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Words that rhyme with expected

Expected has 3 syllables. The second syllable is stressed. There are 51 perfect rhymes and 80 near rhymes below, grouped by syllables.

Perfect rhymes for expected

51

3 syllables

  • connected
  • selected
  • affected
  • collected
  • elected
  • directed
  • protected
  • rejected
  • suspected
  • infected
  • reflected
  • respected
  • detected
  • projected
  • corrected
  • subjected
  • erected
  • neglected
  • injected
  • inspected
  • objected
  • ejected
  • effected
  • perfected
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  • deflected
  • defected
  • dissected
  • dejected
  • inflected

4+ syllables

  • unexpected
  • disconnected
  • unaffected
  • unprotected
  • interconnected
  • resurrected
  • undetected
  • redirected
  • reelected
  • disrespected
  • unconnected
  • disaffected
  • reconnected
  • misdirected
  • intersected
  • interjected
  • uncollected
  • uninfected
  • uncorrected
  • unsuspected
  • recollected
  • overprotected

Near rhymes for expected

80

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

2 syllables

  • texted
  • netted
  • vetted
  • fretted
  • sweated
  • petted
  • jetted
  • fetid
  • whetted
  • second
  • headed
  • settled
  • threatened
  • legged
  • shredded
  • dreaded
  • hectic
  • reckoned
  • threaded
  • wedded
  • rectal
  • speckled
  • bedded
  • leaded
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  • beckoned
  • pectin
  • breaded
  • heckled
  • freckled
  • pectic
  • nettled
  • seconds
  • metal
  • settle
  • threaten
  • tempted
  • reckon

3 syllables

  • regretted
  • indebted
  • pigmented
  • abetted
  • accepted
  • trifecta
  • excepted
  • perfecta
  • embedded
  • electorate
  • eclectic
  • projectile
  • beheaded
  • unsettled
  • expectant
  • resettled
  • unleaded
  • lightheaded
  • effective
  • perspective
  • attempted
  • objective
  • collective
  • detective
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  • respective
  • protective
  • objectives
  • perspectives
  • selective
  • prospective
  • subjective
  • directive
  • respectful
  • detectives
  • reflective
  • defective

4+ syllables

  • silhouetted
  • intercepted
  • disinfectant
  • dialectic
  • apoplectic
  • ineffective
  • disrespectful

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).