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lawful

How many syllables in lawful?

  2 syllables

Divide lawful into syllables:   law-ful
Stressed syllable in lawful:   law-ful
How to pronounce lawful:   law-full
How to say lawful:

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Synonyms for lawful


2 syllables
  • allowed
  • legal
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
    6 syllables
    • legally recognized
      7 syllables
      • officially recognized
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        What rhymes with lawful

        2 syllables
        • awful
        • offal
        • coffle
        3 syllables
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