onerous
How many syllables in onerous?
There are 3 syllables in the word onerous.How to pronounce onerous:
Synonyms for onerous:
arduous
backbreaking
bitter
bleak
brutal
burdensome
cruel
crushing
demanding
difficult
exacting
excruciating
exhausting
exigent
formidable
grave
grievous
grim
hard
hardhanded
harsh
heavy
inhuman
irksome
laborious
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Antonyms for onerous:
a breeze
a cinch
a doddle
a piece of cake
a pushover
a snap
a snip
accepting
accommodating
acheless
achievable
acquiescent
advantageous
affable
agile
agreeable
aiding
amenable
amusing
appreciated
as easy as abc
attainable
attentive
auspicious
basic
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Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- coquettish
- responsive
- kidnapping
- incision
- embedded
- eccentric
- Danior
- Cassidy
- agate line
- unwearied
- transparent
- solemnly
- remonstrate
- punctation
- mausoleum
- forgetful
- flashes
- boastfulness
- symphony
- resonate
- painstaking
- evident
- essential
- vibration
- unbridled
- terminal
- soft-hearted
- maledict
- heedlessly
- decanter
- deactivate
- sullenly
- reverie
- quietly
- paragraph
- pacifist
- oftentimes
- momentous
- far-fetched
- eyelid
- directions
- conformist
- adumbrate
- withdrawal
- pedigree
- detracting
- consuetude
- cadaver
- Bolívar
- sinecure
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Syllable Fun Fact
In non-linear phonology, the syllable is seen not as a linear sequence but as a hierarchical structure of constituents.
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