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lonely

How many syllables in lonely?

  459167238 syllables

Divide lonely into syllables:   lone-ly
Stressed syllable in lonely:   lone-ly
How to pronounce lonely:   lohn-lee
How to say lonely:

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Synonyms for lonely


1 syllable
  • bleak
  • friend
2 syllables
  • alone
  • forlorn
  • windswept
  • barren
  • lonesome
4 syllables
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What rhymes with lonely

2 syllables
  • only
  • pronely
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