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apprehensive

How many syllables in apprehensive?

  236719485 syllables

Divide apprehensive into syllables:   ap-pre-hen-sive
Primary syllable stress:   ap-pre-hen-sive
Secondary syllable stress:   ap-pre-hen-sive
How to pronounce apprehensive:   ap-ri-hen-siv
How to say apprehensive:

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Synonyms for apprehensive


2 syllables
  • anxious
  • fearful
  • leery
  • timid
3 syllables
  • hesitant
  • uneasy
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with apprehensive

    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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