rife
adjectiveHow many syllables in rife?
There is 1 syllable in the word rife.How to pronounce rife:
Definition of rife:
- rife (adjective):
- widespread or common
- excessively abundant.
- prevalent especially to an increasing degree
Synonyms for rife:
abounding
abundant
awash
brimming
bulging
bursting
busy
buzzing
chock-full
crammed
crowded
filled
flush
fraught
jammed
loaded
lousy
overcrowded
packed
plethoric
replete
saturated
stuffed
swarming
teeming
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Antonyms for rife:
aberrant
aberrated
abnormal
absent
accidental
anomalous
atypical
casual
deviant
dubious
exceptional
few and far between
foreign
fortuitous
in short supply
incidental
incongruous
infrequent
intermittent
irregular
isolated
limited
low
miscellaneous
missing
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