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sluggish

How many syllables in sluggish?

  2 syllables

Divide sluggish into syllables:   slug-gish
Stressed syllable in sluggish:   slug-gish
How to pronounce sluggish:   sluhg-ish
How to say sluggish:

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Synonyms for sluggish


1 syllable
  • slack
  • slow
2 syllables
  • inert
  • listless
  • slothful
  • tardy
  • lazy
  • sleepy
  • stagnant
3 syllables
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What rhymes with sluggish

2 syllables
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