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devious

How many syllables in devious?

  3 syllables

Divide devious into syllables:   de-vi-ous
Stressed syllable in devious:   de-vi-ous
How to pronounce devious:   dee-vee-us
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Synonyms for devious


1 syllable
  • sly
    2 syllables
    • artful
    • fishy
    • scheming
    • shifty
    • wily
    • crafty
    • guileful
    • shady
    • subtle
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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    What rhymes with devious

    3 syllables
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