Words that rhyme with locust
Top rhymes for locust
focused, focussed, unfocused and refocused
4 common words rhyme with locust. The most common are focused, focussed, unfocused and refocused.
Perfect rhymes for locust
3 syllables
- unfocused
- refocused
Near rhymes for locust
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- noticed
- closest
- unnoticed
- remotest
- focus
- lowest
- slowest
- soloist
- saxophonist
- refocus
- hocus
- crocus
- trombonist
- violist
- august
- notice
- oldest
- poet
- potent
- lotus
- weakest
- quickest
- coldest
- rodent
- opus
- broadest
- quotient
- blackest
- sickest
- thickest
- boldest
- noblest
- obit
- docent
- inchoate
How locust sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈloʊkəst/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (LO-cust) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -oʊkəst |
Locust has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with locust?
- The most common rhymes for locust are focused, focussed, unfocused and refocused.
- How many words rhyme with locust?
- We found 4 common perfect rhymes for locust, plus 35 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in locust?
- Locust has two syllables, with the stress on the first.