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rubbish

How many syllables in rubbish?

  2 syllables

Divide rubbish into syllables:   rub-bish
Stressed syllable in rubbish:   rub-bish
How to pronounce rubbish:   ruhb-ish
How to say rubbish:

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Synonyms for rubbish


1 syllable
  • bunk
  • guff
  • pap
  • tripe
  • filth
  • junk
  • trash
  • waste
2 syllables
  • claptrap
  • drivel
  • gabble
  • hogwash
  • nonsense
  • rejects
  • useless
  • debris
  • flimflam
  • garbage
  • litter
  • refuse
  • twaddle
3 syllables
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