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dishonest

How many syllables in dishonest?

  3 syllables

Divide dishonest into syllables:   dis-hon-est
Stressed syllable in dishonest:   dis-hon-est
How to pronounce dishonest:   dis-on-ist
How to say dishonest:

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Synonyms for dishonest


1 syllable
  • wrong
    2 syllables
    • corrupt
    • debauched
    • lying
    • shifty
    • squalid
    • thieving
    • crooked
    • dirty
    • shady
    • sleazy
    • swindling
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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    What rhymes with dishonest

    2 syllables
    • honest
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