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adult

How many syllables in adult?

  2 syllables

Divide adult into syllables:   a-dult
Stressed syllable in adult:   a-dult
How to say adult:

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Synonyms for adult


1 syllable
  • big
  • grown
2 syllables
  • grownup
  • older
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What rhymes with adult

1 syllable
  • bult
  • cult
2 syllables
  • consult
  • incult
  • insult
  • penult
  • tumult
  • exult
  • indult
  • occult
  • result
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