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detached

How many syllables in detached?

  2 syllables

Divide detached into syllables:   de-tached
Stressed syllable in detached:   de-tached
How to say detached:

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Synonyms for detached


1 syllable
  • cold
    2 syllables
    • aloof
    • dispersed
    • divorced
    • removed
    • severed
    • chilly
    • distant
    • remote
    • reserved
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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      What rhymes with detached

      1 syllable
      • latched
      • patched
      • snatched
      2 syllables
      • attached
      • latcher
      3 syllables
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