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explicit

How many syllables in explicit?

  3 syllables

Divide explicit into syllables:   ex-plic-it
Stressed syllable in explicit:   ex-plic-it
How to pronounce explicit:   ik-splis-it
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Synonyms for explicit


1 syllable
  • clear
  • plain
  • frank
2 syllables
  • candid
  • express
  • lurid
  • overt
  • exact
  • graphic
  • open
  • precise
3 syllables
4 syllables
    5 syllables
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    What rhymes with explicit

    2 syllables
    • misset
      3 syllables
      • complicit
      • illicit
      • solicit
      • elicit
      • implicit
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