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downcast

How many syllables in downcast?

  2 syllables

Divide downcast into syllables:   down-cast
Primary syllable stress:   down-cast
Secondary syllable stress:   down-cast
How to say downcast:

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Synonyms for downcast


1 syllable
  • blue
  • low
  • down
  • sad
2 syllables
  • depressed
  • doleful
  • subdued
  • dismayed
  • hangdog
3 syllables
4 syllables
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What rhymes with downcast

2 syllables
  • aghast
  • avast
  • Belfast
  • broadcast
  • contrast
  • dismast
  • fantast
  • forecast
  • forepassed
  • gymnast
  • half-mast
  • holdfast
  • mainmast
  • miscast
  • oblast
  • outcast
  • precast
  • repast
  • sand-cast
  • shamefast
  • steadfast
  • trade-last
  • unasked
  • webcast
3 syllables
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