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aggravate

How many syllables in aggravate?

  3 syllables

Divide aggravate into syllables:   ag-gra-vate
Stressed syllable in aggravate:   ag-gra-vate
How to pronounce aggravate:   ag-ruh-veyt
How to say aggravate:

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Synonyms for aggravate


1 syllable
  • fan
  • goad
  • rile
  • gnaw
  • grate
  • vex
2 syllables
  • annoy
  • foment
  • Harry
  • ignite
  • pester
  • worsen
  • fester
  • frustrate
  • heighten
  • make worse
  • provoke
3 syllables
  • irritate
  • make angry
  • magnify
4 syllables
  • exacerbate
  • exasperate
  • get on your nerves
  • intensify
  • exaggerate
  • fan the flames of
  • infuriate
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What rhymes with aggravate

3 syllables
4 syllables
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