elusive
How many syllables in elusive?
There are 3 syllables in the word elusive.How to pronounce elusive:
Synonyms for elusive:
baffling
difficult to catch
difficult to find
ephemeral
evasive
fleeting
fugitive
hard
inaccessible
knotty
passing
problematic
problematical
shifty
slippery
temporary
tough
transient
tricky
Antonyms for elusive:
attracting
confronting
definite
encountering
enticing
facing
honest
intelligible
inviting
obvious
stable
understandable
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English compound words often have a primary stress on the first syllable, helping to distinguish them from phrases.
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