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elusive

How many syllables in elusive?

  3 syllables

Divide elusive into syllables:   e-lu-sive
Stressed syllable in elusive:   e-lu-sive
How to pronounce elusive:   ih-loo-siv
How to say elusive:

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Synonyms for elusive


1 syllable
  • vague
    2 syllables
    • obscure
    • subtle
    3 syllables
    • evasive
      4 syllables
      • hard to pin down
      • mysterious
      5 syllables
      • hard to get hold of
      • indescribable
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      What rhymes with elusive

      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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