emergency
nounHow many syllables in emergency?
There are 4 syllables in the word emergency.How to pronounce emergency:
Definition of emergency:
- emergency (noun):
- an unforeseen or sudden occurrence, esp. of danger demanding immediate action
- a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action.
- an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action
Synonyms for emergency:
accident
boiling point
breaking point
calamity
catastrophe
clutch
conjuncture
crisis
critical situation
crossroad(s)
crunch
crunch time
danger
difficulty
disaster
dunkirk
emergency brake
exigency
extremity
flash point
hand brake
head
juncture
mergnc
necessity
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Antonyms for emergency:
advantage
agreement
benediction
benefit
blessing
boon
breakthrough
calm
calmness
certainty
closure
comfort
contentment
ease
fix
fortune
gift
godsend
good fortune
good luck
good thing
happiness
miracle
peace
solution
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Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- distributive
- activities
- January's
- significant
- interference
- insomnia
- catastrophic
- divinity
- asexual
- carelessly
- infuriate
- Eliana
- consecution
- economic
- oblivious
- Italian
- inventory
- impermeable
- escapeway
- deviation
- wilhelmina
- computerize
- nihilistic
- microliter
- diligently
- re-energized
- raison d'être
- exactitude
- energizer
- travelable
- covetousness
- resignation
- consistency
- discernible
- prevaricate
- diversity
- cytoplasm
- Sacagawea
- contraindicate
- inflammable
- sentence method
- nativity
- ostentation
- advocator
- conquerable
- deracinate
- Cenobia
- hobbledehoy
- constitution
- temporary
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Syllable Fun Fact
The English language exhibits a phenomenon called 'schwa deletion', where unstressed syllables are often pronounced as a quick, neutral vowel sound or omitted.
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