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Words that rhyme with except

Except has 2 syllables. The second syllable is stressed. There are 14 perfect rhymes and 80 near rhymes below, grouped by syllables.

Perfect rhymes for except

14

1 syllable

  • kept
  • sept
  • stepped
  • slept
  • swept
  • wept
  • crept
  • leapt
  • prepped
  • leaped

2 syllables

  • adept
  • inept

3 syllables

  • intercept
  • overslept

Near rhymes for except

80

Same vowel sound, different consonants. Closest-sounding first.

1 syllable

  • get
  • let
  • set
  • yet
  • step
  • met
  • helped
  • bet
  • net
  • debt
  • et
  • threat
  • wet
  • pet
  • yep
  • rep
  • jet
  • sweat
  • prep
  • vet
  • pep
  • fret
  • tempt
  • hep
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  • steppe
  • strep
  • whet
  • stet

2 syllables

  • forget
  • attempt
  • upset
  • regret
  • offset
  • accepts
  • reset
  • exempt
  • contempt
  • gazette
  • quartet
  • duet
  • brunette
  • cassette
  • roulette
  • cadet
  • corvette
  • beset
  • preset
  • quintet
  • baguette
  • cornet
  • rosette
  • unmet
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  • vignette
  • unkempt
  • misstep
  • abet
  • beget
  • brunet
  • pipette
  • sextet
  • octet
  • barrette
  • diskette
  • unset

3 syllables

  • cigarette
  • silhouette
  • clarinet
  • baronet
  • intercepts
  • calumet
  • statuette
  • coronet
  • suffragette
  • minaret
  • minuet
  • kitchenette
  • sobriquet
  • luncheonette
  • anisette

4+ syllables

  • cabriolet

Sounds the same as except

Rhyming except with one of these is an identical rhyme; it can feel like repeating yourself.

  • accept

Pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University). Word frequency from wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0), word lists from SCOWL, offensive-word filtering from LDNOOBW (CC BY 4.0).