defaced
verbHow many syllables in defaced?
There are 2 syllables in the word defaced.Divide defaced into syllables:
de · faced
How to pronounce defaced:
Definition of defaced:
- defaced (verb):
- to deliberately spoil the surface or appearance of
- to mar the appearance of injure by effacing significant details
Synonyms for defaced:
aberrant
abnormal
asymmetric
asymmetrical
deformed
disfigured
disproportionate
distorted
freakish
lopsided
malformed
misshapen
monstrous
mutant
shapeless
unbalanced
unequal
Antonyms for defaced:
adorned
beautified
completed
constituted
decorated
embellished
enhanced
enriched
fleshed out
formed
furbished
garnished
gilded
graced
prettified
spruced up
Other 2-syllable words like defaced
Here are some other common words that have 2 syllables, like defaced does.
- deferred
- defrayed
- defrost
- defused
- deirdre
- deist
- delores
- delphine
- dengue
- densely
- dental
- denzel
- deo
- deon
- deprave
- depress
- derived
- derma
- desserts
- devals
- dewayne
- dextrous
- dhiraj
- diaz
- dicey
- dicot
- dictate
- didi
- digest
- digging
- dilate
- dimples
- dinners
- dion
- dione
- diphthongs
- disburse
- discrete
- discus
- diseur
- disgust
- dishcloth
- dismal
- dismar
- dismissed
- dispersed
- disposed
- dispute
- dissing
- distilled
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