Synonyms & related words for pendency

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of pendency. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to pendency

Explore words related to pendency — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include abeyance, pending, abeyancy, supersedeas, interpleader, joinder, litigation, suspensively. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does pendency come from?

The word pendency breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pend, from Latin pendere (“to hang”); and -ency, from Latin entia (“state of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.