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homeless

How many syllables in homeless?

  2 syllables

Divide homeless into syllables:   home-less
Stressed syllable in homeless:   home-less
How to pronounce homeless:   hohm-lis
How to say homeless:

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Synonyms for homeless


3 syllables
  • dispossessed
  • ejected
  • living rough
4 syllables
    8 syllables
    • without a roof over your head
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