Related Words for span of attention

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WordSyllablesCategories
a
x
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
absorption
x/x
Noun
accent
x/
Noun, Verb
access
/x
Noun, Verb
account
x/
Noun, Verb
acquaintance
x/x
Noun
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adjusting
x/x
Noun
adjustment
x/x
Noun
adsorbate
/xx
Noun
aid
/
Noun, Verb
aisle
/
Noun
alert
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
allowable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
approval
x/x
Noun
arc
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
arch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
area
/xx
Noun
army
/x
Noun
arousal
x/x
Noun
assault
x/
Noun, Verb
assistance
x/x
Noun
atmospheric
xx/x
Adjective
attaché
x/
Noun
attack
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
attending
x/x
Adjective, Noun
attention span
x/x/
Phrase, Noun
attentional
x/xx
Adjective
attentive
x/x
Adjective
average
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
aware
x/
Adjective, Verb
babysitting
/xxx
Noun
band
/
Noun, Verb
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
benchmarking
/xx
Noun
benefit
/xx
Noun, Verb
beware
x/
Verb
blame
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
blinkered
/x
Adjective
blurred
/
Adjective
blurry
/x
Adjective
brace
/
Noun, Verb
breadth
/
Noun
bridge
/
Noun, Verb
brief
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
broadcast
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
calibrating
/xxx
Verb, Noun
calibration
xx/x
Noun
call
/
Verb, Noun
capacity
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
care
/
Noun, Verb
careful
/x
Adjective
caregiving
/xx
Noun
careless
/x
Adjective
cater
/x
Verb, Noun, Adverb
caution
/x
Noun, Verb
cautious
/x
Adjective
childcare
/x
Noun
circuit
/x
Noun, Verb
circumspection
xx/x
Noun
classroom
/x
Noun
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
cognizance
/xx
Noun
comment
/x
Noun, Verb
comprise
x/
Verb
concentrate
/xx
Verb, Noun
concentration
xx/x
Noun
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
conscious
/x
Adjective, Noun
consciousness
/xx
Noun
considerate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
consideration
xxx/x
Noun
couple
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
couplet
/x
Noun
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
coverage
/xx
Noun
covered bridge
/x/
Phrase, Noun
credence
/x
Noun, Verb
cross
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
crosscut
/
Noun, Verb
curve
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cycle
/x
Noun, Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
deference
/xx
Noun
definition
xx/x
Noun
delicately
/xxx
Adverb
depth
/
Noun
detail
x/
Noun, Verb
diligence
/xx
Noun
discipline
/xx
Noun, Verb
discredit
x/x
Verb, Noun
disengagement
xx/x
Noun
distance
/x
Noun, Verb
diversion
x/x
Noun
dot
/
Noun, Verb
drawbridge
/x
Noun
duet
x/
Noun, Verb
duo
/x
Noun
duration
//x
Noun
dyad
/x
Noun
ear
/
Noun, Verb
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
embrace
x/
Verb, Noun
emphasis
/xx
Noun
encompass
x/x
Verb
espouse
x/
Verb
exceed
x/
Verb
exit
/x
Noun, Verb
expand
x/
Verb
expanse
x/
Noun
expansion
x/x
Noun
expectancy
x/xx
Noun
extend
x/
Verb, Noun
extender
/xx
Noun
extension
x/x
Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
eye
/
Noun, Verb
eyeball
/x
Noun, Verb
fact
/
Noun
faith healing
//x
Phrase, Noun
familiarity
xx/xx
Noun
first aid
//
Phrase, Noun
floating bridge
/x/
Phrase, Noun
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
foot
/
Noun, Verb
footbridge
/x
Noun
fore
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
fork
/
Noun, Verb
frame
/
Noun, Verb
framework
/x
Noun
frontage
/x
Noun
gangplank
/x
Noun
gangway
/x
Noun, Verb
gaze
/
Noun, Verb
geologic
xx/x
Adjective
geological
xx/xx
Adjective
get
/
Verb, Noun
globe
/
Noun, Verb
grab
/
Verb, Noun
hairdressing
/xx
Noun
handling
/x
Noun
haul
/
Verb, Noun
heed
/
Verb, Noun
hope
/
Noun, Verb
horizontal
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
ignore
x/
Verb
importance
x/x
Noun
inattention
xx/x
Noun
inch
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
include
x/
Verb, Noun
incoming
/xx
Adjective, Noun
incubation
xx/x
Noun
intention
x/x
Noun, Verb
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
interval
/xx
Noun
intrude
x/
Verb
involve
x/
Verb
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
knowledge
/x
Noun, Verb
ladder
/x
Noun, Verb
lapse
/
Noun, Verb
leg
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
length
/
Noun, Verb
life
/
Noun, Verb
lifespan
/x
Noun
lifetime
/x
Noun
light
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
lintel
/x
Noun
listen
/x
Verb, Noun
livery
/xx
Noun, Verb, Adjective
longer
/x
Noun
look
/
Verb, Noun
lookout
/x
Noun
love
/
Noun, Verb
manicure
/xx
Noun, Verb
meantime
/x
Noun, Adverb
meeting
/x
Noun
memory
/xx
Noun
mention
/x
Verb, Noun
merida
x/x
Name
mind
/
Noun, Verb
mérida
/x
Name
note
/
Noun, Verb
notice
/x
Noun, Verb
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
number
/x
Noun, Verb
nursing
/x
Noun, Adjective
nurturing
/xx
Adjective, Verb, Noun
observance
x/x
Noun
observation
xx/x
Noun
observe
x/
Verb, Noun
occupy
/xx
Verb, Noun
odium
/xx
Noun
overlap
/xx
Verb, Noun
overpass
/xx
Noun, Verb
paid
/
Adjective
pair
/
Noun, Verb
period
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pier
/
Noun
place
/
Noun, Verb
please
/
Verb, Adverb
point
/
Noun, Verb
pontoon bridge
x//
Phrase, Noun
ports
/
Noun
preoccupation
xxx/x
Noun
priority
x/xx
Noun
profile
/x
Noun, Verb
prominence
/xx
Noun
proving
/x
Noun
provision
x/x
Noun, Verb
publicity
x/xx
Noun
put
/
Verb, Noun
radio
/xx
Noun, Verb
range
/
Noun, Verb
reach
/
Verb, Noun
recognition
xx/x
Noun
reference
/xx
Noun, Verb
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
relevance
/xx
Noun
remark
x/
Noun, Verb
remoteness
x/x
Noun
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
response
x/
Noun
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
sake
/
Noun
salute
x/
Noun, Verb
save
/
Verb, Noun
scale
/
Noun, Verb
scope
/
Noun, Verb
scrutiny
/xx
Noun, Verb
segmentation
xx/x
Noun
sensitivity
xx/xx
Noun
separation
xx/x
Noun
separator
/xxx
Noun
services
/xx
Noun
setting
/x
Noun, Adjective
short
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
sight
/
Noun, Verb
significance
x/xx
Noun
size
/
Noun, Verb
space
/
Noun, Verb
spanned
/
Verb
sphere
/
Noun, Verb
spotlight
/x
Noun, Verb
stage
/
Noun, Verb
stand
/
Verb, Noun
steady
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
stop
/
Verb, Noun
straddle
/x
Verb, Noun, Adverb
straight
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
stress
/
Noun, Verb
stretch
/
Noun, Verb
striping
/x
Noun
support
x/
Noun, Verb
suspended
x/x
Adjective
suspension bridge
x/x/
Phrase, Noun
sweep
/
Noun, Verb
take
/
Verb, Noun
teacher
/x
Noun
tending
/x
Noun
term
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
thought
/
Noun
thoughtfulness
/xx
Noun
time
/
Noun, Verb
timeframe
/x
Noun
tranche
/
Noun, Verb
transverse
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
traverse
/x
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
treatment
/x
Noun
trestle
/x
Noun
trestle bridge
/x/
Phrase, Noun
twain
/
Name, Adjective, Verb
twice
/
Adverb
uncompensated
x/xxx
Adjective
understanding
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
undivided
xx/x
Adjective
upright
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
useful
/x
Adjective
vast
/
Adjective, Noun
viaduct
/xx
Noun
view
/
Noun, Verb
vigilance
/xx
Noun
vigilant
/xx
Adjective
visibility
xx/xx
Noun
vote
/
Noun, Verb
warning
/x
Noun
wary
/x
Adjective
watch
/
Verb, Noun
watchfulness
/xx
Noun
wavelength
/x
Noun
weight
/
Noun, Verb
welfare
/x
Noun, Verb
whoa
/
Verb
whoops
/
Verb
wide
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
width
/
Noun
yoke
/
Noun, Verb