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desolate

How many syllables in desolate?

  3 syllables

Divide desolate into syllables:   des-o-late
Stressed syllable in desolate:   des-o-late
How to say desolate:

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Synonyms for desolate


1 syllable
  • bleak
  • grim
  • stark
  • blue
  • sad
  • wild
2 syllables
  • austere
  • depressed
  • forlorn
  • lonesome
  • ravage
  • wretched
  • barren
  • dismal
  • gloomy
  • mournful
  • windswept
3 syllables
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What rhymes with desolate

3 syllables
4 syllables
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