contestant
How many syllables in contestant?
There are 3 syllables in the word contestant.How to pronounce contestant:
Synonyms for contestant:
agonist
also-ran
aspirant
athlete
candidate
challenger
competition
competitor
contender
defaulter
dissenter
dissident
entrant
finalist
individual
jock
long shot
loser
mortal
objector
opponent
opposite
opposition
outsider
participant
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Antonyms for contestant:
accomplice
advocate
ally
amigo
assistant
associate
backer
co-worker
cobber
cohort
collaborator
colleague
companion
compatibility
conductor
confederate
difference
director
fan
friend
harmony
helper
helpmate
main man
mate
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- enraptured
- deficit
- salesman
- prearrange
- crushable
- civil law
- admission
- untainted
- stevia
- rosacea
- refreshing
- circular
- helpfully
- umami
- tetanus
- au gratin
- monique
- lengthily
- homonym
- torrential
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- passenger
- amoeba
- traumatic
- employment
- Elia
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- monitor
- guttural
- cylinder
- bedraggle
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Syllable Fun Fact
Stress-timed languages, such as English, are characterized by variability in syllable duration but a relatively constant time between stressed syllables.
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