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meager

How many syllables in meager?

  2 syllables

Divide meager into syllables:   mea-ger
Stressed syllable in meager:   mea-ger
How to pronounce meager:   mee-ger
How to say meager:

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Synonyms for meager


1 syllable
  • mere
  • small
  • poor
  • sparse
2 syllables
  • chintzy
  • measly
  • scanty
  • slender
  • frugal
  • paltry
  • skimpy
3 syllables
  • miserly
  • not enough
  • too little
4 syllables
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What rhymes with meager

2 syllables
  • eager
  • leaguer
  • Segar
  • Eger
  • Seeger
3 syllables
  • sieger
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