paragraph
nounHow many syllables in paragraph?
There are 3 syllables in the word paragraph.How to pronounce paragraph:
Definition of paragraph:
- paragraph (noun):
- a section of a piece of writing, usually devoted to one idea, which begins on a new line and is often indented
- one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line.
- a subdivision of a written composition that consists of one or more sentences, deals with one point or gives the words of one speaker, and begins on a new usually indented line
Synonyms for paragraph:
clause
item
notice
part
passage
piece of writing
portion
section
subdivision
text
textual matter
written material
Antonyms for paragraph:
denial
entirety
idleness
inaction
insert
refusal
veto
wait
whole
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- pacifist
- oftentimes
- momentous
- far-fetched
- eyelid
- directions
- conformist
- adumbrate
- withdrawal
- pedigree
- detracting
- consuetude
- cadaver
- Bolívar
- sinecure
- guaranteed
- enjoyment
- chauffeuring
- bearable
- poignantly
- Jayadeep
- Eleanor
- deviant
- mollify
- excurrent
- cathartic
- addictive
- passerby's
- windowpane
- steadfastly
- innately
- wherefrom
- spotlessly
- humorist
- finery
- duumviri
- unwonted
- unhandy
- unattached
- paramount
- misconstrued
- fireworks
- break apart
- pumiceous
- fearlessly
- billable
- zigzagged
- tchambuli
- monotreme
- metrical
- … more
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