Words that rhyme with detest
Detest is a 2-syllable word with 125 perfect rhymes. The most popular rhymes are pest, abreast, addressed. This word appears in songs across our database, making it a versatile choice for songwriters and poets.
Definition of detest
- dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
1 syllable
2 syllables
- abreast
- armrest
- arrest
- attest
- backrest
- behest
- bequest
- congest
- contest
- digest
- divest
- dressed
- footrest
- gabfest
- headrest
- infest
- ingest
- inquest
- invest
- molest
- northwest
- pressed
- protest
- redbreast
- request
- slugfest
- southwest
- stressed
- suggest
- unrest
- midwest
- egest
- blessed
- conquest
- guessed
- messed
- reinvest
- retest
- songfest
- addwest
- charest
- rearrest
- pretest
- acquest
- imprest
- talkfest
- unblest
- hillcrest
- celeste
3 syllables
- addressed
- alkahest
- anapaest
- arbalest
- coalesced
- compressed
- depressed
- disinfest
- disinvest
- distressed
- expressed
- houseguest
- impressed
- interest
- obsessed
- oppressed
- palimpsest
- possessed
- professed
- recessed
- repressed
- suppressed
- unblessed
- undressed
- unstressed
- unpressed
- bucharest
- budapest
- rinderpest
- acquiesced
- almagest
- assessed
- caressed
- confessed
- digressed
- finessed
- progressed
- transgressed
- prestressed
- firecrest
- undervest
Examples of "detest" in lyrics
See how detest is used at the end of a line in songs:
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"Anything else, we detest, detest"
DJ Khaled f/ Kanye West — Theraflu -
"Whose deed hath made herself herself detest:"
William Shakespeare — The Rape of Lucrece -
"a sentence withy the word detest"
AOL — AOL
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
- pest
- a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by
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Rhyming tips for songwriters
When using "detest" in your lyrics, consider mixing perfect rhymes with near rhymes (slant rhymes) for a more natural flow. Perfect rhymes like pest, abreast, addressed create a satisfying resolution, while slant rhymes add variety and keep listeners engaged.
Since "detest" 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.