heinous

How many syllables in heinous?

  2 syllables

Divide heinous into syllables:   hei-nous
Stressed syllable in heinous:   hei-nous
How to pronounce heinous:   hey-nus
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Synonyms for heinous


2 syllables
  • evil
  • monstrous
  • wicked
3 syllables
  • odious
  • terrible
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What rhymes with heinous

2 syllables
  • anus
  • feyness
  • grayness
  • manus
  • buenos
  • gayness
  • Janus
3 syllables
  • bufagin
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