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senior

How many syllables in senior?

  2 syllables

Divide senior into syllables:   sen-ior
Stressed syllable in senior:   sen-ior
How to pronounce senior:   seen-yer
How to say senior:

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Synonyms for senior


1 syllable
  • boss
  • chief
2 syllables
  • elder
  • leading
  • older
  • higher
  • major
4 syllables
  • most important
6 syllables
  • further up the ladder
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    What rhymes with senior

    1 syllable
    • S
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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