Words That Rhyme With Excess
67 rhymes for "excess" (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
- "excess" is easy to rhyme: address, express, progress and requests 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 headsets.
- For rap, multisyllable matches like empress, redhead and egghead carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.
Perfect rhymes for excess (49)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
2 syllables
3 syllables
- nonetheless
- acquiesce
- coalesce
- convalesce
- dispossess
- repossess
4+ syllables
- nevertheless
Multisyllable rhymes for excess (17)
The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.
2 syllables
- empress
- redhead
- egghead
- exec
- bedspread
- deathbed
- headrest
- vestment
- eggshell
- redneck
- farewell
- welfare
- threadbare
- airfare
- elsewhere
- healthcare
3 syllables
- repairmen
Near rhymes for excess (1)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
2 syllables
- headsets
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Questions about rhymes for excess
What rhymes with excess?
Common perfect rhymes for excess include address, express, progress, requests, success, unless, assess and compress. This page lists 67 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for excess?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of excess but change a consonant. Good ones include headsets.
How many syllables are in excess?
Excess 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.