relies
verbHow many syllables in relies?
There are 2 syllables in the word relies.How to pronounce relies:
Definition of relies:
- relies (verb):
- to be dependent
- to exist or comprise
Synonyms for relies:
bank
bargain
calls upon
count
counts
depend
depends
leans
looks to
place reliance
stands on
trust
Antonyms for relies:
disbelieves
disbelieves in
discounts
discredits
disregards
distrusts
doubts
has doubts about
has misgivings about
has no confidence in
has no faith in
ignores
keeps
looks askance at
misdoubts
mistrusts
not believes
questions
regards with suspicion
straightens
suspects
takes with a grain of salt
takes with a pinch of salt
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- manxome
- Kaylee
- ela
- darken
- corrode
- chroma
- trapeze
- ravaged
- petrol
- Ingrid
- Cesar
- stingy
- ripple
- pipit
- oval
- joggled
- hoarded
- girlish
- foully
- churning
- Chaviv
- traces
- subduing
- gunfire
- glamour
- U-boat
- saddle
- nascent
- cacao
- unleash
- rampage
- neuter
- macaw
- import
- guarded
- roadside
- dully
- bumbling
- wilted
- watchdog
- stellar
- Madrid
- Kaya
- convex
- baton
- sneering
- looing
- valor
- stacked
- rusted
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