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ambiguous

How many syllables in ambiguous?

  4 syllables

Divide ambiguous into syllables:   am-big-u-ous
Stressed syllable in ambiguous:   am-big-u-ous
How to pronounce ambiguous:   am-big-yoo-us
How to say ambiguous:

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Synonyms for ambiguous


1 syllable
  • vague
    2 syllables
    • cloudy
    • obscure
    • wooly
    • hazy
    • unclear
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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    What rhymes with ambiguous

    4 syllables
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