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despicable

How many syllables in despicable?

  4 syllables

Divide despicable into syllables:   des-pi-ca-ble
Stressed syllable in despicable:   des-pi-ca-ble
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Synonyms for despicable


1 syllable
  • cheap
  • mean
  • loathed
  • vile
2 syllables
  • despised
  • loathsome
  • shabby
  • unloved
  • dreadful
  • reviled
  • shameful
  • wicked
3 syllables
4 syllables
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What rhymes with despicable

4 syllables
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