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inferior

How many syllables in inferior?

  4 syllables

Divide inferior into syllables:   in-fe-ri-or
Stressed syllable in inferior:   in-fe-ri-or
How to pronounce inferior:   in-feer-ee-er
How to say inferior:

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Synonyms for inferior


1 syllable
  • bad
  • cheap
  • worse
  • botched
  • poor
2 syllables
  • bungled
  • junior
  • low-grade
  • minor
  • shoddy
  • chintzy
  • lesser
  • lower
  • poorer
3 syllables
4 syllables
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What rhymes with inferior

4 syllables
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