apologetic

How many syllables in apologetic?

  5 syllables

Divide apologetic into syllables:   a-pol-o-get-ic
Primary syllable stress:   a-pol-o-get-ic
Secondary syllable stress:   a-pol-o-get-ic
How to pronounce apologetic:   uh-pol-uh-jet-ik
How to say apologetic:

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Synonyms for apologetic


1 syllable
  • bad
    2 syllables
    • contrite
    • sorry
    • rueful
    3 syllables
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    3 syllables
    • acetic
    • ascetic
    • cosmetic
    • frenetic
    • kinetic
    • pathetic
    • poetic
    • prosthetic
    4 syllables
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