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bother

How many syllables in bother?

  2 syllables

Divide bother into syllables:   both-er
Stressed syllable in bother:   both-er
How to pronounce bother:   both-er
How to say bother:

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Synonyms for bother


1 syllable
  • ail
  • care
  • dog
  • fret
  • haunt
  • pain
  • pique
  • tease
  • bane
  • chafe
  • eat
  • gnaw
  • irk
  • pest
  • ride
  • vex
2 syllables
  • ado
  • annoy
  • bugbear
  • distract
  • fluster
  • Harry
  • lather
  • niggle
  • perturb
  • problem
  • trouble
  • worry
  • afflict
  • attack
  • concern
  • disturb
  • harass
  • hassle
  • molest
  • nuisance
  • pester
  • torment
  • upset
3 syllables
4 syllables
  • anxiety
  • inconvenience
  • put yourself out
  • thorny problem
  • difficulty
  • make an effort
  • take the trouble
6 syllables
  • go to the trouble of
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    What rhymes with bother

    2 syllables
    • father
    • rather
    • pother
    4 syllables
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