Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Contempt”

/kənˈtɛmpt/

The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

♬59 rhyming words found

Full Word Analysis

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Contempt"

9 words

These words rhyme exactly with "contempt" — same ending sound.

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
exempt	2	verb	Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc.
attempt	2	noun	To try.
tempt	1	verb	(transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
preempt	2	verb	(transitive) To prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall an expected occurrence by acting first.
unkempt	2		(by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
kempt	1		(now usually humorous) Neat and tidy; especially used of hair.
empt	1	verb	(obsolete) To empty.
takeover attempt	5	noun	an attempt to take control of a corporation
nempt	1		—

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Contempt"

50 words

These words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
lament	2	noun	(intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
adept	2	noun	One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient
discontent	3	noun	(uncountable) Dissatisfaction.
dissent	2	noun	(intransitive) To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).
detest	2	verb	(transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
condemn	2	verb	(transitive) To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
torment	2	noun	Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
effect	2	noun	The result or outcome of a cause.
neglect	2	noun	(transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something.
repent	2	verb	(intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".
circumvent	3	verb	(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
represent	3	verb	(transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
respect	2	noun	(uncountable) an attitude of consideration or high regard
reflect	2	verb	(intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
regret	2	noun	To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
upset	2	verb	(of a person, predicative only) Angry, distressed, or unhappy
relent	2	verb	(intransitive) To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.
perfect	2	noun	Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.
request	2	noun	(transitive or with a subjunctive clause) To ask for (something).
descent	2	noun	An instance of descending; act of coming down.
accept	2	verb	(transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
consent	2	noun	(intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.
prevent	2	verb	(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
suggest	2	verb	(transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
resent	2	verb	(transitive) To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.
event	2	noun	An occurrence; something that happens.
cement	2	noun	(countable, uncountable) A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.
intent	2	noun	Something that is intended.
ascent	2	noun	The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
unrest	2	noun	A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.
extent	2	noun	A range of values or locations.
against	2		—
prefect	2	noun	The head of a department in France.
possessed	2		(not comparable) Having; owning. [with of]
protect	2	verb	(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
invent	2	verb	To design a new process or mechanism.
expect	2	verb	(ambitransitive) To predict or believe that something will happen
misstep	2	noun	(figurative) An error or mistake.
disrespect	3	noun	(transitive) To show a lack of respect to someone or something.
infect	2	verb	(transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.
dispensed	2		distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions
refreshed	2		with restored energy
footsteps	2	noun	The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
percent	2	noun	For every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion).
attempts	2	noun	To try.
con temp	2		—
forget	2	verb	(transitive) To lose remembrance of.
pro temp	2		—
select	2	verb	To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
suspect	2	verb	(transitive) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).