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alive

How many syllables in alive?

  2 syllables

Divide alive into syllables:   a-live
Stressed syllable in alive:   a-live
How to pronounce alive:   uh-lahyv
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Synonyms for alive


2 syllables
  • active
  • blooming
  • breathing
  • busy
  • lively
  • perky
  • vibrant
  • astir
  • booming
  • bustling
  • buzzing
  • living
  • thriving
3 syllables
  • embodied
  • full of beans
  • pulsating
  • vivacious
4 syllables
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What rhymes with alive

1 syllable
  • Clive
  • drive
  • hive
  • jive
  • shive
  • strived
  • dive
  • five
  • I've
  • live
  • strive
  • thrive
2 syllables
  • Argive
  • back dive
  • connive
  • crash-dive
  • derive
  • Dr
  • hard drive
  • high-five
  • nosedive
  • revive
  • skin-dive
  • survive
  • take five
3 syllables
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