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standoffish

How many syllables in standoffish?

  3 syllables

Divide standoffish into syllables:   stand-off-ish
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Synonyms for standoffish


1 syllable
  • cold
    2 syllables
    • aloof
    • frigid
    • snobbish
    • distant
    • reserved
    • snooty
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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