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WORD FAMILIES

One root. A family of words.

Connect words through shared components and learn them together.

92 word families · R

rabbin3 related words

rabbi

rabbinate · rabbinic · rabbinical
radi11 related words

ray

radial · radially · radian
radio9 related words

radiation

nonradioactive · radioactivity · radiography
rage2 related words

anger

enrage · rage
rail6 related words

bar

guardrail · handrail · rail
random4 related words

by chance

random · random-access · randomization
rapid4 related words

fast

rapid-fire · rapidly
rare4 related words

infrequent

rare · rare-book · rare-earth
rating2 related words

assessment

bond-rating · credit-rating
ratio2 related words

reason

ratiocination · rational
ration9 related words

reason

rationale · rationalism · rationalist
ravel3 related words

to tangle

unraveled · unraveling
ravish2 related words

to seize

ravishing · ravishingly
raw3 related words

uncooked

raw-milk · rawhide · rawness
razor6 related words

cutting tool

razor-sharp · razor-thin · razor-wire
ready11 related words

prepared

battle-ready · camera-ready · combat-ready
reagan3 related words

proper name

reagan-era · reaganesque · reaganite
real27 related words

actual

all-too-real · hyper-real · real-life
reason4 related words

to think

reason · reasonable · reasonableness
recept2 related words

take

receptiveness · receptivity
reck2 related words

care

reckless · recklessly
recognition3 related words

act of identifying

face-recognition · facial-recognition · speech-recognition
redeem6 related words

to buy back

irredeemable · irredeemably · unredeemable
reed3 related words

plant

reed-thin · reedy
reel3 related words

spool

newsreel · reel · reel-to-reel
reform3 related words

change

pro-reform · reform · welfare-reform
refut2 related words

to disprove

irrefutable · irrefutably
reg29 related words

rule; straight

anorectal · correct · corrected
regi3 related words

rule

regimen · regiment
region16 related words

area

bioregion · bioregional · ecoregion
registration2 related words

act of recording

pre-registration · re-registration
regular4 related words

standard

regular · regular-season · regular-size
regulate3 related words

control

deregulate · over-regulate · regulate
relation8 related words

connection

correlation · correlational · interrelation
release4 related words

to set free

catch-and-release · quick-release · re-release
relevant3 related words

pertinent

irrelevant · relevant · relevantly
reliance2 related words

dependence

over-reliance · self-reliance
religion4 related words

system of faith

anti-religion · religionist
remote3 related words

distant

remote · remote-control · remote-sensing
rent5 related words

payment

rent · rent-free · rental
repair5 related words

to fix

disrepair · repairable · repairman
repeat4 related words

to do again

repeat · repeatability · repeatable
report5 related words

give an account

misreport · report · underreport
represent7 related words

depict

misrepresent · misrepresentation · nonrepresentational
rept2 related words

to seize

surreptitious · surreptitiously
republic2 related words

state

republican · republicanism
resist3 related words

withstand

irresistible · irresistibly · resist
resolution3 related words

clarity

high-resolution · higher-resolution · resolution
respect6 related words

regard

disrespect · disrespected · disrespectful
retro11 related words

backwards

retro · retroactive · retroactively
revenue3 related words

income

non-revenue · revenue · revenue-sharing
rheumat4 related words

flow

rheumatoid · rheumatologist · rheumatology
rhino4 related words

nose

rhinoplasty · rhinorrhea
rhythm7 related words

rhythm

eurhythmics · polyrhythmic · rhythmic
ribbon4 related words

strip of fabric

beribboned · blue-ribbon · ribboned
rich13 related words

abundant

carbon-rich · feature-rich · metal-rich
rights4 related words

entitlements

civil-rights · gun-rights · rights-based
rigid3 related words

stiff

rigidity · rigidly · semi-rigid
rise3 related words

to ascend

low-rise · rise · sunrise
risk15 related words

danger

health-risk · high-risk · higher-risk

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

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