torpedo
nounHow many syllables in torpedo?
There are 3 syllables in the word torpedo.How to pronounce torpedo:
Definition of torpedo:
- torpedo (noun):
- a professional killer who uses a gun.
- a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline such as
Synonyms for torpedo:
bomber
crampfish
cuban sandwich
electric ray
grinder
gun
gun for hire
gunman
gunslinger
hero
hero sandwich
hired gun
hit man
hitman
hoagie
hoagy
italian sandwich
liquidator
manslayer
murderer
numbfish
poor boy
shooter
sub
submarine
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Antonyms for torpedo:
adjust
adorn
aid
amend
assist
augment
beautify
boost
build
clean
combine
compliment
conserve
construct
correct
crawl
create
creep
decorate
do well
doctor
embellish
enhance
fix
grow
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Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- perjury
- intrusive
- unmoving
- startlingly
- somberly
- sneakiness
- sleepier
- overact
- deputy
- obsolete
- Fatima
- decibel
- caringly
- solidly
- robbery
- luthiers
- sunnier
- loftiest
- draftsmanship
- bungalow
- potato
- motherhood
- monstrously
- coalesce
- departed
- credential
- offscouring
- juxtaposed
- barista
- reprobate
- sentiment
- exertion
- unloyal
- undeceive
- mezzanine
- tolerant
- misaligned
- gigantic
- Ciara
- porcelain
- lickspittle
- coherence
- sensual
- assemblage
- innermost
- vindictive
- airily
- unconcealed
- delation
- tricolor
- … more
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