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onwards

How many syllables in onwards?

  2 syllables

Divide onwards into syllables:   on-wards
Stressed syllable in onwards:   on-wards
How to say onwards:

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Synonyms for onwards


1 syllable
  • forth
  • past
2 syllables
  • elapsed
    3 syllables
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