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separate

How many syllables in separate?

  3 syllables

Divide separate into syllables:   sep-a-rate
Stressed syllable in separate:   sep-a-rate
How to say separate:

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Synonyms for separate


1 syllable
  • branch
  • gape
  • part
  • sift
  • split
  • break
  • lone
  • sieve
  • sort
2 syllables
  • branch out
  • break up
  • cutoff
  • detached
  • discern
  • disperse
  • distance
  • divide
  • exile
  • secede
  • single
  • withdraw
  • break free
  • breakup
  • detach
  • disband
  • discrete
  • dispersed
  • distinct
  • divorce
  • pull out
  • sever
  • undo
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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    What rhymes with separate

    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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