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thief

How many syllables in thief?

  1 syllable

Divide thief into syllables:   thief
Syllable stress:   thief
How to pronounce thief:   theef
How to say thief:

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Synonyms for thief


2 syllables
  • bandit
  • burglar
  • poacher
  • robber
  • brigand
  • felon
  • raider
  • rustler
3 syllables
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What rhymes with thief

1 syllable
  • beef
  • chief
  • grief
  • kief
  • lief
  • reif
  • sheaf
  • brief
  • fief
  • kef
  • leaf
  • reef
  • seif
2 syllables
  • belief
  • keef
  • motif
  • relief
  • sharif
  • debrief
  • massif
  • O'Keeffe
  • rief
3 syllables
    4 syllables
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