How many syllables in sharpened?

There are 2 syllables in the word sharpened.

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Divide sharpened into syllables:

sharp · ened

How to pronounce sharpened:

Definition of sharpened:

sharpened (verb):: hone; to make sharp or sharper; to make or become sharp or sharper

Synonyms for sharpened:

whetted cutting sharp keen jagged ground edgy trenchant piercing edged

Antonyms for sharpened:

obtuse dulled flat rounded dull round blunt stubbed pointless worn

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