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receptive

How many syllables in receptive?

  3 syllables

Divide receptive into syllables:   re-cep-tive
Stressed syllable in receptive:   re-cep-tive
How to pronounce receptive:   ri-sep-tiv
How to say receptive:

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Synonyms for receptive


1 syllable
  • bright
  • sharp
  • quick
2 syllables
  • alert
  • open
3 syllables
4 syllables
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What rhymes with receptive

3 syllables
4 syllables
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