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deadbeat

How many syllables in deadbeat?

  2 syllables

Divide deadbeat into syllables:   dead-beat
Primary syllable stress:   dead-beat
Secondary syllable stress:   dead-beat
How to say deadbeat:

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Synonyms for deadbeat


1 syllable
  • tired
  • whacked
2 syllables
  • all-in
  • done in
3 syllables
    4 syllables
    • dead on your feet
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      What rhymes with deadbeat

      2 syllables
      3 syllables
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