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perplexed

How many syllables in perplexed?

  2 syllables

Divide perplexed into syllables:   per-plexed
Stressed syllable in perplexed:   per-plexed
How to pronounce perplexed:   per-plekst
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Synonyms for perplexed


1 syllable
  • blank
  • stumped
  • lost
  • thrown
2 syllables
  • bemused
  • flummoxed
  • puzzled
3 syllables
5 syllables
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    What rhymes with perplexed

    1 syllable
    • flexed
    • sexed
    • next
    • text
    2 syllables
    • annexed
    • deflexed
    • plaintext
    • reflexed
    • urtext
    • context
    • inflexed
    • pretext
    • subtext
    3 syllables
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