cannibal
nounHow many syllables in cannibal?
There are 3 syllables in the word cannibal.How to pronounce cannibal:
Definition of cannibal:
- cannibal (noun):
- a person who eats human flesh.
- one that eats the flesh of its own kind
Synonyms for cannibal:
anthropophagite
anthropophagus
man-eater
savage
Antonyms for cannibal:
aesthete
esthete
humanitarian
sophisticate
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- dilative
- agency
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- crucify
- assuredness
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- dynamo
- thenceforth
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- pitiless
- viridis
- unthinking
- colorant
- takeout
- synthesis
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- anancy
- systemize
- set ablaze
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- radiates
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- au revoir
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- besetment
- reflecting
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- ripsnorter
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Syllable Fun Fact
English allows for a wide range of consonant clusters in syllable codas, as in 'texts' with four consonant sounds.
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