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older

How many syllables in older?

  487631259 syllables

Divide older into syllables:   old-er
How to pronounce older:   ohl-der
How to say older:

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Synonyms for older


1 syllable
  • big
  • old
  • gray
  • past
2 syllables
  • adult
  • grown-up
  • elder
  • senior
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What rhymes with older

2 syllables
  • bolder
  • boulder
  • folder
  • holder
  • moulder
  • shoulder
  • bolders
  • colder
  • golder
  • molder
  • polder
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