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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word bested.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 bested.
1 syllable words
3 syllable words

accosted

accented

aborted

acquainted

abstracted

acetate

affected

adjusted

aeneid

adopted

actuate

agitate

anhydride

appointed

arachnid

assaulted

assorted

astounded

averted

awaited

backhanded

belated

bighearted

bigoted

blockaded

blindfolded

buffeted

carotid

carpeted

committed

conceded

connected

castrated

congested

chastity

compacted

completed

compounded

concerted

confounded

converted

cogitate

contented

custody

backstitches

decided

demented

delighted

deserted

dejected

deflected

deducted

deflated

departed

degraded

depicted

depleted

devoted

destitute

enchanted

hesitates

dictation

dilated

dictators

disgusted

disrupted

disjointed

distracted

divided

donated

eightieth

enlisted

dictator

encrusted

ecstatic

encrypted

eroded

embedded

dumbfounded

helmeted

expanded

expended

farsighted

fragmented

exhausted

gestation

half-hearted

heralded

exalted

hesitate

hominid

ignited

high-minded

impacted

inserted

lamented

indebted

imported

inflated

imploded

included

lactating

jacketed

intended

interested

invalid

inverted

katydid

lactation

left-handed

leonid

limited

liquidate

liquidates

located

long-winded

lopsided

ltd.

mastodon

mistreated

mohammed

misstatement

nearsighted

misstatements

outdated

outfitted

outmoded

perfected

rectitude

reflected

persuaded

polluted

pigmented

pretended

provided

pyramid

protracted

red-handed

related

restitute

reverted

rotated

retarded

right-handed

sixtieth

segmented

shortsighted

short-winded

spirited

suspected

talented

subjected

surmounted

targeted

transported

truncated

undated

undaunted

unbounded

underbid

unlisted

undoubted

united

unfounded

vegetate

wrongheaded

7 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word bested

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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