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wretched

How many syllables in wretched?

  2 syllables

Divide wretched into syllables:   wretch-ed
Stressed syllable in wretched:   wretch-ed
How to pronounce wretched:   rech-id
How to say wretched:

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Synonyms for wretched


1 syllable
  • blue
  • mean
  • darned
2 syllables
  • abject
  • hangdog
  • paltry
  • sorry
  • fiendish
  • hapless
  • pesky
3 syllables
  • desolate
  • piteous
4 syllables
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