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thoroughly

How many syllables in thoroughly?

  3 syllables

Divide thoroughly into syllables:   thor-ough-ly
Stressed syllable in thoroughly:   thor-ough-ly
How to say thoroughly:

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Synonyms for thoroughly


2 syllables
  • amply
  • purely
  • soundly
  • closely
  • richly
3 syllables
  • carefully
  • fussily
  • really
  • utterly
4 syllables
5 syllables
6 syllables
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