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defensible

How many syllables in defensible?

  4 syllables

Divide defensible into syllables:   de-fen-si-ble
Stressed syllable in defensible:   de-fen-si-ble
How to pronounce defensible:   dih-fen-suh-bull
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Synonyms for defensible


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    2 syllables
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    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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    What rhymes with defensible

    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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