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roughly

How many syllables in roughly?

  2 syllables

Divide roughly into syllables:   rough-ly
Stressed syllable in roughly:   rough-ly
How to say roughly:

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Synonyms for roughly


1 syllable
  • say
  • some
2 syllables
  • about
  • around
  • brusquely
  • crudely
  • harshly
  • nearly
  • rudely
  • almost
  • badly
  • coarsely
  • gruffly
  • hoarsely
  • pushing
  • sharply
3 syllables
  • brutally
  • forcefully
  • heavily
  • jaggedly
  • more or less
  • something like
  • with brute force
4 syllables
5 syllables
  • in the region of
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What rhymes with roughly

2 syllables
  • bluffly
  • toughly
  • gruffly
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