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adopt

How many syllables in adopt?

  2 syllables

Divide adopt into syllables:   a-dopt
Stressed syllable in adopt:   a-dopt
How to pronounce adopt:   uh-dopt
How to say adopt:

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Synonyms for adopt


1 syllable
  • pass
  • take
2 syllables
  • accept
  • approve
  • embrace
  • playact
  • take up
  • address
  • assume
  • espouse
  • take on
3 syllables
  • agree to
  • take on board
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with adopt

    1 syllable
    • chopped
    • cropped
    • flopped
    • lopped
    • opt
    • popped
    • shopped
    • swapped
    • copped
    • dropped
    • hopped
    • mopped
    • plopped
    • propped
    • stopped
    2 syllables
    • co-opt
    • poppel
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