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decisive

How many syllables in decisive?

  3 syllables

Divide decisive into syllables:   de-ci-sive
How to pronounce decisive:   dih-sahy-siv
How to say decisive:

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Synonyms for decisive


1 syllable
  • crisp
  • key
2 syllables
  • certain
  • earnest
  • telling
  • crucial
  • final
  • vital
3 syllables
4 syllables
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What rhymes with decisive

3 syllables
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