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clever

How many syllables in clever?

  2 syllables

Divide clever into syllables:   clev-er
Stressed syllable in clever:   clev-er
How to pronounce clever:   klev-er
How to say clever:

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Synonyms for clever


1 syllable
  • bright
  • good
  • quick
  • sharp
  • sly
  • wise
  • deft
  • keen
  • sage
  • shrewd
  • smart
2 syllables
  • able
  • adroit
  • astute
  • brilliant
  • crafty
  • endowed
  • guileful
  • nifty
  • subtle
  • witty
  • adept
  • artful
  • brainy
  • canny
  • cunning
  • gifted
  • handy
  • skillful
  • wily
3 syllables
  • cerebral
  • ingenious
  • on the ball
  • talented
4 syllables
5 syllables
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What rhymes with clever

1 syllable
  • whone
    2 syllables
    • bever
    • haver
    • lever
    • sever
    • wherewith
    • ever
    • kever
    • never
    • trevor
    • whoever's
    3 syllables
    • endeavor
    • forever
    • whatever
    • wherever
    • whoever
    4 syllables
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