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surplus

How many syllables in surplus?

  2 syllables

Divide surplus into syllables:   sur-plus
Stressed syllable in surplus:   sur-plus
How to say surplus:

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Synonyms for surplus


1 syllable
  • glut
  • waste
  • rest
2 syllables
  • balance
  • runoff
  • excess
  • surfeit
3 syllables
5 syllables
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What rhymes with surplus

2 syllables
  • airbus
  • cost-plus
  • nonplus
  • railbus
  • untruss
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