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fearful

How many syllables in fearful?

  2 syllables

Divide fearful into syllables:   fear-ful
Stressed syllable in fearful:   fear-ful
How to pronounce fearful:   feer-full
How to say fearful:

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Synonyms for fearful


1 syllable
  • awed
  • scared
  • dire
  • thrown
2 syllables
  • afraid
  • awful
  • daunted
  • fearsome
  • frightful
  • phobic
  • worried
  • anxious
  • craven
  • dreadful
  • frightened
  • nervous
  • timid
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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    What rhymes with fearful

    2 syllables
    • cheerful
    • tearful
    • earful
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