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“Desperate” is notoriously difficult to rhyme perfectly. Check the near rhymes below for close alternatives.
🎵 Near Rhymes for "Desperate"
50 wordsThese words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| respite | 2 | noun | A brief interval of rest or relief. |
| merit | 2 | noun | (countable, uncountable) Something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward. |
| impressive | 3 | Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress. | |
| aggressive | 3 | noun | Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing. |
| receptive | 3 | Ready to receive something, especially new concepts or ideas. | |
| obsession | 3 | noun | An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered. |
| separate | 3 | verb | (transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts. |
| impression | 3 | noun | The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person. |
| despot | 2 | noun | A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant. |
| restless | 2 | Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving. | |
| question | 2 | noun | A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative. |
| special | 2 | noun | Distinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality. |
| several | 2 | noun | A number of different; various. |
| temperate | 2 | verb | Moderate; not excessive. |
| obsessive | 3 | noun | Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others. |
| exit | 2 | noun | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| electric | 3 | noun | Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical. |
| skeptic | 2 | noun | Someone who doubts beliefs, claims, plans, etc. that are accepted by others as true or appropriate, especially one who habitually does so. |
| commensurate | 4 | verb | Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard. |
| helpless | 2 | Lacking help; powerless. | |
| suggested | 3 | mentioned as worthy of acceptance | |
| culprit | 2 | noun | The person or thing at fault for a problem or crime. |
| lesson | 2 | noun | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| investment | 3 | noun | (finance) A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation. |
| septet | 2 | noun | (music) A group of seven musicians. |
| legit | 2 | noun | (informal) Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid. |
| bested | 2 | verb | Alternative form of bestead. [(transitive) To help, assist.] |
| ferret | 2 | noun | An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals. |
| inherit | 3 | verb | (transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death. |
| tested | 2 | the first official live album by punk rock band Bad Religion. | |
| bennet | 2 | noun | A surname transferred from the given name, a less common spelling of Bennett. |
| tempted | 2 | verb | (transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice. |
| parrot | 2 | noun | A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae. |
| garret | 2 | noun | An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house. |
| lessen | 2 | verb | (transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce. |
| template | 2 | noun | A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived. |
| rested | 2 | (usually with "well") recovered | |
| templet | 2 | noun | A surname. |
| weapon | 2 | noun | An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords. |
| arrested | 3 | Having been placed under arrest, or having been charged with a crime. | |
| despots | 2 | noun | A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant. |
| cesspit | 2 | noun | A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water. |
| delprete | 2 | noun | — |
| beckett | 2 | noun | A surname. |
| berrett | 2 | noun | A surname. |
| credit | 2 | noun | Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust. |
| depression | 3 | noun | (psychology, usually uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this state of mind as a central feature. |
| embarrass | 3 | verb | (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash. |
| merrit | 2 | noun | A surname. |
| nesbit | 2 | noun | A surname. |
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Poetry
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Song Lyrics
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Greeting Cards
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