Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word distressed.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
3 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word distressed.
2 syllable words

abreast

addressed

arrest

aster

astray

astral

astride

australs

asters

actors

auster

attest

austral

austere

backrest

backstairs

backdrops

backdrop

backstroke

bastards

actor

bastard

backdoors

baxter

behest

bestrode

bistro

bookstore

bequest

backdoor

bookstores

bustard

buster

busters

destroyed

booster

castrate

castrates

castor

cistern

cisterns

congest

coasters

coaster

contest

conquest

custard

destroys

coster

buckthorn

distort

caster

casters

dextrin

dextrose

digest

dexter

daughters

daughter

distorts

destroy

distracts

distraught

boosters

disturbs

disturb

divest

doctrine

doctrines

doctor

dusters

duster

easter

eastern

esters

ester

estrich

estrange

extorts

extort

extra

extract

extras

extracts

doctors

extreme

foxtrot

extrude

extremes

extrudes

feaster

fester

faster

gaster

factor

factors

foister

fosters

foster

gastric

goldcrest

hectares

hector

hectare

gesture

gestures

kestrels

incest

infest

invest

ingest

hucksters

huckster

jesters

jester

lectern

laster

lector

laughter

yachters

fighter

lester

lister

luster

lustre

maestro

master

lighters

lighter

lectures

midwest

mastered

mister

mester

mistral

mistreat

misters

mistreats

masters

mixture

molest

mustards

musters

muster

mustard

moisture

nostrils

nostrums

oppressed

nestor

nostril

northwest

obsessed

mixtures

ostrich

nectar

ouster

oyster

oysters

paster

pastor

pastors

pastries

pastry

pasture

pastures

pestered

pesters

pester

victors

poster

request

professed

protest

postures

posture

rector

restrains

restraints

restricts

restore

restores

restrain

rightward

righter

roaster

roasters

rostrum

shoestring

sectors

rosters

shysters

rooster

roster

sector

shyster

sister

sisters

suggest

southwest

unrest

twisters

twister

tester

taster

tasters

toasters

toaster

textures

texture

tighter

testers

victor

vectors

vector

roister

roosters

picture

pictured

pictures

waster

wasters

western

westerns

westwards

westward

posters

yachter

lecture

fighters

fixture

zoster

fixtures

3 syllable words
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Words that rhyme with the word distressed

Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


Perfect Rhymes

Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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