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insufficient

How many syllables in insufficient?

  4 syllables

Divide insufficient into syllables:   in-suf-fi-cient
Primary syllable stress:   in-suf-fi-cient
Secondary syllable stress:   in-suf-fi-cient
How to pronounce insufficient:   in-suh-fish-ent
How to say insufficient:

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Synonyms for insufficient


2 syllables
  • meager
  • scanty
  • measly
  • skimpy
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What rhymes with insufficient

3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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