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9-LETTER WORDS · ENDING IN TION

9-letter words
ending in TION.

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

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abolition

Officially ending a law or custom, such as slavery.

adoration

Deep love and admiration for someone.

affection

A feeling of liking and caring for someone.

agitation

A worried, upset feeling; shaking or stirring something.

animation

Making cartoons or drawings that seem to move; liveliness.

assertion

A statement that something is true.

attention

Careful listening, watching or thinking.

bisection

Cutting something into two equal parts.

carnation

A garden flower with frilly petals and a sweet smell.

causation

One thing making another happen.

cessation

A stop or end to something.

coalition

A group of people or parties joining together.

cognition

The mind's way of knowing, thinking and understanding.

commotion

A noisy, excited fuss or disturbance.

condition

The state something is in; something that must happen first.

deception

Tricking someone into believing something untrue.

deduction

Working something out from clues; an amount taken away.

deflation

Letting the air out of something, such as a tyre.

dejection

A sad, low feeling.

depiction

A picture or description of something.

depletion

Using up a supply so there is little left.

desertion

Leaving someone or something behind for good.

detection

Discovering or noticing something.

detention

Being kept in at school as a punishment; being held by police.

deviation

Moving away from the usual path or plan.

dictation

Saying words aloud for someone to write down.

digestion

Breaking down food in the body.

direction

The way something is going; an instruction.

education

Teaching and learning, as in school.

elevation

Height above sea level; lifting something higher.

elocution

The skill of speaking clearly in public.

evolution

Living things slowly changing over many generations.

exception

Something that does not follow the rule.

excretion

The body getting rid of waste.

exemption

Being let off a rule or duty.

flotation

Floating, or something that helps you float.

formation

The way things are arranged; the making of something.

gestation

The time a baby grows inside its mother.

hydration

Giving the body enough water.

imitation

Copying someone; a copy of something.

inception

The very beginning of something.

induction

A welcome and introduction to a new school or job.

infection

An illness caused by germs getting into the body.

inflation

Filling with air; prices rising over time.

ingestion

Taking food or drink into the body.

injection

Medicine put into the body with a needle.

insertion

Putting something into something else.

intention

What you plan or mean to do.

intuition

Knowing or feeling something without having to think it through.

invention

A new thing that someone has made or thought up.

isolation

Being kept apart or alone.

iteration

Repeating a step; a new version of something.

mediation

Helping two sides settle a disagreement.

migration

Moving from one place to another, often with the seasons.

narration

Telling a story or explaining what is happening.

nutrition

The food your body needs to grow and stay healthy.

objection

A reason for disagreeing with something.

operation

A doctor fixing the inside of the body; a maths process such as adding.

oxidation

A change when something joins with oxygen, such as rusting.

partition

A thin wall that divides a room; a division into parts.

pollution

Harmful waste that makes air, land or water dirty.

predation

Animals hunting and eating other animals.

probation

A trial period to see if someone is suitable.

promotion

Moving up to a higher job or league; advertising.

quotation

Someone's exact words repeated; a price given for a job.

radiation

Energy sent out as rays, such as heat or light.

reception

A welcome desk at a hotel or office; the first class at primary school; a formal party.

reduction

Making something smaller or less.

rejection

Being turned down or refused.

rendition

A performance of a song or piece of music.

retention

Keeping or holding on to something.

secretion

A liquid made by the body, such as saliva.

selection

Choosing; a range of things to choose from.

sensation

A feeling, such as heat or touch; great excitement.

situation

What is happening at a particular time and place.

tradition

A custom passed down over many years.

valuation

Working out how much something is worth.

variation

A change or difference; a slightly different version.

vibration

A quick shaking movement.

violation

Breaking a rule, law or promise.

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 ↗