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slowdown

How many syllables in slowdown?

  2 syllables

Divide slowdown into syllables:   slow-down
How to pronounce slowdown:   sloh-doun
How to say slowdown:

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Synonyms for slowdown


1 syllable
  • brake
  • slow
2 syllables
  • delay
  • hold up
  • hold back
  • retard
3 syllables
  • reduce speed
    4 syllables
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      What rhymes with slowdown

      2 syllables
      3 syllables
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