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shabby

How many syllables in shabby?

  2 syllables

Divide shabby into syllables:   shab-by
Stressed syllable in shabby:   shab-by
How to pronounce shabby:   shab-ee
How to say shabby:

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Synonyms for shabby


1 syllable
  • mean
  • worn
  • scraped
2 syllables
  • battered
  • crummy
  • frowzy
  • mangy
  • natty
  • ratty
  • rumpled
  • scabby
  • tacky
  • tatty
  • trashy
  • unkempt
  • cruel
  • dingy
  • grungy
  • nasty
  • ragged
  • rotten
  • rundown
  • scruffy
  • tattered
  • threadbare
  • unfair
  • worn out
3 syllables
  • raggedy
  • untidy
4 syllables
  • despicable
  • poorly maintained
5 syllables
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What rhymes with shabby

2 syllables
  • abbe
  • abbie
  • Abie
  • cabbie
  • crabby
  • Gabby
  • Gaby
  • scabby
  • yabby
  • abbey
  • abby
  • blabby
  • cabby
  • flabby
  • gabby
  • grabby
  • tabby
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