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prevent

How many syllables in prevent?

  324879651 syllables

Divide prevent into syllables:   pre-vent
Stressed syllable in prevent:   pre-vent
How to pronounce prevent:   pri-vent
How to say prevent:

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Synonyms for prevent


1 syllable
  • bar
  • check
  • foil
  • keep
  • stop
  • block
  • field
  • help
  • save
  • thwart
2 syllables
  • avert
  • deflect
  • forestall
  • preempt
  • repel
  • avoid
  • exclude
  • preclude
  • put off
3 syllables
  • inhibit
4 syllables
  • nip in the bud
  • put a stop to
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What rhymes with prevent

1 syllable
  • bent
  • cent
  • fent
  • Ghent
  • lent
  • pent
  • scent
  • spent
  • tent
  • vent
  • brent
  • dent
  • gent
  • Kent
  • meant
  • rent
  • sent
  • stent
  • trent
  • went
2 syllables
  • absent
  • Advent
  • ascent
  • augment
  • cement
  • consent
  • convent
  • descent
  • detent
  • docent
  • extent
  • foment
  • frequent
  • indent
  • invent
  • loment
  • misspent
  • outspent
  • percent
  • portent
  • pup tent
  • rack-rent
  • repent
  • segment
  • Tashkent
  • unsent
  • well-meant
  • accent
  • anent
  • assent
  • besprent
  • comment
  • content
  • dement
  • descent's
  • dissent
  • event
  • ferment
  • fragment
  • hell-bent
  • intent
  • lament
  • low-rent
  • mordent
  • pent-up
  • pigment
  • present
  • quitrent
  • relent
  • resent
  • Shymkent
  • torment
  • unspent
  • wisent
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