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dreadful

How many syllables in dreadful?

  2 syllables

Divide dreadful into syllables:   dread-ful
Stressed syllable in dreadful:   dread-ful
How to pronounce dreadful:   dred-full
How to say dreadful:

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Synonyms for dreadful


1 syllable
  • bad
  • gross
2 syllables
  • awful
  • fearful
  • grievous
  • heinous
  • ugly
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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