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contaminated

How many syllables in contaminated?

  5 syllables

Divide contaminated into syllables:   con-tam-i-nat-ed
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Synonyms for contaminated


1 syllable
  • fouled
    2 syllables
    • dirtied
    • diseased
    • impure
    • toxic
    • dirty
    • grimy
    • tainted
    • unclean
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
      5 syllables
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      What rhymes with contaminated

      4 syllables
      5 syllables
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