increase
Definitions
Noun
- A quantity that is added
- A change resulting in an increase
- A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
- The amount by which something increases
- The act of increasing something
Verb
- Become bigger or greater in amount
- Make bigger or more
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "increase".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "increase".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "increase".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | increased | 2 | 146 |
| 2 | increasing | 3 | 74 |
| 3 | increases | 3 | 72 |
| 4 | cease | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | decrease | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | incensed | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | incense | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | crease | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | creases | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | incase | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | kilcrease | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | gilcrease | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | creasey | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | rease | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | nease | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | incas | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | crase | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | pancreas | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | invirase | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | crevasse | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "increase" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "increase" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | to increase | 1 | 18 |
| 2 | an increase | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | significant increase | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | net increase | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | would increase | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "increase" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shown | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | significant | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | even | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | expected | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | speeds | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | continue | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | began | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | gradual | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | considerable | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | year | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | natural | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | net | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | techniques | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | way | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | attempt | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | timing | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | vast | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | would | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | substantial | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | great | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | significantly | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | rates | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | seeks | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | purposes | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | design | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | enormous | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | cause | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | antes | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "increase".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 6
Words that Precede: 5
Statistically Associated: 28
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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