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direct

How many syllables in direct?

  782549316 syllables

Divide direct into syllables:   di-rect
Stressed syllable in direct:   di-rect
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Synonyms for direct


1 syllable
  • aim
  • blunt
  • charge
  • drive
  • guide
  • point
  • rule
  • shoot
  • tell
  • train
  • bald
  • brief
  • close
  • frank
  • lead
  • route
  • run
  • straight
  • through
  • turn
2 syllables
  • address
  • apply
  • channel
  • complete
  • decree
  • enjoin
  • express
  • focus
  • funnel
  • instant
  • level
  • nonstop
  • order
  • produce
  • shortest
  • target
  • upfront
  • advise
  • candid
  • command
  • control
  • dictate
  • exact
  • firsthand
  • forthright
  • honest
  • instruct
  • manage
  • open
  • preside
  • shepherd
  • sincere
  • trenchant
3 syllables
4 syllables
  • administrate
  • choreograph
  • give instructions
  • in a straight line
  • preside over
5 syllables
  • put on the right track
  • unequivocal
7 syllables
  • point in the right direction
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    What rhymes with direct

    1 syllable
    • Brecht
    • decked
    • necked
    • pecked
    • specht
    • wecht
    • checked
    • Hecht
    • pecht
    • sect
    • trekked
    • wechts
    2 syllables
    • abject
    • affect
    • bedecked
    • cathect
    • confect
    • convect
    • cowl-necked
    • deflect
    • detect
    • Dordrecht
    • eject
    • erect
    • expect
    • infect
    • inject
    • inspect
    • object
    • perfect
    • prefect
    • project
    • protect
    • refect
    • reject
    • respect
    • roll-necked
    • stiff-necked
    • suspect
    • transect
    • unchecked
    • V-necked
    • advect
    • aspect
    • bisect
    • collect
    • connect
    • correct
    • defect
    • deject
    • dissect
    • effect
    • elect
    • ewe-necked
    • goosenecked
    • inflect
    • insect
    • neglect
    • pandect
    • porrect
    • prelect
    • prospect
    • rechecked
    • reflect
    • resect
    • ring-necked
    • select
    • subject
    • traject
    • trisect
    • Utrecht
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
    6 syllables
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