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terrible

How many syllables in terrible?

  3 syllables

Divide terrible into syllables:   ter-ri-ble
Stressed syllable in terrible:   ter-ri-ble
How to pronounce terrible:   ter-uh-bull
How to say terrible:

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Synonyms for terrible


1 syllable
  • bad
  • great
  • deep
2 syllables
  • awful
  • fearful
  • frightful
  • hateful
  • painful
  • beastly
  • fearsome
  • grievous
  • heinous
  • severe
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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What rhymes with terrible

3 syllables
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