retain
verbHow many syllables in retain?
There are 2 syllables in the word retain.Divide retain into syllables:
re · tain
How to pronounce retain:
Definition of retain:
- retain (verb):
- to keep in one's possession
- to keep in possession or use
Synonyms for retain:
continue
keep
keep on
keep up
prolong
sustain
Antonyms for retain:
abandon
abdicate
cease
cede
cough up
decline
depart from
desert
discard
disclaim
discontinue
disown
displace
dispossess
ditch
drop
dump
exhaust
expend
fail
forfeit
forsake
free
give away
give up
Show 44 more
Other 2-syllable words like retain
Here are some other common words that have 2 syllables, like retain does.
- stringpiece
- wondrous
- ankle
- argot
- denim
- disco
- gobbling
- Jolyon
- moxie
- tummy's
- warden
- healthcare
- cornbole
- bother
- Lachlan
- papa
- player's
- provoke
- Teddy
- Efrain
- explain
- Gagan
- Ishmael
- lapel
- limit
- balance
- drastic
- fever
- Julie
- Lego
- pouring
- precise
- puddle
- romance
- smiling
- wallet
- wicked
- Abram
- Boreas
- dammit
- etching
- gravy
- legal
- Lilah
- Madhu
- brush cut
- careen
- chalice
- curly
- Diego
- … more
Syllable Quiz
How many syllables in the word pump?
Question 1 of 5
Syllable Fun Fact
English language learners often face challenges with syllable stress patterns, which can significantly affect comprehensibility.
You, too, can become a syllable pro and wow your friends, family, and pets!
Trending words
These words are popular right now. Visit each word to master its syllable count.
- surreptitiously
- heaven
- seriously
- unbeknownst
- convenient
- colleague
- confide
- equivocate
- infatuated
- slovenly
- granddaughter
- sensational
- however
- consistently
- incredibly
- exciting
- direction
- latter
- begrudgingly
- snowing
- perusing
- occured
- swelt'ring
- impinge
- satisfy
- transient
- untie
- toward
- versatile
- obediently
- phonetically
- feted
- distain
- usherette
- meticulously
- affectionate
- onto
- dissipated
- defiantly
- stealthily
- tooken
- sophomoric
- tangentially
- peeking
- benefited
- elongate
- neither
- traveled
- emulate
- assume