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boss

How many syllables in boss?

  1 syllable

Divide boss into syllables:   boss
Syllable stress:   boss
How to say boss:

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Synonyms for boss


2 syllables
  • captain
  • senior
  • leader
  • skipper
3 syllables
  • CEO
  • manager
4 syllables
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What rhymes with boss

1 syllable
  • blas
  • bras
  • cos
  • costs
  • crosse
  • doss
  • floss
  • gloss
  • grosse
  • hoss
  • Kos
  • koss
  • los
  • Maas
  • os
  • poss
  • ros
  • sauce
  • soss
  • toss
  • bos
  • clos
  • coss
  • cross
  • dos
  • dross
  • foss
  • goss
  • hahs
  • joss
  • kos
  • las
  • loss
  • moss
  • pos
  • pross
  • Ross
  • schloss
  • stoss
  • was
2 syllables
  • abbas
  • Alsace
  • exhausts
  • fosse
  • lasa
  • across
  • emboss
  • Fosse
  • lacrosse
  • recross
3 syllables
  • posable
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