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instinctive

How many syllables in instinctive?

  3 syllables

Divide instinctive into syllables:   in-stinc-tive
Stressed syllable in instinctive:   in-stinc-tive
How to pronounce instinctive:   in-stingk-tiv
How to say instinctive:

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Synonyms for instinctive


1 syllable
  • born
    2 syllables
    • inborn
    • innate
    • inbred
    • untaught
    3 syllables
    • animal
    • natural
    • unthinking
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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