11K+ Words That Rhyme With DIVERSION

• (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)

• (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)

• a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

• turning in the opposite direction

• returning to a former state

• a failure to maintain a higher state

• an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

• something a little different from others of the same type

• a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

• a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

• a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

• manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)

• destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

• the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government

• the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer

• abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)

• a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa

• (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed

• the reversal of the normal order of words

• (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa

• a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex

• turning upside down; setting on end

• the act of turning inside out

• sinking until covered completely with water

• (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse

• complete attention; intense mental effort

• a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged

• the act of wetting something by submerging it

• an event that results in a transformation

• a change in the units or form of an expression:

• a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown

• a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis

• a change of religion

• interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition

• act of exchanging one type of money or security for another

• the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another

• spreading widely or driving off

• the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume

• the act of dispersing or diffusing something

• a journey taken for pleasure

• wandering from the main path of a journey

• the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)

• an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

• the mistake of incurring liability or blame

• a disparaging remark

• an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

• the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)

• sinking until covered completely with water

• the act of wetting something by submerging it

• an army unit large enough to sustain combat

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• the act or process of dividing

• an administrative unit in government or business

• discord that splits a group

• a league ranked by quality

• (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

• (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

• a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

• a group of ships of similar type

• an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

• the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder

• any entry into an area not previously occupied

• (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body

• a vivid mental image

• the ability to see; the visual faculty

• the perceptual experience of seeing

• the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

• a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance

• feelings of ardent love

• commitment to some purpose

• religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

• (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)

• (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

• a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness

• the state of being saved or preserved from harm

• saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation

• broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects

• a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points

• an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen

• an admission of misdeeds or faults

• a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party

• (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution

• a public declaration of your faith

• the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)

• the body of people in a learned occupation

• an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)

• an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion

• affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith

• a district that is reserved for particular purpose

• a statement that limits or restricts some claim

• an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly

• the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)

• the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance

• something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.)

• the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• picture to oneself; imagine possible

• a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

• the deliberate act of failing to pay money

• nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

• the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

• a stipulated condition

• the activity of supplying or providing something

• the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening

• a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)

• supply with provisions

• the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)

• the act of rewriting something

• something that has been written again

• enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

• an area composed of subdivided lots

• the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided

• a division of some larger or more complex organization

• a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

• a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided

• management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

• stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical

• the activity of causing to have energy and be active

• making active and effective (as a bomb)

• an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

• the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

• (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations

• the event of something being raised upward

• the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

• angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

• a raised or elevated geological formation

• distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)

• (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump

• drawing of an exterior of a structure

• the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something

• the act of digging

• the site of an archeological exploration

• a hole in the ground made by excavating

• the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

• cause to be firmly attached

• become fixed or fastened

• attach to

• make tight or tighter

• reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts

• a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

• a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

• the creation of something in the mind

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

• how something is done or how it happens

• characteristic or habitual practice

• the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior

• consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode

• make out of components (often in an improvising manner)

• the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

• the condition of being motivated

• the act of motivating; providing incentive

• the act of making and recording a measurement

• the act of observing; taking a patient look

• a remark expressing careful consideration

• facts learned by observing

• the act of noticing or paying attention

• the condition of being folded inward or sheathed

• the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface

• (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings

• Action of converting something again

• Action or renovating or converting a property

• a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

• the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

• a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

• the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine

• something done (usually as opposed to something said)

• the state of being active

• a military engagement

• a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

• the series of events that form a plot

• the trait of being active and energetic and forceful

• the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism

• a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

• an act by a government body or supranational organization

• the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field

• In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).

• institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

• put in effect

• the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

• the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

• a general interest that leads people to want to know more

• a courteous act indicating affection

• the faculty or power of mental concentration

• a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review

• the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)

• (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

• a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions

• (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

• drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body

• drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation

• the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin

• a remark that calls attention to something or someone

• a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

• an official recognition of merit

• make reference to

• make mention of

• commend

• a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

• anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

• approval to do something

• the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

• a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

• a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

• a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

• proper or designated social situation

• (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty

• the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

• the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station

• assign to a station