Words That Rhyme With Kept
156 rhymes for "kept" (1 syllable): 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
- "kept" is easy to rhyme: trapped, apt, mapped and scrapped 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 tempt, best and bet.
- Longer rhymes like accept and except let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.
Perfect rhymes for kept (36)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
1 syllable
- trapped
- apt
- mapped
- scrapped
- slept
- stepped
- swept
- wrapped
- capped
- clapped
- crept
- flapped
- lapped
- leaped
- leapt
- napped
- rapped
- rapt
- sapped
- slapped
- snapped
- strapped
- tapped
- wept
- prepped
- zapped
3 syllables
- intercept
- overslept
Near rhymes for kept (120)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
1 syllable
2 syllables
- attempt
- contempt
- exempt
- unkempt
- addressed
- affect
- cassette
- collect
- connect
- correct
- detect
- direct
- effect
- elect
- event
- expect
- expressed
- extent
- forget
- invent
- perfect
- prevent
- protect
- reflect
- regret
- reject
- request
- respect
- select
- subject
- suggest
- suspect
- upset
- accent
- arrest
- assessed
- compressed
- congest
- consent
- depressed
- digest
- distressed
- impressed
- indent
- infect
- inject
- inspect
- intent
- invest
- neglect
- obsessed
- offset
- oppressed
- percent
- possessed
- progressed
- refreshed
- repent
- resent
- reset
- suppressed
- unset
- abet
- against
4+ syllables
- misrepresent
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Questions about rhymes for kept
What rhymes with kept?
Common perfect rhymes for kept include trapped, apt, mapped, scrapped, slept, stepped, swept and wrapped. This page lists 156 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for kept?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of kept but change a consonant. Good ones include tempt, best, bet, cent, checked and get.
How many syllables are in kept?
Kept has 1 syllable 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.