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complaint

How many syllables in complaint?

  2 syllables

Divide complaint into syllables:   com-plaint
Stressed syllable in complaint:   com-plaint
How to pronounce complaint:   kum-pleynt
How to say complaint:

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Synonyms for complaint


1 syllable
  • gripe
  • grouse
  • moan
  • grouch
  • grudge
  • squawk
2 syllables
  • ailment
  • grumble
  • lawsuit
  • protest
  • grievance
  • illness
  • niggle
3 syllables
5 syllables
  • medical problem
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What rhymes with complaint

1 syllable
  • ain't
  • feint
  • quaint
  • st
  • faint
  • paint
  • Saint
  • tain
2 syllables
3 syllables
  • ainaleh
4 syllables
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