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cruel

How many syllables in cruel?

  725938461 syllables

Divide cruel into syllables:   cru-el
Stressed syllable in cruel:   cru-el
How to pronounce cruel:   kroo-ul
How to say cruel:

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Synonyms for cruel


1 syllable
  • bad
  • hard
  • tart
  • barbed
  • mean
2 syllables
  • bestial
  • callous
  • flinty
  • hurtful
  • ruthless
  • shabby
  • stony
  • unkind
  • biting
  • fiendish
  • heartless
  • nasty
  • severe
  • stinging
  • taunting
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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What rhymes with cruel

1 syllable
  • Boole
  • buhl
  • drool
  • mule
  • rule
  • spool
  • tool
  • you'll
  • brule
  • cool
  • fool
  • pool
  • school
  • stool
  • who'll
  • yul
2 syllables
  • abdul
  • crewel
  • duel
  • gruel
  • misrule
  • Newell
  • raoul
  • reule
  • Thule
  • Boule
  • dual
  • fuel
  • jewel
  • newel
  • O'Toole
  • retool
  • sewell
  • uncool
3 syllables
  • Istanbul
  • refuel
  • renewals
4 syllables
  • raoulia
5 syllables
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