acquaintances
nounHow many syllables in acquaintances?
There are 4 syllables in the word acquaintances.How to pronounce acquaintances:
Definition of acquaintances:
- acquaintances (noun):
- the state of being acquainted
- a person whom one knows slightly
Synonyms for acquaintances:
acquaintance
acquaintanceship
ally
associate
association
colleague
comrade
confrère
contact
conversance
conversancy
experience
familiarity
friend
introduction
involvement
Antonyms for acquaintances:
adversaries
alter egos
amigos
antagonists
archenemies
associates
best friends
bezzies
buddies
butties
chinas
chums
cobbers
compadres
companions
comrades
confidantes
confidants
cronies
cullies
detractors
enemies
familiars
foes
friends
Show 25 more
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- residency
- inundation
- fluctuating
- communique
- anapestic
- inessential
- horseplayer
- genealogy
- hysteria
- catamaran
- antechamber
- refrigerate
- jalapeno
- equitable
- enervated
- confirmation
- reconstruction
- primordial
- evasively
- depreciation
- controllable
- unceasingly
- photocopy
- coprophilic
- voluntary
- self-complacent
- propensity
- disappearing
- uncreative
- estimating
- admonishment
- unstintingly
- remonstration
- macchiato
- literary
- infamously
- defamation
- checkerboarding
- cappuccino
- drepanocyte
- consistencies
- coincidental
- preventative
- garrulity
- cryptophytic
- intriguingly
- culinary
- creativeness
- sickeningly
- reproachfully
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
The variation in syllable count for the same word between British and American English accents, such as 'secretary', reflects differences in pronunciation standards.
You, too, can become a syllable pro and wow your friends, family, and pets!