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upheaval

How many syllables in upheaval?

  3 syllables

Divide upheaval into syllables:   up-heav-al
Stressed syllable in upheaval:   up-heav-al
How to pronounce upheaval:   uhp-hee-val
How to say upheaval:

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Synonyms for upheaval


2 syllables
  • ado
  • ferment
  • ouster
  • turmoil
  • earthquake
  • mayhem
  • tempest
  • uproar
3 syllables
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with upheaval

    2 syllables
    • evil
      3 syllables
      • coeval
      • primeval
      • retrieval
      4 syllables
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