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instruct

How many syllables in instruct?

  2 syllables

Divide instruct into syllables:   in-struct
Stressed syllable in instruct:   in-struct
How to pronounce instruct:   in-struhkt
How to say instruct:

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Synonyms for instruct


1 syllable
  • brief
  • teach
  • train
  • school
  • tell
2 syllables
  • command
  • enjoin
  • induct
  • order
  • direct
  • impart
  • lecture
  • program
3 syllables
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with instruct

    1 syllable
    • bucked
    • ducked
    • ducts
    • lucked
    • shucked
    • trucked
    • chucked
    • duct
    • fucked
    • plucked
    • sucked
    2 syllables
    • abduct
    • adduct
    • conduct
    • construct
    • deduct
    • destruct
    • eruct
    • obstruct
    • subduct
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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