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abused

How many syllables in abused?

  2 syllables

Divide abused into syllables:   a-bused
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What rhymes with abused

1 syllable
  • bruised
  • fused
  • oozed
  • cruised
  • mused
  • use
2 syllables
  • accused
  • bemused
  • defused
  • enthused
  • infused
  • perused
  • refused
  • suffused
  • unused
  • amused
  • confused
  • diffused
  • excused
  • misused
  • recused
  • reused
  • transfused
3 syllables
4 syllables
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