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tiresome

How many syllables in tiresome?

  2 syllables

Divide tiresome into syllables:   tire-some
Stressed syllable in tiresome:   tire-some
How to pronounce tiresome:   tire-sum
How to say tiresome:

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Synonyms for tiresome


2 syllables
  • irksome
  • wearing
  • trying
3 syllables
  • tedious
  • wearying
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