desperately
How many syllables in desperately?
There are 4 syllables in the word desperately.How to pronounce desperately:
Synonyms for desperately:
a lot
absolutely
achingly
almighty
archly
awful
awfully
badly
beastly
bone
colossally
completely
cracking
damn
damned
dang
deadly
deeply
eminently
enormously
entirely
especially
ever
exceeding
exceedingly
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- interruption
- ultimately
- situated
- infinitude
- primarily
- disassemble
- voracious
- designation
- undoubtedly
- furiously
- monotony
- censorious
- gratifying
- immobilize
- misremembered
- unrecorded
- concurrently
- unbeatable
- grammarian
- coincidently
- sanguinary
- decidedly
- achievable
- wholesomeness
- premeditate
- inexperience
- fascinated
- altogether
- indolently
- somnambulate
- permanently
- memorable
- reminiscent
- locality
- chocolaty
- ubiquitous
- tenderhearted
- conurbation
- fortunately
- remarkably
- congruently
- copiously
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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.
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