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serious

How many syllables in serious?

  214795368 syllables

Divide serious into syllables:   se-ri-ous
Stressed syllable in serious:   se-ri-ous
How to pronounce serious:   seer-ee-us
How to say serious:

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Synonyms for serious


1 syllable
  • bad
  • grave
  • grim
  • staid
  • deep
  • great
  • gross
  • stern
2 syllables
  • acute
  • bookish
  • devout
  • fatal
  • heavy
  • honest
  • major
  • profound
  • sincere
  • solemn
  • subdued
  • weighty
  • austere
  • crucial
  • earnest
  • grievous
  • highbrow
  • intense
  • nasty
  • severe
  • sober
  • somber
  • vital
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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    What rhymes with serious

    3 syllables
    • cereus
    • Sirius
    • Nereus
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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