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deceptive

How many syllables in deceptive?

  3 syllables

Divide deceptive into syllables:   de-cep-tive
Stressed syllable in deceptive:   de-cep-tive
How to pronounce deceptive:   dih-sep-tiv
How to say deceptive:

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Synonyms for deceptive


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        What rhymes with deceptive

        3 syllables
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