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throwaway

How many syllables in throwaway?

  3 syllables

Divide throwaway into syllables:   throw-a-way
How to pronounce throwaway:   throh-uh-wey
How to say throwaway:

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Synonyms for throwaway


1 syllable
  • blow
  • drain
  • scrap
  • ditch
  • dump
  • waste
2 syllables
  • discard
  • offhand
  • reject
  • throw out
  • exhaust
  • passing
  • squander
3 syllables
  • casual
  • get rid of
  • off the cuff
4 syllables
5 syllables
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    What rhymes with throwaway

    2 syllables
    • arrive
    • IRA
    • Petare
    • semplice
    • velouté
    • bustier
    • Ise Bay
    • San Jose
    • Udine
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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