Words That Rhyme With Arrest
213 rhymes for "arrest" (2 syllables): perfect rhymes, multisyllable rhymes and near rhymes, each grouped by syllable count with the most common words first. Click a linked word to see what rhymes with it.
How to use this rhyme
- "arrest" is easy to rhyme: addressed, expressed, protest and request all share its ending sound, so you can hold one rhyme across a whole verse.
- For a softer, less predictable sound, try a near rhyme such as against, condensed and commenced.
- For rap, multisyllable matches like caress, girlfriend and perplex carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.
Perfect rhymes for arrest (68)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
2 syllables
- addressed
- expressed
- protest
- request
- suggest
- assessed
- compressed
- congest
- contest
- depressed
- digest
- distressed
- impressed
- invest
- obsessed
- oppressed
- possessed
- progressed
- suppressed
- abreast
- attest
- bequest
- caressed
- confessed
- detest
- digressed
- divest
- finessed
- infest
- ingest
- molest
- northwest
- professed
- recessed
- repressed
- southwest
- transgressed
- undressed
- unrest
1 syllable
3 syllables
- acquiesced
- coalesced
- dispossessed
- unimpressed
- repossessed
Multisyllable rhymes for arrest (25)
The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.
3 syllables
- copperhead
- figurehead
- internet
- letterhead
- overstepped
- watershed
- riverbed
- waterbed
- overheads
- gingerbread
- overstep
- anchormen
- ourselves
- overwhelm
- overwhelmed
- silverware
- underwear
Near rhymes for arrest (120)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
2 syllables
- against
- condensed
- commenced
- dispensed
- perplexed
- accept
- affect
- cassette
- collect
- connect
- correct
- detect
- direct
- effect
- elect
- event
- except
- expect
- extent
- forget
- invent
- perfect
- prevent
- protect
- reflect
- regret
- reject
- respect
- select
- subject
- suspect
- upset
- accent
- consent
- indent
- infect
- inject
- inspect
- intent
- neglect
- offset
- percent
- refreshed
- repent
- resent
- reset
- unset
- abet
- adept
- ascent
- assent
- bereft
- beset
- cadet
- cement
- duet
- eject
- erect
- inept
- attempt
1 syllable
4+ syllables
- misrepresent
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What rhymes with arrest?
Common perfect rhymes for arrest include addressed, expressed, protest, request, suggest, assessed, compressed and congest. This page lists 213 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for arrest?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of arrest but change a consonant. Good ones include against, condensed, commenced, dispensed, perplexed and accept.
How many syllables are in arrest?
Arrest has 2 syllables in standard US pronunciation.
Rhymes use US pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University) and the SCOWL word lists (Kevin Atkinson). Offensive words are left out.