straighten

How many syllables in straighten?

  2 syllables

Divide straighten into syllables:   straight-en
Stressed syllable in straighten:   straight-en
How to pronounce straighten:   streyt-n
How to say straighten:

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Synonyms for straighten


1 syllable
  • clear
    2 syllables
    • adjust
    • arrange
    • level
    • order
    • smooth down
    • tighten
    • uncurl
    • align
    • flatten
    • make straight
    • set straight
    • tidy
    • unbend
    3 syllables
    • organize
    • tidy up
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    2 syllables
    • Clayton
    • Drayton
    • laten
    • leighton
    • Peyton
    • straiten
    • Dayton
    • greaten
    • Layton
    • Payton
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