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alarm

How many syllables in alarm?

  2 syllables

Divide alarm into syllables:   a-larm
Stressed syllable in alarm:   a-larm
How to pronounce alarm:   ah-larm
How to say alarm:

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Synonyms for alarm


1 syllable
  • bell
  • fear
  • scare
  • dread
  • fright
2 syllables
  • beacon
  • concern
  • distress
  • frighten
  • panic
  • startle
  • terror
  • unnerve
  • buzzer
  • dismay
  • disturb
  • nonplus
  • siren
  • surprise
  • unease
  • warning
3 syllables
  • alarm bell
  • disarray
  • fearfulness
  • terrify
4 syllables
  • anxiety
  • clock radio
  • danger signal
5 syllables
  • radio alarm
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    What rhymes with alarm

    1 syllable
    • arm
    • farm
    • charm
    • harm
    2 syllables
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