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defeat

How many syllables in defeat?

  2 syllables

Divide defeat into syllables:   de-feat
Stressed syllable in defeat:   de-feat
How to pronounce defeat:   dih-feet
How to say defeat:

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Synonyms for defeat


1 syllable
  • break
  • drub
  • loss
  • quell
  • trounce
  • down
  • lick
  • quash
  • thrash
2 syllables
  • conquer
  • destroy
  • downfall
  • foiling
  • knockout
  • pasting
  • subdue
  • thrashing
  • upset
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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    What rhymes with defeat

    1 syllable
    • beat
    • bleat
    • cleat
    • eat
    • feet
    • freet
    • grete
    • leet
    • meet
    • neat
    • peat
    • pleat
    • sheet
    • skeet
    • st
    • suite
    • teat
    • treat
    • wheat
    • beet
    • cheat
    • Crete
    • feat
    • fleet
    • greet
    • heat
    • meat
    • mete
    • neet
    • pete
    • seat
    • Skeat
    • sleet
    • street
    • sweet
    • teet
    • tweet
    2 syllables
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
      5 syllables
        6 syllables
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