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proper

How many syllables in proper?

  2 syllables

Divide proper into syllables:   prop-er
Stressed syllable in proper:   prop-er
How to pronounce proper:   prop-er
How to say proper:

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Synonyms for proper


1 syllable
  • apt
  • fit
  • own
  • right
  • due
  • good
  • prim
2 syllables
  • correct
  • fitting
  • genteel
  • moral
  • prudish
  • truthful
  • decent
  • formal
  • modest
  • polite
  • seemly
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
6 syllables
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    What rhymes with proper

    2 syllables
    • bopper
    • copper
    • dropper
    • hopper
    • mopper
    • shopper
    • swapper
    • whopper
    • chopper
    • cropper
    • flopper
    • lopper
    • popper
    • stopper
    • topper
    3 syllables
      5 syllables
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