detract

Phonetic Respelling: [ dih-trakt ]

Definition:

v. to take something desirable away from

Sentence:

Frowning will detract from the beauty of her face.

More example sentences:

Frowning will detract from the beauty of her face.

Hear it

Synonyms:

blemish; damage; flaw; harm; hurt

Antonyms:

add to

How many syllables in detract?

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Divide detract into syllables:

de-tract

Detract rhymes:

One Syllable Rhymes
- act
- backed
- blacked
- bracht
- cracked
- fact
- hacked
- jacked
- kracht
- lacked
- packed
- pact
- pracht
- racked
- sacked
- schacht
- slacked
- smacked
- stacked
- tacked
- tact
- tracht
- tracked
- tract
- whacked
- wracked
Two Syllable Rhymes
- abstract
- attacked
- attract
- compact
- contract
- $Hear diffract$ diffract
- distract
- enact
- exact
- extract
- impact
- intact
- medfact
- protract
- react
- redact
- repacked
- retract
- subtract
- transact
- unpacked
Three Syllable Rhymes
- inexact
- interact
- reenact
Four Syllable Rhymes
- counterattacked
- overreact

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