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recalcitrant

How many syllables in recalcitrant?

  4 syllables

Divide recalcitrant into syllables:   re-cal-ci-trant
Stressed syllable in recalcitrant:   re-cal-ci-trant
How to pronounce recalcitrant:   ri-kal-si-trunt
How to say recalcitrant:

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Synonyms for recalcitrant


2 syllables
3 syllables
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4 syllables
5 syllables
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