abandon

How many syllables in abandon?

  3 syllables

Divide abandon into syllables:   a-ban-don
Primary syllable stress:   a-ban-don
Secondary syllable stress:   a-ban-don
How to pronounce abandon:   uh-ban-dun
How to say abandon:

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Synonyms for abandon


1 syllable
  • cede
  • dump
  • quit
  • scratch
  • drop
  • leave
  • scrap
  • strand
2 syllables
  • desert
  • dropout
  • forsake
  • license
  • renounce
  • withdraw
  • discard
  • elope
  • freedom
  • maroon
  • vacate
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    2 syllables
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