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distance

How many syllables in distance?

  2 syllables

Divide distance into syllables:   dis-tance
Stressed syllable in distance:   dis-tance
How to pronounce distance:   dis-tens
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Synonyms for distance


1 syllable
  • gap
  • void
  • space
2 syllables
  • coldness
  • divorce
  • expanse
  • vastness
  • detach
  • estrange
  • reserve
3 syllables
  • aloofness
  • disaffect
  • move away
  • separate
4 syllables
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What rhymes with distance

2 syllables
  • christmas
  • x-mas
  • Christmas
  • xmas
3 syllables
4 syllables
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