Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with increased

Words that share the ending of increased — least, east, released and more. 2 syllables, a stopped ending, pronounced IH2 N K R IY1 S T.

Sound structure

increased has 2 syllables and is pronounced IH2 N K R IY1 S T. Its ending, T, is a stopped ending.

A plosive ending cuts the sound off cleanly. It closes a line with force, but it has fewer matches than the other types.

The closest matches are least, east, released, priest.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
IH2 N K R IY1 S T
Syllable breakdown
IH2 · N · K · R · IY1 · S · T
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
T
Ending type
a stopped ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • least L IY1 S T · 1 syllable · common
  • east IY1 S T · 1 syllable · common
  • released R IY0 L IY1 S T · 2 syllables · standard
  • priest P R IY1 S T · 1 syllable · standard
  • decreased D IH0 K R IY1 S T · 2 syllables · standard
  • giving-feast G IH1 V IH0 NG F IY2 S T · 3 syllables · standard
  • beast B IY1 S T · 1 syllable · standard
  • deceased D IH0 S IY1 S T · 2 syllables · standard
  • unreleased AH0 N R IH0 L IY1 S T · 3 syllables · standard
  • feast F IY1 S T · 1 syllable · standard
  • north-east N AO2 R TH IY1 S T · 2 syllables · standard
  • south-southeast S AW2 TH S AW2 TH IY1 S T · 3 syllables · standard
  • ceased S IY1 S T · 1 syllable · standard
  • mideast M IH1 D IY2 S T · 2 syllables · standard
  • east-southeast IY2 S T S AW2 TH IY1 S T · 3 syllables · standard
  • yeast Y IY1 S T · 1 syllable · standard
  • southeast S AW2 TH IY1 S T · 2 syllables · standard
  • north-northeast N AO2 R N AO2 R IY1 S T · 3 syllables · standard
  • leased L IY1 S T · 1 syllable · standard
  • northeast N AO2 R TH IY1 S T · 2 syllables · standard

Near rhymes

The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.

  • beat B IY1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • list L IH1 S T · 1 syllable · common
  • heat HH IY1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • street S T R IY1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • b-list B IY1 L IH2 S T · 2 syllables · standard
  • extremist EH0 K S T R IY1 M IH0 S T · 3 syllables · standard
  • love-in-a-mist L AH2 V IH0 N AH0 M IH1 S T · 4 syllables · standard
  • post-impressionist P OW2 S T IH0 M P R EH1 SH AH0 N IH2 S T · 5 syllables · standard
  • epidemiologist EH2 P AH0 D IY2 M IY2 AA1 L AH0 JH IH2 S T · 7 syllables · standard
  • meteorologist M IY2 T IY0 ER0 AA1 L AH0 JH IH0 S T · 6 syllables · standard
  • it IH1 T · 1 syllable · common
  • exist IH0 G Z IH1 S T · 2 syllables · standard
  • elitist EY0 L IY1 T IH0 S T · 3 syllables · standard
  • non-pacifist N AA2 N P AE1 S IH0 F IH0 S T · 4 syllables · standard
  • spiritualist S P IH1 R IH0 CH UW2 AH0 L IH2 S T · 5 syllables · standard
  • gastroenterologist G AE2 S T R OW0 EH2 N T AH0 R AA1 L AH0 JH IH0 S T · 7 syllables · rare
  • individualist IH2 N D IH0 V IH0 D UW1 AH0 L IH0 S T · 6 syllables · standard
  • missed M IH1 S T · 1 syllable · standard
  • a-list EY1 L IH2 S T · 2 syllables · common
  • anarchist AE1 N ER0 K IH2 S T · 3 syllables · standard

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

How this was worked out

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