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taper

How many syllables in taper?

  2 syllables

Divide taper into syllables:   tap-er
How to pronounce taper:   tey-per
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Synonyms for taper


1 syllable
  • point
  • shrink
2 syllables
  • decrease
  • narrow
3 syllables
  • abating
  • get thinner
  • narrowing
  • reduction
4 syllables
  • come to a point
  • tapering off
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What rhymes with taper

2 syllables
  • aper
  • draper
  • gaper
  • paper
  • scraper
  • shapers
  • vapor
  • caper
  • Draper
  • japer
  • raper
  • shaper
  • tapir
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