WORD FAMILIES

One root. A family of words.

Connect words through shared components and learn them together.

113 word families · A

abandon2 related words

give up

abandoned · abandonment

abortion4 related words

termination of pregnancy

anti-abortion · pro-abortion

about4 related words

around

about · about-face · hereabouts

abs9 related words

away

abscess · abscission · abscond

absent5 related words

away

absentee · absently · absentmindedly

abundance2 related words

large quantity

overabundance · superabundance

abysm2 related words

abyss

abysmal · abysmally

academ2 related words

school

academia · academic

accent4 related words

stress

accentuate · accentuation · unaccented

accept4 related words

receive

accept · acceptability · unacceptability

acerb4 related words

bitter

acerbic · acerbity · exacerbate

ache4 related words

pain

ache · backache · earache

acr2 related words

sharp

acrid · acrylic

acri2 related words

sharp

acrimonious · acrimony

act56 related words

act; do

act · acting · action

acu3 related words

sharp

acupressure · acupuncture · acupuncturist

adapt5 related words

to fit

adapt · adaptability · adapter

adeno4 related words

gland

adenocarcinoma · adenopathy · adenovirus

adequate3 related words

sufficient

inadequate · inadequately

advantage3 related words

benefit

advantage · advantageously · disadvantageous

aem4 related words

blood

anaemic · ischaemic

aero26 related words

air

aerate · aerator · aerial

afrika3 related words

africa

afrikaans · afrikaner

afro3 related words

african

afro-brazilian · afro-caribbean · afro-cuban

agency2 related words

organization

interagency · multi-agency

agger4 related words

heap

exaggerate · exaggeration

aggression2 related words

hostile behavior

non-aggression · nonaggression

agog6 related words

lead

demagogic · pedagogic · pedagogical

agro2 related words

field

agronomist · agronomy

agul4 related words

to drive

coagulant · coagulate · coagulated

ail2 related words

to trouble

ailing · ailment

aim3 related words

purpose

aimless · aimlessly

alarm3 related words

warning signal

alarm · five-alarm · four-alarm

alb3 related words

white

albedo · albino · album

alert2 related words

watchful

alertly · alertness

alkali2 related words

base

alkaline · alkalinity

allerg2 related words

allergy

allergenic · allergist

alley2 related words

narrow street

alleyway · back-alley

allo6 related words

different

allograft · allometric · allometry

alphabet2 related words

set of letters

alphabetically · alphabetize

alt7 related words

high

altar · altitude · alto

alter13 related words

change

alterable · alteration · altered

altru4 related words

other

altruist · altruistic

amateur2 related words

amateur

amateurish · amateurism

ambul4 related words

walk

ambulance · ambulation · perambulate

amor4 related words

love

amoroso · amorous · enamor

amphi3 related words

both

amphibian · amphibious

ampli3 related words

large

amplification · amplifier

amyl2 related words

starch

amyloid · amyloidosis

ana29 related words

anabolic · anaclitic · anadromous

analysis3 related words

examination

analysis · psychoanalysis · self-analysis

ander2 related words

man

philander · philanderer

angel3 related words

messenger

angelic · archangel

angio6 related words

vessel

angiogram · angiography · angioplasty

anglo4 related words

english

anglo-french · anglo-irish · anglophile

anim25 related words

life; spirit

anima · animadvert · animal

animal2 related words

living creature

animal-like · animal-print

ankle5 related words

body part

ankle-deep · ankle-high · ankle-length

ann3 related words

year

annals · annual

annu7 related words

year

annualized · annually · annuity

Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.