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nervous

How many syllables in nervous?

  2 syllables

Divide nervous into syllables:   nerv-ous
Stressed syllable in nervous:   nerv-ous
How to pronounce nervous:   nur-vus
How to say nervous:

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Synonyms for nervous


1 syllable
  • strained
  • tense
  • taut
2 syllables
  • anxious
  • concerned
  • fearful
  • jumpy
  • squirmy
  • worried
  • bothered
  • edgy
  • fretful
  • perturbed
  • timid
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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    What rhymes with nervous

    2 syllables
    • service
      3 syllables
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