Words that rhyme with messes
Top rhymes for messes
addresses, dresses, successes and stresses
25 common words rhyme with messes. The most common are addresses, dresses, successes and stresses.
Perfect rhymes for messes
3 syllables
- addresses
- successes
- expresses
- possesses
- progresses
- confesses
- excesses
- assesses
- impresses
- suppresses
- compresses
- caresses
- depresses
- professes
- oppresses
- headdresses
- obsesses
- distresses
Show 5 rare words
- esses
- coalesces
- digresses
- cresses
- outguesses
Near rhymes for messes
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- impressive
- progressive
- aggressive
- excessive
- edges
- successive
- sketches
- stretches
- oppressive
- expressive
- obsessive
- pledges
- alleges
- depressive
- hedges
- possessive
- wedges
- repressive
- regressive
- recessive
- ledges
- meshes
- refreshes
- unimpressive
- fetches
- vendettas
- dredges
- cases
- places
- message
- classes
- methods
- faces
- sessions
- consequences
- passes
- lessons
- races
- wishes
- glasses
How messes sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɛsɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (MESS-es) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛsɪz |
Messes has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with messes?
- The most common rhymes for messes are addresses, dresses, successes, stresses, expresses and possesses.
- How many words rhyme with messes?
- We found 25 common perfect rhymes and 5 rarer words for messes, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in messes?
- Messes has two syllables, with the stress on the first.