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whitewashed

How many syllables in whitewashed?

  2 syllables

Divide whitewashed into syllables:   white-washed
Primary syllable stress:   white-washed
Secondary syllable stress:   white-washed
How to say whitewashed:

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Synonyms for whitewashed


1 syllable
  • crushed
2 syllables
  • beaten
  • routed
3 syllables
4 syllables
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