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sustained

How many syllables in sustained?

  2 syllables

Divide sustained into syllables:   sus-tained
Stressed syllable in sustained:   sus-tained
How to say sustained:

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Synonyms for sustained


1 syllable
  • long
    3 syllables
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      What rhymes with sustained

      1 syllable
      • brained
      • chained
      • drained
      • gained
      • maned
      • planed
      • reigned
      • sprained
      • strained
      • veined
      • caned
      • craned
      • feigned
      • grained
      • pained
      • rained
      • reined
      • stained
      • trained
      • wane
      2 syllables
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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