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horrible

How many syllables in horrible?

  3 syllables

Divide horrible into syllables:   hor-ri-ble
Stressed syllable in horrible:   hor-ri-ble
How to say horrible:

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Synonyms for horrible


1 syllable
  • bad
  • great
  • darned
  • vile
2 syllables
  • abject
  • beastly
  • fearful
  • ghastly
  • gruesome
  • horrid
  • nasty
  • pesky
  • ugly
  • awful
  • dreadful
  • frightful
  • grisly
  • hateful
  • monstrous
  • noxious
  • shocking
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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    What rhymes with horrible

    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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