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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| not that | // | Phrase |
| not really | //x | Phrase, Adverb |
| not only | //x | Phrase, Adverb |
| anything but | /xx/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| pretty much | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| not much | // | Phrase |
| basically | /xx | Adverb |
| essentially | x/xx | Adverb |
| nonnegative | xxxx | Adjective |
| nowhere near | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| approximately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| except for | x// | Phrase |
| completely | x/x | Adverb |
| precisely | x/x | Adverb |
| kind of | // | Phrase, Noun |
| actually | /xxx | Adverb |
| sort of | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| hardly ever | /xxx | Phrase |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| effectively | x/xx | Adverb |
| what about | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| nonsexual | x/xx | Adjective |
| describing | x/x | Verb |
| nonphysical | x/xx | Adjective |
| no matter | //x | Phrase, Adverb |
| just about | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| indirect | xx/ | Adjective |
| no less | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| excluding | x/x | Verb |
| nonpolitical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| practically | /xx | Adverb |
| absolutely | xx/x | Adverb |
| nonspecific | xx/x | Adjective |
| inaccurate | x/xx | Adjective |
| description | x/x | Noun |
| straight up | // | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| absolute | /xx | Adjective |
| noncompetitive | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unconnected | xx/x | Adjective |
| unspecific | xx/x | Adjective |
| nonmagnetic | xx/x | Adjective |
| nonmedical | x/xx | Adjective |
| nonrandom | x/x | Adjective |
| accurately | /xxx | Adverb |
| unrelated | xx/x | Adjective |
| nonlinguistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| nonpolar | x/x | Adjective |
| so there | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| imperfectly | x/xx | Adverb |
| nonreactive | xx/x | Adjective |
| somewhat | // | Adverb |
| other than | /x/ | Phrase |
| nonfinancial | xx/x | Adjective |
| nonmaterial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| incompletely | xx/x | Adverb |
| nonmoving | x/x | Adjective |
| how about | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| able | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| absence | /x | Noun |
| absent | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| abundantly | x/xx | Adverb |
| accuracy | /xxx | Noun |
| acutely | x/x | Adverb |
| addition | x/x | Noun |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| altogether | xx/x | Adverb, Noun |
| always | /x | Adverb |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| anna | /x | Name |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| anyway | /xx | Adverb |
| appropriately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| aptly | /x | Adverb |
| attentively | x/xx | Adverb |
| atypical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| battalion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bingo | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| borne | / | Adjective, Noun |
| brigade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| carefully | /xx | Adverb |
| certainly | /xx | Adverb |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| chorus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circling | /xx | Noun |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| clearly | /x | Adverb |
| clocked | / | Adjective |
| closely | /x | Adverb |
| combinational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| concretely | /xx | Adverb |
| correctly | x/x | Adverb |
| currently | /xx | Adverb |
| definitely | /xxx | Adverb |
| denying | x/x | Noun |
| diametrically | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| directly | x/x | Adverb |
| distress | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| diviner | x/x | Noun |
| divisible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| does | / | Noun |
| don | / | Name, Verb |
| either | /x | Adverb |
| else | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| entirely | x/xx | Adverb |
| equally | /xx | Adverb |
| especially | x/x | Adverb |
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| ever | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| exact | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| except | x/ | Verb |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| fairly | /x | Adverb |
| faithfully | /xx | Adverb |
| fake | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| few | / | Noun |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| finely | /x | Adverb |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| flop | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| footsteps | /x | Noun |
| forbidden | /xx | Adjective |
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| fully | /x | Adverb, Verb |
| genuinely | /xxx | Adverb |
| god | / | Name, Verb |
| gonna | /x | Verb |
| gunshots | /x | Noun |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| heading | /x | Noun |
| honestly | /xx | Adverb |
| how | / | Adverb, Noun |
| however | x/x | Adverb |
| huh | / | Noun |
| identically | x/xx | Adverb |
| ill | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| immaterial | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| inappropriate | xx/xx | Adjective |
| incorporeal | x/xx | Adjective |
| indeed | x/ | Adverb |
| indivisible | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| informal | x/x | Adjective |
| instead | x/ | Adverb |
| insufficiently | xx/xx | Adverb |
| is | / | Verb, Noun |
| it | / | Noun, Adjective |
| justly | /x | Adverb |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| lack | / | Noun, Verb |
| leap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| least | / | Adverb, Noun |
| let | / | Verb, Noun |
| logic | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| longer | /x | Noun |
| maximum | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| merely | /x | Adverb |
| meticulously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| missing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| most | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| must | / | Verb, Noun |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| nah | / | Name |
| namely | /x | Adverb |
| napoleon | x/xx | Name |
| nav | / | Noun, Verb |
| naw | / | Verb |
| nay | / | Name, Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| neatly | /x | Adverb |
| necessarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| negative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| neither | /x | Adverb |
| never | /x | Adverb |
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| nicht | / | Verb, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| nobody | /xx | Noun |
| none | / | Noun, Adverb |
| noo | / | Adverb, Adjective |
| nope | / | Noun, Verb |
| nor | / | Noun |
| nota | /x | Noun |
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| noting | /x | Noun |
| now | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| nowhere | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| number | /x | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| often | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| okay | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| omitted | x/x | Verb |
| on the button | /x/x | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| on the dot | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| on the nose | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| only | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| opposed | x/ | Adjective |
| or | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| otherwise | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| paces | /x | Noun |
| particular | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| particularly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| pas | / | Noun |
| perfectly | /xx | Adverb |
| perhaps | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| pinpoint | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| plight | / | Noun, Verb |
| plus | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
