Words That Rhyme With Left
125 rhymes for "left" (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
- "left" has only a few perfect rhymes (theft, cleft, deft and bereft), so many writers mix in near rhymes to avoid the obvious pairs.
- For a softer, less predictable sound, try a near rhyme such as best, bet and cent.
- Longer rhymes like bereft and antitheft let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.
Perfect rhymes for left (5)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
1 syllable
- theft
- cleft
- deft
2 syllables
- bereft
3 syllables
- antitheft
Near rhymes for left (120)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
1 syllable
2 syllables
- accept
- addressed
- affect
- cassette
- collect
- connect
- correct
- detect
- direct
- effect
- elect
- event
- except
- 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
- attempt
4+ syllables
- misrepresent
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Questions about rhymes for left
What rhymes with left?
Common perfect rhymes for left include theft, cleft, deft, bereft and antitheft. This page lists 125 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for left?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of left but change a consonant. Good ones include best, bet, cent, checked, get and guessed.
How many syllables are in left?
Left 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.