Rhymes with a slow start

WordSyllablesCategories
accelerate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
accession
x/x
Noun, Verb
activate
/xx
Verb
adagio
x/xx
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
add
/
Verb, Noun
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
advent
/x
Noun, Verb
alignment
x/x
Noun
alpha
/x
Noun, Adjective
alum
/x
Noun, Verb
andante
x/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
anemic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
apace
x/
Adverb
aperture
/xx
Noun
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
attack
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
authority
x/xx
Noun
bandwidth
/x
Noun
base
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
baseline
/x
Noun, Verb
basis
/x
Noun
beachhead
/x
Noun
become
x/
Verb
began
x/
Verb
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
billiards
/x
Noun
birth
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
blaze
/
Noun, Verb
bog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bog down
//
Phrase, Verb
boot
/
Noun, Verb
bootstrap
/x
Noun, Verb
boring
/x
Adjective, Noun
break
/
Verb, Noun
break in
/x
Phrase, Verb
break out
//
Phrase, Verb
bring
/
Verb
brisk
/
Adjective, Verb
bud
/
Noun, Verb
build
/
Verb, Noun
calm
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
car
/
Noun
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
catch
/
Verb, Noun
cease
/
Verb, Noun
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
cheap
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
checking
/x
Noun
chronic
/x
Adjective, Noun
clog
/
Verb, Noun
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
clue
/
Noun, Verb
come
/
Verb, Noun
come on
//
Phrase, Verb
come up
//
Phrase, Verb
commence
x/
Verb
commencement
x/x
Noun
commit
x/
Verb, Noun
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
constitution
xx/x
Noun
consuming
x/x
Adjective, Noun
crank
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
crawling
/x
Noun
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
creation
x/x
Noun
crude
/
Adjective, Noun
cumbersome
/xx
Adjective
curb
/
Noun, Verb
curtail
x/
Verb, Noun
dampen
/x
Verb
date
/
Noun, Verb
date back
//
Phrase, Verb
date from
//
Phrase, Verb
dawdling
/x
Noun
dawn
/
Noun, Verb
deadening
/xx
Noun
debut
x/
Noun, Verb
decelerate
x/xx
Verb
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
decrease
x/
Noun, Verb
delay
x/
Noun, Verb
deliberate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
dense
/
Adjective, Noun
depart
x/
Verb, Noun
departure
x/x
Noun
detain
x/
Verb
develop
x/x
Verb
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
dilatory
/xxx
Adjective
dim
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
dragging
/x
Adjective, Noun
draw
/
Verb, Noun
drive
/
Noun, Verb
dull
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
dumb
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb
earlier
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
ease
/
Noun, Verb
easy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
embark
x/
Verb
embark on
x//
Phrase, Verb
end
/
Noun, Verb
engage
x/
Verb
engine
/x
Noun, Verb
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
entrance
/x
Noun, Verb
entry
/x
Noun
erupt
x/
Verb
eruption
x/x
Noun
establish
x/x
Verb
establishment
x/xx
Noun
eve
/
Noun
exit
/x
Noun, Verb
expeditious
xx/x
Adjective
fall
/
Verb, Noun
fast
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
few
/
Noun
finish
/x
Verb, Noun
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
firstly
/x
Adverb
flight
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
flinch
/
Verb, Noun
foot
/
Noun, Verb
formation
x/x
Noun
foundation
x/x
Noun
founding
/x
Noun, Adjective
freeze
/
Noun, Verb
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gang
/
Noun, Verb
genesis
/xx
Noun
gentle
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
get cracking
//x
Phrase, Verb
get going
//x
Phrase, Verb
get moving
//x
Phrase, Verb
get off the ground
//x/
Phrase, Verb
get started
//x
Phrase, Verb
get to
//
Phrase, Verb
glacial
/x
Adjective, Noun
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
gradual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
grubbing
/x
Noun
halt
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hamper
/x
Verb, Noun
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
head start
//
Phrase, Noun
heading
/x
Noun
headway
/x
Noun
heavy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hesitant
/xx
Adjective
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
hinder
/x
Verb, Adjective, Noun
hire
/x
Verb, Noun
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hold up
//
Phrase, Verb
hollow
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
home
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
hot
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
idle
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
impede
x/
Verb
impetus
/xx
Noun
implement
/xx
Verb, Noun
inactive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
inaugurate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
inauguration
xxx/x
Noun
inception
x/x
Noun
inch
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
incipient
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
incur
x/
Verb
induction
x/x
Noun
infancy
/xx
Noun
inhibit
x/x
Verb
initial
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
initialization
x/xx/x
Noun
initiate
x/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
initiation
xxx/x
Noun
initiative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
inner
/x
Adjective, Noun
install
x/
Verb, Noun
installation
xx/x
Noun
installment
x/x
Noun
instigate
/xx
Verb
institute
/xx
Name, Verb, Adjective
institution
xx/x
Noun
interrupt
xx/
Verb, Noun
introduce
xx/
Verb
introduction
xx/x
Noun
irksome
/x
Adjective
jerky
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
jump
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
keen
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
kick
/
Verb, Noun
kick in
/x
Phrase, Verb
kick off
//
Phrase, Verb
kickoff
/x
Noun
kill
/
Verb, Noun
laborious
x/xx
Adjective
lance
/
Noun, Verb
lancer
/x
Noun
landing
/x
Noun
largo
/x
Name, Adjective
late
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
launch
/
Noun, Verb
launcher
/x
Noun
lazy
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
lead off
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
lead up
//
Phrase, Noun
left
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
leisurely
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
lengthen
/x
Verb
lengthy
/x
Adjective
lens
/
Noun, Verb
lent
/
Noun
little
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
locking
/x
Noun
log
/
Noun, Verb
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
menarche
x/x
Noun
middle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
mild
/
Adjective, Noun
mitigate
/xx
Verb
moderate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
modest
/x
Adjective
momentum
x/x
Noun
morning
/x
Noun
motion
/x
Noun, Verb
mount
/
Noun, Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
moving in
/xx
Phrase, Noun
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
never
/x
Adverb
nick
/
Name, Verb
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
numbering
/xx
Noun
obtuse
x/
Adjective, Verb
occupation
xx/x
Noun
occupying
/xxx
Verb, Adjective
offset
x/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
old
/
Adjective, Noun
oncoming
/xx
Adjective, Noun
onset
/x
Noun, Verb
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
opening night
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
operationalization
xx/xxx/x
Noun
optimal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
organisation
xxx/x
Noun
organization
xxx/x
Noun
origin
/xx
Noun
original
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
originate
x/xx
Verb
outbound
/x
Adjective, Noun
outbreak
/x
Noun, Verb
outset
/x
Noun, Verb
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
overdrive
/xx
Noun, Verb
pace
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
painstaking
/xx
Noun, Adjective
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
passing
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
pave
/
Verb
pitch
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
plunge
/
Verb, Noun
pokey
/x
Noun, Adjective
ponderous
/xx
Adjective
poor
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
preface
/x
Noun, Verb
prelude
/x
Noun, Verb
principle
/xx
Noun, Verb
prism
/x
Noun
proceed
x/
Verb
progress
/x
Noun, Verb
protracted
x/x
Adjective
provoke
x/
Verb
pursue
x/
Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
queer
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
quicken
/x
Verb, Name
quickest
/x
Adverb
quiet
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
rapid
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
reduce
x/
Verb
refresh
x/
Verb, Noun
rein
/
Noun, Verb
reluctant
x/x
Adjective
rem
/
Noun, Adjective
reset
x/
Verb, Noun
restart
x/
Verb, Noun
restrain
x/
Verb
resume
x/
Verb, Noun
resumption
x/x
Noun
retard
x/
Verb, Noun
rudder
/x
Noun
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
sally forth
/x/
Phrase, Verb
saturation
xx/x
Noun
scratch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
scrum
/
Noun, Verb
search
/
Noun, Verb
seed
/
Noun, Verb
separation
xx/x
Noun
sequential
x/x
Adjective
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
set about
/x/
Phrase, Verb
set forth
//
Phrase, Verb
set in
/x
Phrase, Verb
set off
//
Phrase, Verb
set out
//
Phrase, Verb
severance
/xx
Noun
shot
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
showing
/x
Noun
shy
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
sinking
/x
Noun
slack
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
slacken
/x
Verb
slight
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
slowdown
/x
Noun
slowest
/x
Adverb
slowly
/x
Adverb
sluggish
/x
Adjective
small
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
smooth
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
snail
/
Noun, Verb
soft
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
soften
/x
Verb
someone
/x
Noun
spark
/
Noun, Verb
spearhead
/x
Noun, Verb
speed
/
Noun, Verb
speedily
/xx
Adverb
spontaneous
x/xx
Adjective
spring
/
Noun, Verb
stall
/
Noun, Verb
start out
//
Phrase, Verb
started
/x
Verb
starter
/x
Noun
starting line
/x/
Phrase, Noun
starting point
/x/
Phrase, Noun
startle
/x
Verb, Noun
startup
/x
Noun
stately
/x
Adjective, Adverb
steady
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
stem
/
Noun, Verb
step
/
Noun, Verb
stop
/
Verb, Noun
stupid
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
superficial
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
sure
/
Adjective, Adverb
sweet
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
swift
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
swing
/
Noun, Verb
take
/
Verb, Noun
take off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
take up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
tardy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
tedious
/xx
Adjective
teething
/x
Noun
terminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
terminus a quo
/xxx/
Phrase, Noun
then
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
thin
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
threshold
/x
Noun
throw
/
Verb, Noun
thumb
/
Noun, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
tiptoe
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
tiresome
/xx
Adjective
tomorrow
x/x
Noun, Adverb
tonight
x/
Adverb, Noun
top
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
torpid
/x
Adjective, Noun
toss
/
Verb, Noun
trailhead
/x
Noun
trigger
/x
Noun, Verb
triple
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
turn
/
Verb, Noun
turtle
/x
Noun, Verb
undertake
/xx
Verb, Noun
unhurried
x/x
Adjective
uninteresting
x/xx
Adjective
unstoppable
x/xx
Adjective
unveiling
x/x
Noun
unwieldy
x/x
Adjective
uprooting
x/x
Noun
usher
/x
Noun, Verb
usher in
/xx
Phrase, Verb
vehicular
x/xx
Adjective
wait
/
Verb, Noun
walk
/
Verb, Noun
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
weak
/
Adjective
wearisome
/xx
Adjective
wince
/
Noun, Verb
wrest
/
Verb, Noun
write
/
Verb, Noun
zero
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb