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Similar 84% connected

Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Similar 84% connected

Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Confusable 92% connected

Capable of being confused.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Accent noun · 78% connection

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he ha…

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Acceptability noun · 78% connection

satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards

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Acceptableness noun · 78% connection

satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards

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Apposition noun · 78% connection

the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"

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Collocation noun · 78% connection

the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"

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Descriptive adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage; "descri…

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Descriptive grammar noun · 78% connection

a grammar that is produced by descriptive linguistics

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Dialect noun · 78% connection

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he ha…

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English noun · 78% connection

the discipline that studies the English language and literature

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Grammar noun · 78% connection

the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

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Homonym noun · 78% connection

two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings

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Homophone noun · 78% connection

two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)

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Idiom noun · 78% connection

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he ha…

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Juxtaposition noun · 78% connection

the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"

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Nonstandard adjective · 78% connection

not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers…

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Normative adjective · 78% connection

pertaining to giving directives or rules; "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"

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Prescriptive adjective · 78% connection

pertaining to giving directives or rules; "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"

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Received adjective · 78% connection

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; "standard (American) English"; "received standard English is…

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Answerable adjective · 78% connection

Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an…

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Asparagus noun · 78% connection

A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceae, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlet…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liable, mistaken, capable, misconceived.
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Attachable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being attached; esp., liable to be taken by writ or precept.

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Avoidable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.

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Committible adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being committed; liable to be committed.

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Confiscable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being confiscated; liable to forfeiture.

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Constrainable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being constrained; liable to constraint, or to restraint.

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Damageable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being injured or impaired; liable to, or susceptible of, damage; as, a damageable cargo.

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Defeasanced adjective · 78% connection

Liable to defeasance; capable of being made void or forfeited.

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Delineable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being, or liable to be, delineated.

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Deludable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being deluded; liable to be imposed on; gullible.

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Delusion noun · 78% connection

a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"

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Deniable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being, or liable to be, denied.

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Deprivable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived; liable to be deposed.

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