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clumsy

How many syllables in clumsy?

  2 syllables

Divide clumsy into syllables:   clum-sy
Stressed syllable in clumsy:   clum-sy
How to pronounce clumsy:   kluhm-zee
How to say clumsy:

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Synonyms for clumsy


1 syllable
  • gauche
    2 syllables
    • awkward
    • bungling
    • graceless
    • klutzy
    • slapdash
    • bumbling
    • gawky
    • inept
    • shambling
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    6 syllables
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      What rhymes with clumsy

      1 syllable
      • clunch
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