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frightened

How many syllables in frightened?

  2 syllables

Divide frightened into syllables:   fright-ened
How to pronounce frightened:   frahyt-nd
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Synonyms for frightened


1 syllable
  • awed
  • thrown
  • cowed
2 syllables
  • afraid
  • fearful
  • nervy
  • daunted
  • jumpy
  • unnerved
3 syllables
  • panicky
  • timorous
4 syllables
    5 syllables
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      What rhymes with frightened

      2 syllables
      3 syllables
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