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select
How many syllables in select?
   879143652 syllablesDivide select into syllables:   se-lect
Stressed syllable in select:   se-lect
How to pronounce select:   si-lekt
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Synonyms for select
1 syllable
- choice 
 - cull 
 - flag 
 - screen 
 
- choose 
 - fine 
 - pick 
 - sift 
 
2 syllables
- chosen 
 - deluxe 
 - elite 
 - first-rate 
 - handpicked 
 - shortlist 
 
- cliquey 
 - elect 
 - first-class 
 - go for 
 - opt for
 
3 syllables
- decide on
 - excellent 
 - limited 
 - restricted 
 
4 syllables
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What rhymes with select
1 syllable
- Brecht 
 - decked 
 - necked 
 - pecked 
 - specht 
 - wecht 
 
- checked 
 - Hecht 
 - pecht 
 - sect 
 - trekked 
 - wechts 
 
2 syllables
- abject 
 - affect 
 - bedecked 
 - cathect 
 - confect 
 - convect 
 - cowl-necked 
 - deflect 
 - detect 
 - dissect 
 - effect 
 - elect 
 - ewe-necked 
 - goosenecked 
 - inflect 
 - insect 
 - neglect 
 - pandect 
 - porrect 
 - prelect 
 - prospect 
 - rechecked 
 - reflect 
 - resect 
 - ring-necked 
 - stiff-necked 
 - suspect 
 - transect 
 - unchecked 
 - V-necked 
 
- advect 
 - aspect 
 - bisect 
 - collect 
 - connect 
 - correct 
 - defect 
 - deject 
 - direct 
 - Dordrecht 
 - eject 
 - erect 
 - expect 
 - infect 
 - inject 
 - inspect 
 - object 
 - perfect 
 - prefect 
 - project 
 - protect 
 - refect 
 - reject 
 - respect 
 - roll-necked 
 - subject 
 - traject 
 - trisect 
 - Utrecht 
 
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