increased

Other forms of increased

comparative

increasedder·

superlative

increaseddest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about increased

What does increased mean?

increased means "made greater in size or amount or degree".

How many syllables are in increased?

increased has 2 syllables: in-creased. The stress falls on "creased". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈkɹist/.

What is the opposite of increased?

The recorded antonyms are decreased.

Is increased a common word?

increased is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. 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 increased?

1 word rhymes with increased. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.