🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Defeat"
50 wordsThese words rhyme exactly with "defeat" — same ending sound.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| conceit | 2 | noun | (uncountable) Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris. |
| sweet | 1 | noun | Tasting of sugars. |
| obsolete | 3 | noun | (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer). |
| replete | 2 | verb | Abounding, amply provided. |
| effete | 2 | Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent. | |
| complete | 2 | verb | (transitive) To make whole or entire. |
| concrete | 2 | noun | Real, actual, tangible. |
| bittersweet | 3 | noun | Both bitter and sweet. |
| heat | 1 | noun | (uncountable) Thermal energy. |
| deceit | 2 | noun | An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick. |
| retreat | 2 | noun | The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant. |
| beat | 1 | verb | A stroke; a blow. |
| discreet | 2 | Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic. | |
| elite | 2 | noun | A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group. |
| meet | 1 | verb | To make contact (with someone) while in proximity. |
| upbeat | 2 | noun | Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc. |
| treat | 1 | verb | (transitive) To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward. |
| skeet | 1 | noun | (uncountable) A form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight. |
| offbeat | 2 | noun | Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary. |
| bleat | 1 | noun | The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat. |
| neat | 1 | noun | Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities. |
| repeat | 2 | verb | (transitive) To do or say again (and again). |
| meat | 1 | noun | (uncountable) The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food, or a food designed to replicate its taste and texture (like plant-based meat). |
| suite | 1 | noun | A group of connected rooms, usually separable from other rooms by means of access. |
| discrete | 2 | Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous. | |
| fleet | 1 | noun | A group of vessels or vehicles. |
| street | 1 | noun | A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town. |
| sleet | 1 | noun | (chiefly UK, Ireland, Northeastern US) Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow. |
| seat | 1 | noun | Something to be sat upon. |
| receipt | 2 | noun | A written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received. |
| sheet | 1 | noun | A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. |
| greet | 1 | verb | (transitive) To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing. |
| deadbeat | 2 | noun | (derogatory) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support. |
| man in the street | 4 | noun | (idiomatic) Synonym of man on the street. |
| teat | 1 | noun | (anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. |
| deplete | 2 | verb | (transitive) To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something): |
| dope sheet | 2 | noun | (idiomatic) A summary, ordinarily in the form of a document, containing important facts and background information concerning a person, activity, or other subject matter. |
| feet | 1 | noun | (obsolete) Fact; performance; feat. |
| feat | 1 | noun | A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment. |
| downbeat | 2 | noun | Sad or pessimistic. |
| white meat | 2 | noun | Meats whose color, either before or after cooking, is considered white as opposed to red, including poultry, seafood, and in some uses, even pork. |
| neet | 1 | noun | (chiefly UK or Internet slang) A person not in employment, education, or training. |
| cleat | 1 | noun | A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction. |
| excrete | 2 | verb | (biology, ambitransitive) To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system. |
| mete | 1 | verb | (transitive, usually with “out”) To dispense, measure in order to dispense, allot (especially punishment, reward etc.). |
| gleet | 1 | noun | (vulgar, slang) A urethral discharge, especially as a symptom of gonorrhea. |
| browbeat | 2 | verb | (transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way. |
| white heat | 2 | noun | A state of intensive activity. |
| creat | 1 | noun | Andrographis paniculata, a plant native to the Indian subcontinent and used in the traditional medicine of parts of Asia. |
| woman of the street | 5 | noun | (euphemistic) A prostitute. |
🎵 Near Rhymes for "Defeat"
50 wordsThese words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| concede | 2 | verb | To admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge |
| esteem | 2 | noun | To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence. |
| reveal | 2 | verb | (transitive) To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden. |
| unique | 2 | noun | (not comparable) Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched. |
| intrigue | 2 | noun | (transitive) To arouse the interest of; to fascinate. |
| physique | 2 | noun | The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person. |
| belief | 2 | noun | Mental acceptance of a claim as true. |
| relief | 2 | noun | The removal of stress or discomfort. |
| release | 2 | noun | (software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product. |
| relieve | 2 | verb | (transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of. |
| believe | 2 | verb | (transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing). |
| conceal | 2 | verb | (transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret. |
| succeed | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To prevail in obtaining an intended objective or accomplishment; to prosper as a result or conclusion of a particular effort. |
| routine | 2 | noun | A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure. |
| proceed | 2 | verb | To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on. |
| debris | 2 | noun | Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed. |
| critique | 2 | noun | To review something; to criticize. |
| recede | 2 | verb | To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. |
| achieve | 2 | verb | (transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. |
| regime | 2 | noun | A form of government, or the government in power, particularly an authoritarian or totalitarian one. |
| disbelief | 3 | noun | An unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the case. |
| receive | 2 | verb | (transitive) To be given, sent, or paid something. |
| indeed | 2 | (modal) Truly; in fact; actually. | |
| technique | 2 | noun | (countable) A method of achieving something or carrying something out, especially one requiring some skill or knowledge. |
| beneath | 2 | Below or underneath. | |
| disease | 2 | noun | (medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired. |
| extreme | 2 | noun | In the greatest or highest degree; intense. |
| between | 2 | noun | A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics. |
| deceive | 2 | verb | (transitive) To trick or mislead. |
| machine | 2 | noun | A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect. |
| repeal | 2 | noun | (transitive) To cancel, invalidate, annul. |
| deceased | 2 | noun | No longer alive; dead. |
| agree | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people. |
| asleep | 2 | In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. | |
| decease | 2 | noun | (formal) Death, departure from life. |
| police | 2 | noun | (law enforcement) A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime. |
| agreed | 2 | In harmony. | |
| seaweed | 2 | noun | Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp. |
| underneath | 3 | noun | Below; in a place beneath. |
| thirteen | 2 | a 2003 drama film directed by Catherine Hardwicke, written by Hardwicke and Nikki Reed, and starring Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood and Reed with Jeremy Sisto, Brady Corbet, Deborah Kara Unger, Kip Pardue, Sarah Clarke, D. W. Moffett, Vanessa Hudgens (in her film acting debut), and Jenicka Carey in supporting roles. | |
| mit | 3 | noun | Dated form of mitt [A mitten] |
| eighteen | 2 | noun | A surname. |
| defeats | 2 | noun | (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest. |
| beat me | 2 | — | |
| defeat me | 3 | — | |
| degree | 2 | noun | (education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) |
| increase | 2 | noun | (intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten. |
| reality | 4 | noun | The state of being actual or real; realness. |
| repeats | 2 | verb | (transitive) To do or say again (and again). |
| supreme | 2 | noun | (sometimes postpositive) Greatest, most excellent, extreme, most superior, highest, or utmost. |
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