significant

How many syllables in significant?

  4 syllables

Divide significant into syllables:   sig-nif-i-cant
Stressed syllable in significant:   sig-nif-i-cant
How to pronounce significant:   sig-nif-i-kunt
How to say significant:

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Synonyms for significant


1 syllable
  • big
  • gross
  • large
  • great
  • key
2 syllables
  • central
  • fateful
  • keynote
  • landmark
  • princely
  • telltale
  • fatal
  • hefty
  • knowing
  • major
  • telling
  • weighty
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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