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despite

How many syllables in despite?

  2 syllables

Divide despite into syllables:   de-spite
Stressed syllable in despite:   de-spite
How to pronounce despite:   dih-spahyt
How to say despite:

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Synonyms for despite


2 syllables
    3 syllables
    • even though
    • in spite of
    • even with
    • regardless
    4 syllables
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    What rhymes with despite

    1 syllable
    • bight
    • blight
    • brite
    • byte's
    • dwight
    • flight
    • height
    • kite
    • kyte
    • lite
    • mite
    • nite
    • quite
    • rite
    • site
    • slight
    • spight
    • sprite
    • tight
    • twite
    • wight
    • write
    • bite
    • bright
    • byte
    • cite
    • fight
    • fright
    • hight
    • knight
    • light
    • might
    • night
    • plight
    • right
    • sight
    • sleight
    • smite
    • spite
    • streit
    • trite
    • white
    • Wright
    2 syllables
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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