Words that rhyme with possessed
Top rhymes for possessed
best, west, rest and test
82 common words rhyme with possessed. The most common are best, west, rest and test.
Perfect rhymes for possessed
1 syllable
2 syllables
- request
- suggest
- arrest
- contest
- expressed
- protest
- impressed
- invest
- addressed
- depressed
- northwest
- southwest
- obsessed
- assessed
- accessed
- confessed
- digest
- progressed
- compressed
- unrest
- suppressed
- distressed
- oppressed
- repressed
- attest
- inquest
- professed
- behest
- recessed
- undressed
- abreast
- divest
- detest
- bequest
- ingest
- molest
- infest
- retest
- caressed
- headrest
- armrest
- unstressed
- transgressed
- slugfest
- finessed
3 syllables
- manifest
- unimpressed
- dispossessed
- reinvest
- unprocessed
- repossessed
- coalesced
- acquiesced
- reassessed
- unaddressed
- palimpsest
Show 8 rare words
- backrest
- fessed
- digressed
- congest
- rearrest
- snappiest
- alkahest
- outguessed
Near rhymes for possessed
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- left
- project
- perfect
- respect
- effect
- except
- expect
- kept
- subject
- protect
- direct
- accept
- correct
- affect
- object
- checked
- suspect
- select
- desk
- aspect
- reflect
- connect
- collect
- stepped
- slept
- theft
- architect
- detect
- elect
- reject
- indirect
- incorrect
- swept
- stretched
- neglect
- insect
- defect
- disrespect
- inspect
- wrecked
How possessed sounds
| Pronunciation | /pəˈzɛst/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (pos-SESSED) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛst |
Possessed has two syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with possessed?
- The most common rhymes for possessed are best, west, rest, test, request and suggest.
- How many words rhyme with possessed?
- We found 82 common perfect rhymes and 8 rarer words for possessed, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in possessed?
- Possessed has two syllables, with the stress on the second.