ism

Other forms of ism

plural

isms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ism

What does ism mean?

ism means "a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school".

How many syllables are in ism?

ism has 2 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈɪzəm/.

What is another word for ism?

Close synonyms include doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ism a common word?

ism is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with ism?

21 words rhyme with ism. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.