surviving

How many syllables in surviving?

  3 syllables

Divide surviving into syllables:   sur-viv-ing
Stressed syllable in surviving:   sur-viv-ing
How to say surviving:

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Synonyms for surviving


2 syllables
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  • extant
3 syllables
  • abiding
  • existing
  • existent
  • ongoing
4 syllables
  • in existence
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