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deteriorate

How many syllables in deteriorate?

  5 syllables

Divide deteriorate into syllables:   de-te-ri-o-rate
Stressed syllable in deteriorate:   de-te-ri-o-rate
How to pronounce deteriorate:   dih-teer-ee-er-eyt
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Synonyms for deteriorate


1 syllable
  • flake
    2 syllables
    • crumble
    • get worse
    • relapse
    • worsen
    • decline
    • go down
    • weaken
    3 syllables
    • atrophy
      4 syllables
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        What rhymes with deteriorate

        5 syllables
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