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defended

How many syllables in defended?

  3 syllables

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Synonyms for defended


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      What rhymes with defended

      2 syllables
      • bended
      • ended
      • mended
      • splendid
      • trended
      • blended
      • fended
      • pended
      • tended
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
      5 syllables
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