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deserved

How many syllables in deserved?

  2 syllables

Divide deserved into syllables:   de-served
How to pronounce deserved:   dih-zurv'd
How to say deserved:

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What rhymes with deserved

1 syllable
  • curved
  • swerved
  • served
2 syllables
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