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despondently

How many syllables in despondently?

  4 syllables

Divide despondently into syllables:   de-spond-ent-ly
Stressed syllable in despondently:   de-spond-ent-ly
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Synonyms for despondently


2 syllables
  • bleakly
  • sadly
  • glumly
3 syllables
4 syllables
6 syllables
    8 syllables
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