revolution
nounHow many syllables in revolution?
There are 4 syllables in the word revolution.How to pronounce revolution:
Definition of revolution:
- revolution (noun):
- the rotation of a celestial body on its axis
- apparent movement of such a body round the earth
- the overthrow of a government by those who are governed.
- the time taken by a celestial body to make a complete round in its orbit
- the action by a celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptical course
Synonyms for revolution:
coup
coup d'état
curve
group action
gyration
insurgency
mutiny
putsch
rebellion
reel
revolt
rising
roll
rotation
spin
spiral
twirl
twist
uprising
wheel
Antonyms for revolution:
accord
amity
blockage
calm
calmness
compliance
concord
cooperation
harmoniousness
harmony
law and order
lawfulness
non-aggression
non-violence
obedience
order
orderliness
orthodoxy
peace
peaceableness
peacefulness
stability
stagnation
submission
subordination
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Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- obsequious
- optimism
- unforgiving
- maniacal
- declaration
- demonstrable
- spontaneously
- retrievable
- arduously
- lightheartedness
- annually
- systematize
- prerequisite
- predetermine
- principally
- permissible
- pterodactyl
- inefficient
- deceitfulness
- repudiate
- industrious
- libreria
- spuriously
- panorama
- tribadism
- infrangible
- assailable
- inviolate
- qualifying
- misconstruction
- execration
- vituperate
- epitomise
- uniquely
- vainglorious
- dissimilar
- mercilessly
- felicitate
- disputable
- enviable
- peacefulness
- impractical
- enigmatic
- cotyledon
- economize
- unfeasible
- respectable
- epistaxis
- tumultuous
- preferable
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