detract

Questions about detract

What does detract mean?

detract means "take away a part from; diminish".

How many syllables are in detract?

detract has 2 syllables: de-tract. The stress falls on "tract". In IPA it is /dɪˈtɹækt/.

What is another word for detract?

Close synonyms include take away. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is detract a common word?

detract is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with detract?

8 words rhyme with detract. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.