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permissive

How many syllables in permissive?

  3 syllables

Divide permissive into syllables:   per-mis-sive
Stressed syllable in permissive:   per-mis-sive
How to pronounce permissive:   per-mis-iv
How to say permissive:

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Synonyms for permissive


1 syllable
  • free
  • loose
  • lax
2 syllables
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
      5 syllables
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      What rhymes with permissive

      2 syllables
      • missive
        3 syllables
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