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compassionate

How many syllables in compassionate?

  4 syllables

Divide compassionate into syllables:   com-pas-sion-ate
Stressed syllable in compassionate:   com-pas-sion-ate
How to say compassionate:

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Synonyms for compassionate


1 syllable
  • kind
    2 syllables
    • benign
    • concerned
    • gentle
    • kindly
    • caring
    • feeling
    • gracious
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    6 syllables
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      What rhymes with compassionate

      3 syllables
        4 syllables
        5 syllables
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