Syllables Synonyms Rhymes Quiz
prevent
How many syllables in prevent?
431257968 syllablesDivide prevent into syllables: pre-vent
Stressed syllable in prevent: pre-vent
How to pronounce prevent: pri-vent
How to say prevent:
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Synonyms for prevent
1 syllable
- bar
- check
- foil
- keep
- stop
- block
- field
- help
- save
- thwart
2 syllables
- avert
- deflect
- forestall
- preempt
- repel
- avoid
- exclude
- preclude
- put off
3 syllables
- inhibit
4 syllables
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What rhymes with prevent
1 syllable
- bent
- cent
- fent
- Ghent
- lent
- pent
- scent
- spent
- tent
- vent
- brent
- dent
- gent
- Kent
- meant
- rent
- sent
- stent
- trent
- went
2 syllables
- absent
- Advent
- ascent
- augment
- cement
- consent
- convent
- descent
- detent
- docent
- extent
- foment
- frequent
- indent
- invent
- loment
- misspent
- outspent
- percent
- portent
- pup tent
- rack-rent
- repent
- segment
- Tashkent
- unsent
- well-meant
- accent
- anent
- assent
- besprent
- comment
- content
- dement
- descent's
- dissent
- event
- ferment
- fragment
- hell-bent
- intent
- lament
- low-rent
- mordent
- pent-up
- pigment
- present
- quitrent
- relent
- resent
- Shymkent
- torment
- unspent
- wisent
3 syllables
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