Words Ending With ISM
Explore the intriguing collection of words that conclude with the letter ISM. This section emphasizes how the final placement of ISM influences the tone and character of each word. Whether it's common vocabulary or less familiar terms, uncover the unique impact of ending with ISM in the world of words.
3 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ism | 5 | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | - |
4 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| gism | 7 | - | - |
| jism | 13 | - | - |
5 letter words
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| prism | 9 | optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image | - |
| zoism | 16 | - | - |
| odism | 8 | - | - |
| tuism | 7 | - | - |
| seism | 7 | shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity | - |
| agism | 8 | discrimination on the basis of a person's age | - |
| apism | 9 | - | - |
| deism | 8 | the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation | - |
6 letter words
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|---|---|---|---|
| racism | 10 | discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race | - |
| autism | 8 | (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people | - |
| sexism | 15 | discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex | - |
| sadism | 9 | sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others | - |
| cubism | 12 | an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes | - |
| egoism | 9 | concern for your own interests and welfare | - |
| schism | 13 | division of a group into opposing factions | another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy |
| truism | 8 | an obvious truth | - |
| nudism | 9 | going without clothes as a social practice | - |
| ageism | 9 | discrimination on the basis of a person's age | - |
| mutism | 10 | the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak | - |
| chrism | 13 | a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam | - |
| civism | 13 | - | - |
| bonism | 10 | - | - |
| favism | 14 | anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency | - |
| eonism | 8 | - | - |
| dudism | 10 | - | - |
| hylism | 14 | - | - |
| holism | 11 | the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole | holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts |
| nomism | 10 | - | - |
| ogrism | 9 | - | - |
| obeism | 10 | - | - |
| obiism | 10 | belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies | - |
| nanism | 8 | a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature | - |
| momism | 12 | excessive protection | - |
| monism | 10 | the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element | - |
| merism | 10 | - | - |
| magism | 11 | - | - |
| malism | 10 | - | - |
| lyrism | 11 | - | - |
| laxism | 15 | - | - |
| iodism | 9 | - | - |
| yogism | 12 | - | - |
| theism | 11 | the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods | - |
| verism | 11 | - | - |
| papism | 12 | offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church | - |
| sizism | 17 | - | - |
| purism | 10 | scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language) | linguistic purisms |
| porism | 10 | - | - |
| audism | 9 | - | - |
7 letter words
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|---|---|---|---|
| fascism | 14 | a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism) | - |
| baptism | 13 | a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth | most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism |
| tourism | 9 | the business of providing services to tourists | - |
| realism | 9 | the state of being actual or real | - |
| heroism | 12 | the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) | he showed great heroism in battle |
| atheism | 12 | a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods | - |
| elitism | 9 | the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals | - |
| egotism | 10 | an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others | - |
| dadaism | 11 | a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty | - |
| dualism | 10 | the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil | - |
| atavism | 12 | a reappearance of an earlier characteristic | - |
| fauvism | 15 | an art movement launched in 1905 whose work was characterized by bright and nonnatural colors and simple forms; influenced the expressionists | - |
| tropism | 11 | an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source | - |
| ableism | 11 | discrimination in favor of the able-bodied | - |
| clonism | 11 | - | - |
| chorism | 14 | - | - |
| cladism | 12 | - | - |
| etacism | 11 | - | - |
| etatism | 9 | - | - |
| exotism | 16 | the quality of being exotic | - |
| entrism | 9 | - | - |
| erotism | 9 | a state of anticipation of sexuality | - |
| epicism | 13 | - | - |
| echoism | 14 | - | - |
| donnism | 10 | - | - |
| dodoism | 11 | - | - |
| diorism | 10 | - | - |
| czarism | 20 | - | - |
| cultism | 11 | religious zeal; the willingness to serve God | - |
| cosmism | 13 | - | - |
| cretism | 11 | - | - |
| copyism | 16 | - | - |
| onanism | 9 | a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation | - |
| odylism | 13 | - | - |
| ogreism | 10 | - | - |
| orphism | 14 | - | - |
| oralism | 9 | - | - |
| rankism | 13 | - | - |
| plenism | 11 | - | - |
| pietism | 11 | exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal | - |
| peonism | 11 | - | - |
| phobism | 16 | - | - |
| photism | 14 | - | - |
| pianism | 11 | performance by or technique of a pianist | a program of pianism |
| phaeism | 14 | - | - |
| karaism | 13 | - | - |
| jujuism | 23 | - | - |
| obelism | 11 | - | - |
| neurism | 9 | - | - |
| narcism | 11 | an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself | - |
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8 letter words
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| organism | 11 | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | - |
| exorcism | 19 | freeing from evil spirits | - |
| optimism | 14 | a general disposition to expect the best in all things | - |
| cynicism | 17 | a cynical feeling of distrust | - |
| feminism | 15 | the movement aimed at equal rights for women | - |
| idealism | 11 | elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued | - |
| activism | 15 | a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal | - |
| embolism | 14 | an insertion into a calendar | - |
| humanism | 15 | the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare | - |
| altruism | 10 | the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others | - |
| hedonism | 14 | an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good | - |
| satanism | 10 | a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan) | - |
| escapism | 14 | an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy | his alcohol problem was a form of escapism |
| paganism | 13 | any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism | - |
| nihilism | 13 | the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal | - |
| dynamism | 16 | the activeness of an energetic personality | - |
| stoicism | 12 | an indifference to pleasure or pain | - |
| futurism | 13 | an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age | - |
| aneurism | 10 | a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall | - |
| pacifism | 17 | the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable | - |
| nepotism | 12 | favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs) | - |
| botulism | 12 | food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly | - |
| lyricism | 15 | the property of being suitable for singing | - |
| pugilism | 13 | fighting with the fists | - |
| fatalism | 13 | a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them | - |
| dwarfism | 17 | a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature | - |
| albinism | 12 | the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair | - |
| priapism | 14 | condition in which the penis is continually erect; usually painful and seldom with sexual arousal | - |
| populism | 14 | the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite | - |
| giantism | 11 | excessive largeness of stature | - |
| aphorism | 15 | a short pithy instructive saying | - |
| rowdyism | 17 | rowdy behavior | - |
| cronyism | 15 | favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications) | - |
| alpinism | 12 | mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps) | - |
| sidhuism | 14 | - | - |
| fabulism | 15 | - | - |
| gipsyism | 16 | - | - |
| casteism | 12 | - | - |
| caffeism | 18 | - | - |
| devilism | 14 | - | - |
| dimerism | 13 | - | - |
| dioecism | 13 | - | - |
| demonism | 13 | a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan) | - |
| dandyism | 15 | the manner and dress of a fop or dandy | - |
| cullyism | 15 | - | - |
| colorism | 12 | - | - |
| clubbism | 16 | - | - |
| cliquism | 21 | - | - |
| classism | 12 | - | - |
| civicism | 17 | - | - |
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9 letter words
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| terrorism | 11 | the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear | - |
| criticism | 15 | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings | the senator received severe criticism from his opponent |
| mechanism | 18 | the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction | he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions |
| communism | 17 | a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership | - |
| socialism | 13 | an economic system based on state ownership of capital | - |
| vandalism | 15 | willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others | - |
| symbolism | 18 | the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning | - |
| magnetism | 14 | the branch of science that studies magnetism | - |
| euphemism | 18 | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh | - |
| catechism | 18 | an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers | - |
| mysticism | 18 | a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality | - |
| eroticism | 13 | a state of anticipation of sexuality | - |
| barbarism | 15 | a brutal barbarous savage act | - |
| modernism | 14 | the quality of being current or of the present | - |
| hypnotism | 19 | the act of inducing hypnosis | - |
| masochism | 18 | sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological) | - |
| pessimism | 15 | a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things | - |
| extremism | 20 | any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies | - |
| despotism | 14 | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | - |
| vampirism | 18 | belief in the existence of vampires | - |
| defeatism | 15 | acceptance of the inevitability of defeat | - |
| mannerism | 13 | a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | - |
| solipsism | 13 | (philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist | - |
| voyeurism | 17 | a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior | - |
| fetishism | 17 | sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) | - |
| volcanism | 16 | the phenomena associated with volcanic activity | - |
| anarchism | 16 | a political theory favoring the abolition of governments | - |
| feudalism | 15 | the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war | - |
| dogmatism | 15 | the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot | - |
| pluralism | 13 | a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated | - |
| shamanism | 16 | an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans | - |
| exoticism | 20 | the quality of being exotic | he loved the exoticism of Egypt |
| racialism | 13 | discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race | - |
| witticism | 16 | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | - |
| occultism | 15 | a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control | - |
| neologism | 12 | a newly invented word or phrase | - |
| epicurism | 15 | the disposition and habits of an epicure | - |
| diabolism | 14 | a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan) | - |
| tribalism | 13 | the beliefs of a tribal society | - |
| ostracism | 13 | the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) | - |
| belgicism | 16 | - | - |
| denturism | 12 | - | - |
| disablism | 14 | - | - |
| colourism | 13 | - | - |
| splittism | 13 | - | - |
| paroecism | 15 | - | - |
| nontheism | 14 | - | - |
| nonracism | 13 | - | - |
| lactivism | 16 | - | - |
| absurdism | 14 | - | - |
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10 letter words
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| capitalism | 16 | an economic system based on private ownership of capital | - |
| journalism | 19 | newspapers and magazines collectively | - |
| patriotism | 14 | love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it | they rode the same wave of popular patriotism |
| metabolism | 16 | the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals | - |
| alcoholism | 17 | habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms | - |
| rheumatism | 17 | a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint | - |
| narcissism | 14 | an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself | - |
| plagiarism | 15 | the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own | - |
| skepticism | 20 | doubt about the truth of something | - |
| surrealism | 12 | a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams | - |
| liberalism | 14 | an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market | - |
| militarism | 14 | a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests | - |
| monotheism | 17 | belief in a single God | - |
| fanaticism | 17 | excessive intolerance of opposing views | - |
| chauvinism | 20 | activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women | - |
| favoritism | 18 | an inclination to favor some person or group | - |
| lesbianism | 14 | female homosexuality | - |
| antagonism | 13 | a state of deep-seated ill-will | - |
| pragmatism | 17 | the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth | - |
| recidivism | 18 | habitual relapse into crime | - |
| scepticism | 18 | the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge | - |
| bolshevism | 20 | Soviet communism | - |
| naturalism | 12 | an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description | - |
| relativism | 15 | (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved | - |
| radicalism | 15 | the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society | - |
| traumatism | 14 | - | - |
| federalism | 16 | the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units | - |
| evangelism | 16 | zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel | - |
| secularism | 14 | a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations | - |
| polytheism | 20 | belief in multiple Gods | - |
| asceticism | 16 | rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint | - |
| automatism | 14 | any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy) | - |
| conformism | 19 | orthodoxy in thoughts and belief | - |
| separatism | 14 | advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state | - |
| brahmanism | 19 | the religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads | - |
| empiricism | 18 | medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings | - |
| ecotourism | 14 | tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature | - |
| parasitism | 14 | the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage) | - |
| puritanism | 14 | strictness and austerity in conduct and religion | - |
| pharisaism | 17 | - | - |
| gnosticism | 15 | a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches | - |
| absolutism | 14 | the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government | - |
| digitalism | 14 | - | - |
| dimorphism | 20 | (biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences) | - |
| diatropism | 15 | - | - |
| dichromism | 20 | - | - |
| diothelism | 16 | - | - |
| diactinism | 15 | - | - |
| gargoylism | 17 | hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation | - |
| fortuitism | 15 | - | - |
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