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prior

How many syllables in prior?

  2 syllables

Divide prior into syllables:   pri-or
Stressed syllable in prior:   pri-or
How to pronounce prior:   prahy-er
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Synonyms for prior


1 syllable
  • past
    2 syllables
    • former
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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        What rhymes with prior

        1 syllable
        • byre
        • dire
        • gyre
        • ire
        • mire
        • shire
        • spiered
        • squier
        • tier
        • tyer
        • wire
        • choir
        • fire
        • hire
        • lyre
        • pyre
        • sire
        • spire
        • squire
        • tire
        • tyre
        2 syllables
        • acquire
        • afire
        • attire
        • balefire
        • bemire
        • bonfire
        • brier
        • bushfire
        • campfire
        • ceasefire
        • crier
        • cryer
        • drier
        • dryer
        • dyers
        • enquire
        • entire
        • expire
        • fiery
        • flier's
        • flyer's
        • friar
        • friers
        • grandsire
        • guyer
        • haywire
        • higher
        • inquire
        • liar
        • misfire
        • pismire
        • prier
        • require
        • retire
        • rimfire
        • samphire
        • satire
        • spier
        • surefire
        • tightwire
        • trier
        • umpire
        • wildfire
        • admire
        • aspire
        • backfire
        • barbwire
        • Blantyre
        • briar
        • brushfire
        • buyer
        • cease-fire
        • conspire
        • cross fire
        • desire
        • drumfire
        • dyer
        • empire
        • enquired
        • esquire
        • eyer
        • flier
        • flyer
        • fox fire
        • frier
        • fryer
        • gunfire
        • guyers
        • hellfire
        • hot-wire
        • inspire
        • live wire
        • perspire
        • plier
        • quagmire
        • respire
        • rewire
        • saltire
        • sapphire
        • shier
        • spitfire
        • suspire
        • transpire
        • trip wire
        • watch fire
        3 syllables
        • catbrier
        • complier
        • denier
        • direcly
        • friary
        • highflier
        • outlier
        • supplier
        4 syllables
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