ascent

How many syllables in ascent?

  2 syllables

Divide ascent into syllables:   as-cent
Stressed syllable in ascent:   as-cent
How to pronounce ascent:   uh-sent
How to say ascent:

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Synonyms for ascent


1 syllable
  • climb
  • slope
  • rise
2 syllables
  • incline
  • way up
3 syllables
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    What rhymes with ascent

    1 syllable
    • bent
    • cent
    • fent
    • Ghent
    • lent
    • pent
    • scent
    • spent
    • tent
    • vent
    • Zen
    • brent
    • dent
    • gent
    • Kent
    • meant
    • rent
    • sent
    • stent
    • trent
    • went
    2 syllables
    • absent
    • Advent
    • assent
    • besprent
    • comment
    • content
    • dement
    • descent's
    • dissent
    • event
    • ferment
    • fragment
    • hell-bent
    • intent
    • lament
    • low-rent
    • mordent
    • pent-up
    • pigment
    • present
    • pup tent
    • rack-rent
    • repent
    • segment
    • Tashkent
    • unsent
    • well-meant
    • accent
    • anent
    • augment
    • cement
    • consent
    • convent
    • descent
    • detent
    • docent
    • extent
    • foment
    • frequent
    • indent
    • invent
    • loment
    • misspent
    • outspent
    • percent
    • portent
    • prevent
    • quitrent
    • relent
    • resent
    • Shymkent
    • torment
    • unspent
    • wisent
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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    6 syllables
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