129+ Words that rhyme with distress
Distress is a 2-syllable word with 129 perfect rhymes. The most popular rhymes are acquiesce, address, aggress. This word appears in songs across our database, making it a versatile choice for songwriters and poets.
Definition of distress
- noun
- psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
- a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"
- extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress"
1 syllable
2 syllables
- acquiesce
- address
- aggress
- assess
- coalesce
- compress
- confess
- congress
- depress
- digress
- duress
- egress
- excess
- express
- finesse
- fluoresce
- headdress
- heiress
- impress
- ingress
- largesse
- laundress
- mayoress
- nightdress
- noblesse
- obsess
- ogress
- oppress
- peeress
- possess
- prioress
- profess
- progress
- reassess
- recess
- redress
- regress
- repress
- success
- sundress
- suppress
- tigress
- transgress
- undress
- shirtdress
- negress
- caress
- attests
- bequests
- contests
- digests
- protests
- requests
- unless
- readdress
3 syllables
4 syllables
Examples of "distress" in lyrics
See how distress is used at the end of a line in songs:
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"While the road to truth is long and full if distress"
2 Live Crew — Revelation -
"You flip the script so you can play the damsel in distress"
Blueprint — See Thru -
"With no finesse in distress"
Camp Lo — Park Joint
What do these rhymes mean?
- acquiesce
- to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
- address
- (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored the place where a person or
- aggress
- take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night
- ambassadress
- a woman ambassador
- assess
- evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
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Rhyming tips for songwriters
When using "distress" in your lyrics, consider mixing perfect rhymes with near rhymes (slant rhymes) for a more natural flow. Perfect rhymes like acquiesce, address, aggress create a satisfying resolution, while slant rhymes add variety and keep listeners engaged.
Since "distress" 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.