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terse

How many syllables in terse?

  1 syllable

Divide terse into syllables:   terse
Syllable stress:   terse
How to pronounce terse:   turs
How to say terse:

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Synonyms for terse


1 syllable
  • crisp
  • short
  • curt
2 syllables
  • abrupt
  • punchy
  • pithy
  • succinct
3 syllables
  • laconic
    6 syllables
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      What rhymes with terse

      1 syllable
      • birse
      • curse
      • firsts
      • merce
      • perce
      • perse
      • terce
      • worse
      • burse
      • Erse
      • hearse
      • nurse
      • Pers
      • purse
      • verse
      2 syllables
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
        5 syllables
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