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active

How many syllables in active?

  2 syllables

Divide active into syllables:   ac-tive
Stressed syllable in active:   ac-tive
How to pronounce active:   ak-tiv
How to say active:

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Synonyms for active


1 syllable
  • keen
  • spry
2 syllables
  • agile
  • astir
  • bouncing
  • busy
  • in force
  • lively
  • roaring
  • sprightly
  • alive
  • booming
  • bustling
  • buzzing
  • involved
  • living
  • sporty
  • working
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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What rhymes with active

2 syllables
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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