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inactive

How many syllables in inactive?

  3 syllables

Divide inactive into syllables:   in-ac-tive
Stressed syllable in inactive:   in-ac-tive
How to say inactive:

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Synonyms for inactive


1 syllable
  • dead
  • slack
2 syllables
  • dormant
  • inert
  • sleepy
  • stagnant
  • fallow
  • passive
  • slothful
3 syllables
    4 syllables
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    What rhymes with inactive

    2 syllables
    • active
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
      5 syllables
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