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ingenious

How many syllables in ingenious?

  3 syllables

Divide ingenious into syllables:   in-gen-ious
Stressed syllable in ingenious:   in-gen-ious
How to pronounce ingenious:   in-jeen-yus
How to say ingenious:

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Synonyms for ingenious


2 syllables
  • clever
  • subtle
  • nifty
3 syllables
5 syllables
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