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retrench

How many syllables in retrench?

  2 syllables

Divide retrench into syllables:   re-trench
Stressed syllable in retrench:   re-trench
How to pronounce retrench:   ri-trench
How to say retrench:

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Synonyms for retrench


1 syllable
  • save
    2 syllables
    • cut back
    • make cuts
    • limit
    • reduce
    3 syllables
    • make savings
    • save money
    4 syllables
    • tighten your belt
    5 syllables
    • make economies
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      What rhymes with retrench

      1 syllable
      • bench
      • clench
      • French
      • stench
      • trench
      • blench
      • drench
      • quench
      • tench
      • wench
      2 syllables
      4 syllables
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