question
nounHow many syllables in question?
There are 2 syllables in the word question.How to pronounce question:
Definition of question:
- question (noun):
- an instance of questioning.
- an interrogative sentence or clause
- an interrogative expression often used to test knowledge
- a form of words addressed to a person in order to obtain an answer
Synonyms for question:
conundrum
doubt
doubtfulness
dubiousness
enquiry
examination
head
inquiring
inquiry
interrogation
interrogative
interrogative sentence
investigation
motion
problem
query
questioning
quiz
riddle
Antonyms for question:
acknowledgement
acknowledgment
answer
antiphon
comeback
comment
disclosure
explanation
feedback
ignorance
neglect
reaction
rejoinder
remark
repartee
reply
response
retort
return
riposte
statement
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- island
- escapes
- eager
- ahead
- breakfast
- treacle
- shipping
- prudence
- module
- homie
- Gautam
- arrears
- museum
- Laurel
- dirt bike
- shortchanged
- ramate
- frisson
- cutting
- heroes
- heifer
- forward
- aghast
- evades
- relish
- rejoin
- elide
- Mairead
- glittered
- cottage
- coldly
- respect
- parting
- myopic
- human
- doctor's
- wary
- Turkey
- shadow
- pheasant
- Nahum
- bower
- annals
- mountain
- bestow
- wintry
- soccer
- snitched
- saucer
- deepest
- … more
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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