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guard

How many syllables in guard?

  1 syllable

Divide guard into syllables:   guard
Syllable stress:   guard
How to pronounce guard:   gahrd
How to say guard:

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Synonyms for guard


1 syllable
  • keep
  • shield
  • watch
  • screen
  • trust
2 syllables
  • blockade
  • cushion
  • defense
  • lookout
  • picket
  • safeguard
  • cover
  • defend
  • jailer
  • patrol
  • protect
  • sentry
3 syllables
4 syllables
    5 syllables
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      What rhymes with guard

      1 syllable
      • bard
      • card
      • charred
      • fard
      • garde
      • lard
      • nard
      • sard
      • shard
      • starred
      • yard
      • barred
      • chard
      • Dard
      • Gard
      • hard
      • marred
      • pard
      • scarred
      • sparred
      • tarred
      2 syllables
      • barnard
      • Bernard
      • bombard
      • byard
      • coulthard
      • discard
      • Gerard
      • Godard
      • jarred
      • parded
      • regard
      • retard
      • belgard
      • billard
      • bombarde
      • canard
      • disbarred
      • gabbard
      • Girard
      • gossard
      • parde
      • Picard
      • Renard
      • ricard
      3 syllables
      • bycoket
      4 syllables
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