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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| rather | /x | Adverb, Adverb |
| alternatively | x/xxx | Adverb, Adverb |
| or else | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| then | / | Adverb |
| while | / | Noun |
| opted | /x | Verb |
| using | /x | Verb |
| thus | / | Adverb |
| simply | /x | Adverb |
| either | /x | Adverb |
| forgoing | x/x | Verb |
| hence | / | Adverb |
| preferring | x/x | Verb |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| merely | /x | Adverb |
| whereas | x/ | Noun |
| anyway | /xx | Adverb |
| just | / | Adverb |
| presumably | x/xx | Adverb |
| substituting | /xxx | Verb |
| without | x/ | Adverb |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| insisting | x/x | Verb |
| ditching | /x | Noun |
| maybe | /x | Adverb |
| basically | /xx | Adverb |
| versus | /x | Noun |
| ignoring | x/x | Verb |
| perhaps | x/ | Adverb |
| skipping | /x | Verb |
| eschewing | x/x | Verb |
| thereby | // | Adverb |
| whilst | / | Adverb |
| than | / | Adverb, Noun |
| sticking | /x | Verb |
| lieu | / | Noun |
| essentially | x/xx | Adverb |
| besides | x/ | Adverb |
| putting | /x | Verb |
| relying | x/x | Verb |
| purposely | /xx | Adverb |
| stead | / | Noun |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| reverting | x/x | Verb |
| wasting | /x | Noun |
| forego | x/ | Verb |
| abandoning | x/xx | Verb |
| being | /x | Verb |
| resorting | x/x | Verb |
| alternately | /xxx | Adverb |
| presuming | x/x | Verb |
| akin | x/ | Adjective |
| like | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| choosing | /x | Verb |
| supposedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| turning | /x | Verb |
| assuming | x/x | Verb |
| pretending | x/x | Verb |
| making | /x | Noun |
| excluding | x/x | Verb |
| altogether | xx/x | Adverb |
| anyhow | /xx | Adverb |
| disregarding | xx/x | Verb |
| actually | /xxx | Adverb |
| bypassing | /xx | Verb |
| deferring | x/x | Verb |
| implying | x/x | Verb |
| omitting | x/x | Verb |
| doing | /x | Verb |
| letting | /x | Verb |
| which | / | Verb |
| calling | /x | Verb |
| shunning | /x | Verb |
| therefore | /x | Adverb |
| adding | /x | Verb |
| requiring | x/xx | Verb |
| needing | /x | Verb |
| tantamount | /xx | Adjective |
| eventually | x/xxx | Adverb |
| purposefully | /xxx | Adverb |
| grabbing | /x | Verb |
| replacing | x/x | Verb |
| mindlessly | /xx | Adverb |
| justifying | /xxx | Verb |
| placing | /x | Verb |
| worth | / | Noun |
| getting | /x | Verb |
| risking | /x | Verb |
| sake | / | Noun |
| bother | /x | Verb |
| unless | x/ | Verb |
| when | / | Adverb, Noun |
| in lieu | xx | Phrase, Adverb |
| in exchange | xx/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| opposite | /xx | Noun |
| elsewhere | /x | Adverb |
| preferably | /xxx | Adverb |
| meanwhile | /x | Adverb |
| locally | /xx | Adverb |
| equivalently | x/xxx | Adverb |
| synonymously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| contrarily | x/xx | Adverb |
| beforehand | x/x | Noun |
| fore | / | Noun |
| vicariously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| underneath | xx/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| however | x/x | Adverb |
| occasionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| otherwise | /xx | Adverb |
| additionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| concomitantly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| alias | /xx | Noun |
| subsequently | /xxx | Adverb |
| in situ | x/x | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| secondly | /xx | Adverb |
| in place | x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| inversely | x/x | Adverb |
| conversely | /xx | Adverb |
| appropriately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| therewith | // | Adverb |
| analogously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| indirectly | xx/x | Adverb |
| comparably | /xxx | Adverb |
| consequently | /xxx | Adverb |
| immediately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| symbolically | x/xxx | Adverb |
| comparatively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| firstly | /x | Adverb |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| ideally | x/x | Adverb |
| offish | /x | Adverb |
| modifier | /xxx | Adverb |
| thereof | x/ | Adverb |
| tomorrow | x/x | Adverb |
| foolish | /x | Adjective |
| alongside | x// | Adverb |
| concentrates | /xx | Noun |
| gray | / | Adjective |
| jelly | /x | Adverb |
| vertical | /xx | Adjective |
| electronically | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| negative | /xx | Adjective |
| smarter | /x | Adverb |
| intermittent | xx/x | Adjective |
| ashamed | x/ | Adjective |
| quarterly | /xx | Adverb |
| horizontal | xx/x | Adjective |
| oriented | /xxx | Adjective |
| outright | // | Adverb |
| proactive | //x | Adjective |
| black | / | Adjective |
| positive | /xx | Adjective |
| white | / | Adjective |
| green | / | Adjective |
| confines | /x | Noun |
| labour | /x | Adverb |
| adjective | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bars | / | Noun |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| denote | x/ | Verb |
| epithet | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| fairly | /x | Adverb |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| indeed | x/ | Adverb |
| kinda | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| location | x/x | Noun |
| maryland | /xx | Name |
| nevertheless | xxx/ | Adverb |
| nonetheless | xx/ | Adverb |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| now | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| precisely | x/x | Adverb |
| pretty | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| quite | / | Adverb, Noun |
| relatively | /xxx | Adverb |
| somewhat | // | Adverb, Noun |
| though | / | Adverb |
| venue | /x | Noun |
| yes | / | Name, Verb |
| yet | / | Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| yolk | / | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
