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deceased

How many syllables in deceased?

  2 syllables

Divide deceased into syllables:   de-ceased
Stressed syllable in deceased:   de-ceased
How to pronounce deceased:   dih-seest
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Synonyms for deceased


1 syllable
  • dead
  • late
  • gone
2 syllables
  • body
  • defunct
3 syllables
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    What rhymes with deceased

    1 syllable
    • beast
    • east
    • fleeced
    • leased
    • pieced
    • se
    • ceased
    • feast
    • greased
    • least
    • priest
    2 syllables
    • artiste
    • batiste
    • decreased
    • Far East
    • love feast
    • NE
    • northeast
    • released
    • southeast
    3 syllables
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