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preposterous

How many syllables in preposterous?

  4 syllables

Divide preposterous into syllables:   pre-pos-ter-ous
Stressed syllable in preposterous:   pre-pos-ter-ous
How to say preposterous:

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Synonyms for preposterous


1 syllable
  • mad
    2 syllables
    • absurd
    • silly
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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