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pointed

How many syllables in pointed?

  2 syllables

Divide pointed into syllables:   point-ed
Stressed syllable in pointed:   point-ed
How to pronounce pointed:   poin-tid
How to say pointed:

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Synonyms for pointed


1 syllable
  • barbed
  • peaked
  • keen
  • sharp
2 syllables
  • cutting
  • narrowed
  • pointy
  • spiky
  • taunting
  • trenchant
  • lessened
  • piercing
  • searching
  • tapered
  • thorny
3 syllables
  • acerbic
  • conical
  • incisive
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What rhymes with pointed

2 syllables
  • jointed
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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