annihilate

How many syllables in annihilate?

  4 syllables

Divide annihilate into syllables:   an-ni-hi-late
Stressed syllable in annihilate:   an-ni-hi-late
How to pronounce annihilate:   uh-nahy-uh-leyt
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Synonyms for annihilate


1 syllable
  • beat
  • raze
  • thrash
  • crush
  • rout
2 syllables
  • confound
  • destroy
  • wipe out
  • defeat
  • vanquish
3 syllables
4 syllables
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