Words that rhyme with arrest
Arrest is a 2-syllable word with 147 perfect rhymes. The most popular rhymes are expressed, abreast, addressed. This word appears in songs across our database, making it a versatile choice for songwriters and poets.
Definition of arrest
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
- the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
- take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
1 syllable
2 syllables
- abreast
- armrest
- attest
- backrest
- behest
- bequest
- congest
- contest
- detest
- digest
- divest
- dressed
- footrest
- gabfest
- headrest
- incest
- infest
- ingest
- inquest
- invest
- molest
- northwest
- pressed
- protest
- redbreast
- request
- slugfest
- southwest
- stressed
- suggest
- unrest
- midwest
- egest
- blessed
- conquest
- guessed
- messed
- reinvest
- retest
- songfest
- fessed
- addwest
- farwest
- natwest
- norwest
- penwest
- sylvest
- rearrest
- devest
- pretest
- acquest
- imprest
- talkfest
- unblest
- hillcrest
- celeste
3 syllables
- expressed
- addressed
- alkahest
- anapaest
- arbalest
- coalesced
- compressed
- depressed
- disinfest
- disinvest
- distressed
- houseguest
- impressed
- interest
- obsessed
- oppressed
- palimpsest
- possessed
- professed
- recessed
- repressed
- suppressed
- unblessed
- undressed
- unstressed
- unpressed
- anapest
- bucharest
- budapest
- rinderpest
- progressed
- acquiesced
- almagest
- assessed
- caressed
- confessed
- decongest
- digressed
- finessed
- reassessed
- transgressed
- stateswest
- indigest
- intrawest
- telequest
- telewest
- prestressed
- firecrest
- demarest
- undervest
Examples of "arrest" in lyrics
See how arrest is used at the end of a line in songs:
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"Rappers suffer from cardiac arrest"
Ali f/ St. Louis Alumni * — St. Louis Alumni (Bonus Track) -
"And said he's under arrest"
Dre Dog (Andre Nickatina) — Soul of a Coke Dealer -
"Leaving all my enemies to watch in cardiac arrest"
Anubis5 — Territory
What do these rhymes mean?
- abreast
- alongside each other, facing in the same direction being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to
- addressed
- (of mail) marked with a destination; "I throw away all mail addressed to `resident'"
- alkahest
- hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
- anapaest
- a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
- expressed
- communicated in words; "frequently uttered sentiments" precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
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Rhyming tips for songwriters
When using "arrest" in your lyrics, consider mixing perfect rhymes with near rhymes (slant rhymes) for a more natural flow. Perfect rhymes like expressed, abreast, addressed create a satisfying resolution, while slant rhymes add variety and keep listeners engaged.
Since "arrest" has 2 syllables, try matching it with words of similar length for a balanced meter. Multi-syllable rhymes often sound more sophisticated than single-syllable pairs.