Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Despite”

♬100 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Despite"

50 words

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

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
insight	2	noun	Power of acute observation and deduction
light	1	noun	(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
contrite	2	noun	Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions.
incite	2	verb	(transitive) To call into action.
delight	2	noun	Joy; pleasure.
erudite	3	noun	a learned or scholarly person
bright	1	noun	Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
twilight	2	noun	The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
recondite	3	noun	(of areas of discussion or research) Difficult, obscure.
forthright	2	noun	Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.
plight	1	noun	A dire or unfortunate situation.
acolyte	3	noun	An attendant, assistant, or follower.
spite	1	noun	Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice
right	1	noun	Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.
oversight	3	noun	Supervision or management.
neophyte	3	noun	A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
trite	1	noun	Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
blight	1	noun	(figurative) Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.
foresight	2	noun	The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
highlight	2	verb	(transitive) To make prominent; emphasize.
spotlight	2	noun	(figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.
expedite	3	verb	(transitive) To accelerate the progress of.
white	1	noun	Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
tight	1	verb	Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
fight	1	verb	(transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
ignite	2	verb	(transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
alight	2	verb	To set light to (something); to set (something) on fire; to ignite, to light.
knight	1	noun	(modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
indite	2	verb	(transitive) To write (something, especially a literary or artistic work); to compose.
upright	2	verb	Vertical; erect.
fright	1	noun	A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
sight	1	noun	(in the singular) The ability to see.
bite	1	noun	(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
kite	1	noun	A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
black and white	3	noun	A type of giant cookie (about eight inches in diameter) with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.
uptight	2	noun	(colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.
shright	1	noun	(obsolete) A shriek or shrieking; sobbing.
might	1	noun	(auxiliary) simple past of may
bight	1	noun	(geography) An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf.
flight	1	noun	The act of flying.
night	1	noun	(countable) The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
rite	1	noun	A religious custom.
parasite	3	noun	(biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.
unite	2	verb	(transitive) To bring together as one.
limelight	2	noun	(by extension) Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame; spotlight.
socialite	3	noun	A person who goes to fashionable parties and is often written about in the newspapers, etc.
ray of light	3	noun	(physics) A path that a photon or a group of photons takes through space, visible as a column of light.
daylight	2	noun	The natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or cloudy days).
alright	2		(sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order. [Good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition.]
out of sight	3		(literally) Not accessible to view.

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Despite"

50 words

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

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
sublime	2	noun	(transitive) (chemistry) Synonym of sublimate.
benign	2		Kind; gentle; mild.
reprise	2	noun	(music) A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.
deride	2	verb	(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
demise	2	noun	(countable) Death; decease.
derive	2	verb	(transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
despise	2	verb	To regard with contempt or scorn.
devise	2	verb	(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
precise	2	verb	(loosely) Both exact and accurate.
realize	3	verb	(transitive) To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time).
supply	2	noun	(transitive) To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
ostracize	3	verb	(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun.
describe	2	verb	(transitive) To represent in words.
advice	2	noun	(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.
paradise	3	noun	(figuratively) A very pleasant place, such as a place full of lush vegetation.
disguise	2	noun	Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
revive	2	verb	(transitive) (figurative) To cause (something) to recover from a state of decline, neglect, oblivion, or obscurity; to make (something) active or lively again; to reanimate, to revitalize.
deny	2	verb	(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
alike	2	noun	Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
suicide	3	noun	(uncountable) The act of intentionally killing oneself.
inspire	2	verb	(transitive) To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.
align	2	verb	(transitive) To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
outside	2	noun	The space beyond some limit or boundary.
alive	2		Having life; living; not dead.
imply	2	verb	(transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
suffice	2	verb	(intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
decide	2	verb	(ambitransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
dislike	2	noun	(transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like.
meanwhile	2	noun	During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place.
perspire	2	verb	(ambitransitive) To emit (sweat or perspiration) through the skin's pores.
collide	2	verb	(intransitive) To impact directly, especially if violent.
beside	2		(literary or poetic) Otherwise; else; in addition; besides.
survive	2	verb	(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
mesmerize	3	verb	To spellbind; to enthrall.
otherwise	3		(conjunctive) In different circumstances; or else.
unlike	2	noun	Not like; dissimilar (to); having no resemblance; unalike.
inside	2	noun	The interior or inner part.
finalize	3	verb	(transitive) To make final or firm; to finish or complete.
delights	2	noun	Joy; pleasure.
specialize	3	verb	To focus one's study upon a particular skill, field, topic, or genre.
rely	2	verb	(with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend.
personalize	4	verb	To adapt something to the needs or tastes of an individual.
dry ice	2	noun	Carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state, used especially as a cooling agent and for the production of fog-like special effects. It sublimes at −78.5 °C (−109.3 °F) at normal atmospheric pressure.
goodbye	2	noun	To say goodbye; to wish somebody farewell on parting.
denied	2	verb	(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
excites	2	verb	(transitive) To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
left side	2		—
surprise	2	noun	Something unexpected.
third reich	2	noun	(historical) Synonym of Nazi Germany.
vandyke	2	noun	A style of facial hair which has both a mustache and a goatee but with all cheek hair shaven, popular in Europe in the 17th century.

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