pugilist
nounHow many syllables in pugilist?
There are 3 syllables in the word pugilist.How to pronounce pugilist:
Definition of pugilist:
- pugilist (noun):
- a boxer
- fighter
- a professional boxer
- someone who fights with his fists for sport.
Synonyms for pugilist:
bantamweight
battler
belligerent
boxer
bruiser
combatant
featherweight
fighter
flyweight
gladiator
heavyweight
junior featherweight
junior lightweight
junior middleweight
junior welterweight
light flyweight
light heavyweight
light middleweight
light welterweight
lightweight
middleweight
palooka
prizefighter
pug
puncher
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Antonyms for pugilist:
peacemaker
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- despotic
- antarctic
- vendible
- subfreezing
- scarier
- relying
- noisier
- adequate
- worthiest
- unconcern
- squealing
- schematize
- mismatched
- messenger
- mafia
- coincided
- zealously
- twenty-one
- squeamish
- produces
- injustice
- beliers
- subsidize
- effulgence
- attracted
- travelling
- inanely
- firewood
- crunchiness
- apprehend
- amorous
- surmounted
- refection
- insulter
- creamiest
- bridesmaid
- field-holler
- coalesced
- memorized
- kowtowing
- hastening
- besieging
- squeaking
- presstitute
- prerecord
- inherent
- incurring
- idolised
- edibles
- allograph
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Syllable Fun Fact
In English, certain prefixes and suffixes, when added to a base word, can change its syllable count, as with 'happy' (2 syllables) becoming 'unhappiness' (4 syllables).
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