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sought

How many syllables in sought?

  1 syllable

Divide sought into syllables:   sought
Syllable stress:   sought
How to pronounce sought:   sawt
How to say sought:

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Synonyms for sought


2 syllables
  • hunted
  • wanted
3 syllables
  • sought after
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    What rhymes with sought

    1 syllable
    • aught
    • brought
    • dot
    • fraught
    • ghat
    • haut
    • lotte
    • ot
    • rought
    • taught
    • thought
    • wrought
    • bought
    • caught
    • fought
    • gaut
    • haught
    • lot
    • naught
    • ought
    • snot
    • taut
    • wat
    2 syllables
    • begot
    • gauteite
    • reshot
    3 syllables
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