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sympathy

How many syllables in sympathy?

  3 syllables

Divide sympathy into syllables:   sym-pa-thy
Stressed syllable in sympathy:   sym-pa-thy
How to pronounce sympathy:   sim-puh-thee
How to say sympathy:

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Synonyms for sympathy


1 syllable
  • heart
    2 syllables
    • favor
    • feeling
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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