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stiff

How many syllables in stiff?

  1 syllable

Divide stiff into syllables:   stiff
Syllable stress:   stiff
How to pronounce stiff:   stif
How to say stiff:

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Synonyms for stiff


1 syllable
  • dead
  • hard
  • starched
  • tight
  • firm
  • lodged
  • taut
  • wedged
2 syllables
  • body
  • formal
  • stilted
  • wiry
  • erect
  • starchy
  • tautly
  • wooden
3 syllables
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    What rhymes with stiff

    1 syllable
    • biff
    • diff
    • griff
    • iff
    • kif
    • quiff
    • shiff
    • sniff
    • spliff
    • tiff
    • Zif
    • cliff
    • glyph
    • if
    • jiff
    • miff
    • riff
    • skiff
    • spiff
    • syph
    • whiff
    2 syllables
      3 syllables
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