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putative

How many syllables in putative?

  3 syllables

Divide putative into syllables:   pu-ta-tive
Stressed syllable in putative:   pu-ta-tive
How to pronounce putative:   pyoo-tuh-tiv
How to say putative:

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Synonyms for putative


2 syllables
  • alleged
  • presumed
  • assumed
  • supposed
3 syllables
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