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distant

How many syllables in distant?

  2 syllables

Divide distant into syllables:   dis-tant
Stressed syllable in distant:   dis-tant
How to pronounce distant:   dis-tent
How to say distant:

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Synonyms for distant


1 syllable
  • cold
  • faint
  • glazed
  • cool
  • far
  • vague
2 syllables
  • aloof
  • detached
  • foreign
  • hazy
  • remote
  • reserved
  • apart
  • far-flung
  • frigid
  • icy
  • removed
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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    What rhymes with distant

    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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