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seriously

How many syllables in seriously?

  4 syllables

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

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Synonyms for seriously


2 syllables
  • badly
  • greatly
  • gravely
  • sternly
3 syllables
  • acutely
  • devoutly
  • fatally
  • honestly
  • really
  • soberly
  • somberly
4 syllables
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