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desist

How many syllables in desist?

  296854371 syllables

Divide desist into syllables:   de-sist
Stressed syllable in desist:   de-sist
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Synonyms for desist


1 syllable
  • cease
  • stop
  • end
2 syllables
  • abstain
  • give up
3 syllables
  • abstain from
  • call a halt
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with desist

    1 syllable
    • cist
    • fist
    • gist
    • hissed
    • kist
    • Liszt
    • missed
    • nist
    • rist
    • twist
    • cyst
    • frist
    • grist
    • kissed
    • list
    • midst
    • mist
    • pissed
    • schist
    • wist
    2 syllables
    • assist
    • backlist
    • blacklist
    • consist
    • dismissed
    • enlist
    • exist
    • hissel
    • insist
    • mailed fist
    • playlist
    • quist
    • resist
    • short-list
    • untwist
    • white list
    3 syllables
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