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sunken

How many syllables in sunken?

  2 syllables

Divide sunken into syllables:   sunk-en
Stressed syllable in sunken:   sunk-en
How to pronounce sunken:   suhng-kun
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Synonyms for sunken


1 syllable
  • drawn
  • pinched
  • gaunt
2 syllables
  • buried
  • depressed
  • hollow
  • recessed
  • deep-set
  • dug in
  • immersed
  • submerged
3 syllables
    4 syllables
    • cadaverous
    • on the sea bed
    5 syllables
      7 syllables
      • at the bottom of the sea
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        What rhymes with sunken

        2 syllables
        • drunken
        • pumpkin
        • Duncan
        • shrunken
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