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obsolescent

How many syllables in obsolescent?

  4 syllables

Divide obsolescent into syllables:   ob-so-les-cent
Primary syllable stress:   ob-so-les-cent
Secondary syllable stress:   ob-so-les-cent
How to pronounce obsolescent:   ob-suh-les-ent
How to say obsolescent:

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Synonyms for obsolescent


1 syllable
  • old
    2 syllables
    • dated
      3 syllables
      • obsolete
      • out of date
      • outmoded
      4 syllables
        5 syllables
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          What rhymes with obsolescent

          2 syllables
            3 syllables
            4 syllables
            5 syllables
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