Rhyme Dictionary
Rhymes with “Excepting”
/ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/
To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
♬40 rhyming words found
🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Excepting"
4 wordsThese words rhyme exactly with "excepting" — same ending sound.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| accepting | 3 | Characterized by acceptance. | |
| intercepting | 4 | verb | (transitive) To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion). |
| epting | 2 | noun | A surname. |
| kept hung | 2 | — |
🎵 Near Rhymes for "Excepting"
36 wordsThese words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| bearing | 2 | noun | (in the plural, especially in phrases such as 'get one's bearings') One's understanding of one's orientation or relative position, literally or figuratively. |
| inception | 3 | noun | The creation or beginning of something; the establishment. |
| acceptance | 3 | noun | (uncountable) The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval. |
| unsuspecting | 4 | Not suspecting; without any suspicion. | |
| accepted | 3 | Generally approved, believed, or recognized. | |
| connecting | 3 | Connecting... is an American television sitcom co-created and co-executive produced by Martin Gero and Brendan Gall for Universal Television. | |
| second | 2 | noun | Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two. |
| prospecting | 3 | noun | The act of one who prospects. |
| exception | 3 | noun | The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule. |
| affecting | 3 | Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions. | |
| projecting | 3 | noun | The act by which something is projected. |
| reflecting | 3 | noun | That reflects. |
| dissecting | 3 | noun | A dissection; a taking apart. |
| expecting | 3 | noun | (not comparable) Of a woman, female animal, or couple, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant. |
| wedding | 2 | noun | A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage. |
| respecting | 3 | verb | To have respect for. |
| intersecting | 4 | crossed or intersected in the form of an x | |
| infecting | 3 | 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. |
| letting | 2 | noun | (UK) Synonym of tenancy. |
| stepping | 2 | noun | The act of taking a step. |
| collecting | 3 | noun | A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector. |
| directing | 3 | showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on | |
| correcting | 3 | noun | The making of a correction. |
| perfecting | 3 | noun | The bringing of something to a state of perfection. |
| guessing | 2 | noun | The act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight. |
| expressing | 3 | (biochemistry) That translates or transcribes nucleic acid. | |
| detecting | 3 | noun | An act of detection. |
| selecting | 3 | verb | To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options. |
| excepted | 3 | verb | (transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception. |
| stamp collecting | 4 | noun | The hobby of collecting and displaying postage stamps and related items. |
| erecting | 3 | noun | the act of building or putting up |
| electing | 3 | verb | (transitive) To choose or make a decision (to do something). |
| excelling | 3 | verb | (intransitive) To be much better than others. |
| injecting | 3 | verb | (transitive) To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs. |
| objecting | 3 | verb | (intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection. |
| protecting | 3 | verb | (ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to. |
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