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ostentatious

How many syllables in ostentatious?

  4 syllables

Divide ostentatious into syllables:   os-ten-ta-tious
Primary syllable stress:   os-ten-ta-tious
Secondary syllable stress:   os-ten-ta-tious
How to say ostentatious:

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Synonyms for ostentatious


1 syllable
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    2 syllables
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    • glitzy
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    • flashy
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    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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      What rhymes with ostentatious

      2 syllables
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
      6 syllables
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