11 Letter Words for Contretemps
contretemps
10 Letter Words for Contretemps
centermost, compresent, contempers, escortment, precontest, torpescent
9 Letter Words for Contretemps
compenser, compester, competent, competers, contemper, contempts, contester, copresent, entrepots, pentecost, recontest, trecentos
8 Letter Words for Contretemps
compeers, compense, comperes, competer, competes, comprest, compters, contempt, cornette, cornetts, corpsmen, crosette, emptores, entrepot, metecorn, mornette, onsetter, percents, perscent, portents, portment, posement, postteen, potences, potteens, precents, proettes, prosemen, protects, protense, remotest, scorpene, sermonet, sortment, storemen, strepent, stretmen, tempters, torments, trecento, treetops
7 Letter Words for Contretemps
cements, cenotes, centers, centesm, cermets, certose, coempts, compeer, compere, compers, compert, compete, compter, conster, contemp, contest, copters, cornets, cornett, cosmete, costeen, cotters, cremone, crepons, creston, cretons, cronets, ecteron, emerson, emoters, emporte, emprent, encores, enstore, entrept, escopet, estrone, mentors, mesteno, meteors, metopes, monster, montres, moreens, mosette, necrose, netters, noterse, openers, openest, pectens, pectose, pectron, penster, pentose, percent, perones, pertest, petters, pomster, portent, portmen, posteen, postern, postmen, poteens, potence, potents, potteen, pottern, potters, precent, prenote, present, pretest, pretone, proette, pronest, prosect, protect, protest, recepts, remotes, reopens, repents, repomen, repones, respect, retempt, ropemen, rosette, rottens, scenter, scepter, screeno, secreto, serment, serpent, smotter, snotter, sompner, specter, spector, spencer, sperone, spotter, stenter, stentor, steptoe, stereom, sterope, stomper, storeen, strepen, temenos, tempers, tempest, tempore, tempter, tenrecs, tensome, tenspot, tenters, tercets, testern, testone, tetrose, tonemes, topsmen, torment, tornese, torpent, treetop, tremens, trompes
6 Letter Words for Contretemps
cement, cenote, censer, censor, center, centos, centro, cepter, ceptor, cermet, cernes, cerote, certes, ceston, coempt, comers, comets, comper, compte, compts, comtes, constr, conter, contes, copens, copers, copter, cornet, corpse, corset, cortes, coster, coteen, cotset, cotter, creeps, cremes, crepes, crepon, cromes, crones, cronet, croset, crosne, ctenes, emoter, emotes, empest, emptor, encore, enters, entrec, entrep, eproms, erects, ernest, escort, mentor, mentos, merest, merops, merton, mester, meteor, meters, metope, metron, metros, monest, montes, montre, mopers, moreen, mornes, motets, motser, mottes, mprets, nepers, nepote, nester, nestor, netops, netter, noster, noters, octene, octets, oncers, opener, opters, osperm, ostent, ostmen, otters, pecten, pences, penest, peones, percen, perces, pereon, perone, person, perten, pester, peters, petres, petter, poemet, ponces, pontee, pontes, porett, posnet, poster, poteen, potent, potmen, potter, preens, premen, prents, preset, presto, procne, proems, prones, pteron, recent, recept, recons, recost, rectos, remens, remote, rentes, reopen, repent, repone, repose, repost, repots, resect, resent, respot, restem, restep, retems, retent, retest, rompee, roncet, rontes, rotten, rottes, scerne, scopet, scoter, screen, screet, secern, secret, sector, sement, semper, sepone, septet, sercom, sereno, sermon, setnet, setter, socmen, somner, sompne, sotter, spence, speron, sprent, stereo, stoner, stopen, stoper, stoter, streen, streep, street, strene, strent, strome, strone, temper, tempes, tempos, tempre, tempts, temser, tenets, tenore, tenors, tenrec, tenser, tensor, tenter, tentor, terces, tercet, termen, termes, termon, ternes, terpen, terton, tester, teston, testor, toment, toneme, toners, topees, topers, topmen, topnet, tormen, torten, tortes, totems, toters, treens, trompe, tromps, troncs, trones, tropes, trpset
5 Letter Words for Contretemps
cense, cento, cents, cepes, ceres, cerne, ceros, certs, ceste, cetes, comer, comes, comet, comps, compt, comte, coner, cones, const, conte, contr, copen, coper, copes, copse, cores, corms, corns, corpn, corps, corse, cosen, coset, coste, cotes, cotte, cotts, creem, creen, creep, creme, crepe, crept, crest, crete, crome, crone, crops, crose, crost, csnet, ctene, emote, enets, enorm, enter, entom, entre, entte, eprom, epsom, erect, erept, ernes, erose, escot, espec, ester, estoc, estop, estre, estro, etens, mecon, meers, meets, menes, mense, mento, merce, mercs, meres, merop, meros, merse, mesne, meson, mesto, meter, metes, metro, moner, monte, moper, mopes, mores, morne, morns, morse, morts, moste, moten, moter, motes, motet, motte, motts, mpret, mster, necro, neems, neeps, nemos, nempt, neper, nerts, neter, netes, netop, nomes, nopes, norms, norse, noser, noter, notes, octet, omens, omers, omnes, oncer, onces, oncet, oners, onset, opens, opter, ornes, ortet, otter, pecos, peens, peers, peert, pence, pense, pents, peons, perce, peres, perms, perns, perse, perst, perts, peste, pesto, peter, petos, petre, petro, petto, poems, poets, pomes, ponce, pones, ponts, pores, poret, porns, porte, ports, poser, poter, potes, potts, preen, prees, prent, proem, proms, prone, prose, prost, prote, recon, recpt, recto, reens, reest, remen, remet, remop, renet, rente, rents, repen, repos, repot, reset, retem, retes, romps, rones, ronte, ronts, ropes, roset, rotes, rotte, scene, scent, scone, scope, score, scorn, scote, scott, scree, secno, secre, semen, sence, senor, sente, sermo, seron, seton, smeer, smore, smote, sneer, snerp, snore, snort, somet, somne, sonce, soree, spece, spect, speen, speer, spent, sperm, spete, spore, sport, spree, spret, sprot, steem, steen, steep, steer, steme, steno, stent, stept, stere, stern, stero, stert, stoep, stomp, stone, stope, stopt, store, storm, strep, strom, strop, tecon, teems, teens, teers, teest, temes, tempe, tempo, temps, tempt, temse, tenes, tenet, tenor, tense, tenso, tents, tepor, terce, terms, terne, terns, terse, terts, teste, tomes, toner, tones, topee, toper, topes, torcs, tores, toret, torse, torte, torts, totem, toter, totes, treen, trees, trest, tromp, tronc, trone, trons, trope, trots, tsere
4 Letter Words for Contretemps
cees, cene, cens, cent, cepe, ceps, cere, cern, cero, cert, cest, cete, coes, come, comp, comr, coms, cone, cons, cont, cope, copr, cops, copt, core, corm, corn, corp, cors, cort, cose, cost, cote, cots, cott, cres, crop, crpe, crts, csmp, econ, ecto, emer, emes, emos, empt, enes, ense, ento, entr, eons, epos, eres, erme, erne, erns, eros, erse, erst, esne, esop, eten, eton, meer, meet, mene, meno, mens, ment, merc, mere, mero, mese, meso, mest, mete, mets, mocs, moes, moet, mone, mons, mont, mope, mops, more, morn, mors, mort, mose, most, mote, mots, mott, msec, neem, neep, neer, neet, nemo, neps, nese, nest, nete, nets, noes, nome, noms, nope, nore, norm, nose, note, nots, nott, nsec, omen, omer, once, oner, ones, onst, opec, open, opes, opts, orcs, ores, orts, pecs, peen, peer, pees, pene, pens, pent, peon, pere, perm, pern, pers, pert, peso, pest, pete, peto, pets, pnce, poem, poet, pome, poms, pone, pons, pont, porc, pore, porn, port, pose, post, pote, pots, pott, prec, pree, prem, pres, pret, proc, prom, pron, pros, psec, ptts, rcpt, recs, rect, reem, reen, rees, reet, rems, reno, rent, repo, reps, rept, resp, rest, rete, rets, rocs, roes, rome, romp, roms, rone, ront, rope, rose, rost, rotc, rote, rots, scet, scop, scot, seco, sect, seem, seen, seep, seer, seme, sene, sent, seor, sepn, sept, sere, sero, sert, sett, smee, snee, snop, snot, soce, some, sone, sope, sore, sorn, sort, spec, spet, spor, spot, stem, sten, step, ster, stet, stop, stor, stot, stre, teem, teen, teer, tees, teet, teme, temp, tems, tene, tens, tent, tepe, term, tern, terp, test, tete, tets, tocs, toes, tome, toms, tone, tons, tope, tops, torc, tore, torn, tors, tort, tose, tote, tots, tree, tres, tret, tron, trop, trot
3 Letter Words for Contretemps
cee, cen, ceo, cep, cer, cns, com, con, cop, cor, cos, cot, cpm, cpo, cpr, cps, cpt, cro, crs, crt, csp, cst, cte, ctn, cto, ctr, cts, ecm, eco, ect, eec, een, eer, eme, emo, emp, ems, enc, ene, ens, eom, eon, eos, ere, ern, ers, ert, esc, ese, esm, esp, esr, est, etc, mee, men, mer, mes, met, moc, moe, mon, mop, mor, mos, mot, mrs, mst, mtn, mts, nco, nee, neo, nep, net, nom, nor, nos, not, oct, oer, oes, oms, one, ons, ont, ope, ops, opt, orc, ore, ors, ort, ose, otc, pcm, pct, pec, pee, pen, per, pes, pet, pms, pmt, pom, pon, por, pos, pot, prc, pre, prn, pro, prs, pst, pte, pts, ptt, rct, rec, ree, rem, rep, res, rms, roc, roe, rom, ron, ros, rot, rpm, rps, rpt, rte, scr, sct, sec, see, sem, sen, sep, ser, set, soc, som, son, sop, sot, spt, stm, str, tcp, tec, tee, tem, ten, ter, tes, tet, tnt, toc, toe, tom, ton, top, tor, tos, tot, tpm, tps, trm, trp, trs, trt, tsp, tst
Definitions for Contretemps
[1] an inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance: He caused a minor contretemps by knocking over his drink.
[2] an awkward or difficult situation or mishap
[3] fencing a feint made with the purpose of producing a counterthrust from one's opponent
[4] a small disagreement that is rather embarrassing
Words related to Contretemps
predicament, misfortune, disaster, misadventure, mishap, embarrassment
Words nearby Contretemps
contre-jour, contre-partie, contrecoup, contrecoup injury of brain, contredanse, contretemps, contrib., contribute, contribution, contributor, contributory
Origin of Contretemps
1675–85; < French, equivalent to contre- counter- + temps time (< Latin tempus ); perhaps alteration (by folk etymology) of Middle French contrestant, present participle of contrester to oppose; see contrast
Word origin for Contretemps
C17: from French, from contre against + temps time, from Latin tempus
Synonyms for Contretemps
disaster, embarrassment, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, predicament