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animal

How many syllables in animal?

  3 syllables

Divide animal into syllables:   an-i-mal
Stressed syllable in animal:   an-i-mal
How to say animal:

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Synonyms for animal


1 syllable
  • beast
  • skunk
  • brute
  • swine
2 syllables
  • being
  • creature
  • innate
  • monster
  • brutish
  • inborn
  • mammal
  • viper
3 syllables
  • bodily
  • living thing
  • subconscious
4 syllables
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