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10-LETTER WORDS · ENDING IN TION

10-letter words
ending in TION.

119 common words, each with a short meaning. Use the filters to narrow them down, letter by letter.

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absorption

Soaking up a liquid, heat or light.

accusation

Saying that someone has done something wrong.

adaptation

A change that helps a living thing survive; a film or play made from a book.

admiration

A feeling of great respect and liking.

allocation

An amount set aside for a purpose; sharing something out.

alteration

A change made to something, such as clothes.

annotation

A note added to explain part of a text or picture.

apparition

A ghost or ghostly figure.

aspiration

A strong hope or ambition for the future.

assumption

Something you believe is true without proof.

attraction

A place or thing that people like to visit; a pull towards something.

automation

Using machines to do jobs without people.

collection

A group of things gathered together.

combustion

The process of burning.

completion

Finishing something.

concoction

An unusual mixture of things, often food or drink.

conduction

Heat or electricity passing through a material.

confection

A fancy sweet food, such as a cake or sweet.

congestion

Being so crowded that things are blocked, as on roads; a blocked-up nose.

connection

A link between things or people.

contortion

Twisting the body into an unusual shape.

convection

Heat moving as warm liquid or gas rises.

convention

A large meeting of people with a shared interest; a usual way of doing things.

conviction

A strong belief; being found guilty of a crime in court.

coronation

The ceremony of crowning a king or queen.

correction

A change that puts a mistake right.

corruption

Dishonest or illegal behaviour by people in power.

decoration

Something added to make a thing look nicer.

dedication

Hard work and care for something; words in a book honouring someone.

definition

The meaning of a word; how clear and sharp a picture is.

deflection

Turning something aside from its path.

delegation

A group chosen to speak or act for others.

demolition

Knocking down a building.

discretion

Care not to say things that upset or embarrass; freedom to decide.

disruption

Something that stops things running smoothly.

dissection

Cutting something apart to study what is inside.

distortion

Twisting something out of its true shape or meaning.

domination

Having power or control over others.

emigration

Leaving your country to live in another one.

encryption

Turning information into a secret code.

escalation

Something growing bigger or more serious.

estimation

A careful guess at an amount or size.

evacuation

Moving people away from a place of danger.

evaluation

Judging how good or useful something is.

excavation

Digging, especially to find old remains.

exhalation

Breathing out.

exhaustion

Extreme tiredness.

exhibition

A public show of art or interesting objects.

expedition

A journey made for a special purpose, such as exploring.

extinction

When a type of animal or plant dies out completely.

extraction

Pulling or taking something out, such as a tooth.

federation

A group of states or clubs joined together.

filtration

Passing a liquid through a filter to clean it.

foundation

The solid base a building stands on; an organisation that gives money to good causes.

generation

All the people born around the same time; producing something, such as electricity.

glaciation

Land being covered or shaped by glaciers.

graduation

Finishing a course at university or school; a measuring mark on a jug or ruler.

hesitation

A pause before you do or say something.

imposition

Something unfair or troublesome you are asked to do.

incubation

Keeping eggs warm until they hatch.

indication

A sign that shows something.

inhalation

Breathing in.

innovation

A new idea, method or invention.

inspection

A careful look to check something.

insulation

Material that stops heat, sound or electricity getting through.

intonation

The rise and fall of your voice as you speak.

invitation

A request asking someone to come to something.

irrigation

Bringing water to crops through channels or pipes.

irritation

A feeling of annoyance; itchy or sore skin.

jubilation

Great joy and celebration.

levitation

Rising and floating in the air as if by magic.

liberation

Setting people or a place free.

limitation

Something that limits what you can do; a weakness.

locomotion

Moving from place to place.

medication

Medicine that a doctor gives to treat an illness.

meditation

Sitting quietly to calm the mind; deep, careful thought.

moderation

Not having too much of something.

motivation

A reason or wish to do something.

navigation

Working out the way to go, by ship, plane or car.

nomination

Putting someone forward for a prize or job.

nonfiction

Writing about real facts, people and events (UK also non-fiction).

obligation

Something you must do because of a rule or promise.

occupation

A job; taking control of a place by force.

opposition

Being against something; the team or side you play against.

perception

Noticing things through the senses; the way you understand something.

perfection

Being perfect, with no faults.

plantation

A large farm where crops such as tea or cotton are grown.

population

The number of people living in a place.

precaution

Something done to stop harm before it happens.

prediction

Saying what you think will happen in the future.

prevention

Stopping something from happening.

production

Making things; a play or film put on for an audience.

projection

A picture shown on a screen; a guess about the future.

proportion

A part of a whole; the right size of one thing compared with another.

protection

Keeping someone or something safe from harm.

recitation

Saying a poem or piece of writing aloud from memory.

recreation

Things you do for fun in your free time.

reflection

An image seen in a mirror or water; careful thinking.

refraction

The bending of light as it passes into a different material.

regulation

An official rule; controlling how something works.

relaxation

Resting and becoming calm.

relegation

A team being moved down to a lower league.

relocation

Moving to a new place to live or work.

renovation

Repairing an old building and making it like new.

repetition

Doing or saying something again.

reputation

What people generally think of someone or something.

resolution

A firm decision to do something; solving a problem.

revelation

A surprising fact that is made known.

revolution

A big change in government, often by force; one full turn in a circle.

salutation

A greeting, such as the opening words of a letter.

sanitation

Keeping places clean and healthy with drains and toilets.

saturation

Being completely soaked or full.

separation

Moving or keeping things apart.

simulation

A model of a real situation, often made on a computer.

starvation

Suffering or dying from lack of food.

suggestion

An idea put forward for others to think about.

temptation

Wanting to do something you know you should not.

transition

A change from one stage or state to another.

vegetation

The plants that grow in an area.

Meanings are written for this site and checked against Merriam-Webster (4 November 2026). Words are in the ENABLE2K word list (public domain). More words ending in TION, of every length ↗