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Synonyms for suffix

Most common

postfix subjoin

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

    The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable".

Forms

Plural
suffixes → affixes, postfixes, endings, subjoins…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
suffixsteady
postfixrising
subjoinfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
affix2
6 letters
ending2
7 letters
postfix, subjoin

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (affix2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
suffixe
Deutsch
Suffix