The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PARONYM which also is the latest solution we found used in The Onion in 2010.
Linguistic term for a word that's almost the same as another word, like "affect" and "effect" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PARONYM | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Linguistic term for a word that's almost the same as another word, like "affect" and "effect"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- homonym
- liked
- derivative
- homograph
- synonym
- second
- match
- convert
- homophone
- turn
- analogue
- rhyme
Crossword Answer definitions
PARONYM noun- A word derived from the same root or stem as another word.
- A near-homophone, a word that sounds like another word.
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