Words that rhyme with less
rhymes on -es
The best rhymes for “less” are press, yes, guess and dress, with longer ones like address, access and process. Below: 14 one-syllable rhymes, 45 longer words, 18 phrases and 80 near rhymes, most common first.
One-syllable rhymes for “less”
Words that end on the exact sound of “less” (-es), from the stressed vowel on. Most common first.
Longer words that rhyme with “less”
Perfect rhymes of two or more syllables, for longer line endings.
address
access
process
express
success
unless
progress
excess
assess
nevertheless
possess
nonetheless
distress
impress
suppress
confess
recess
caress
egress
obsess
abscess
aggress
depress
digress
finesse
oppress
profess
redress
repress
undress
coalesce
noblesse
outguess
reassess
acquiesce
fluoresce
headdress
overdress
pettiness
repossess
convalesce
dispossess
transgress
letterpress
faithfulness
Phrases that rhyme with “less”
Multi-word endings, for a whole line ending or a set-up rhyme.
Near rhymes for “less”
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with different consonants. Less exact, and often more natural in a song.
their
there
when
web
help
get
health
next
them
best
then
well
where
read
said
set
hotel
hotels
send
internet
subject
check
care
end
text
events
compare
men
west
left
select
thread
air
test
friend
again
against
let
red
sell
event
request
yet
interest
share
net
head
cell
self
friends
tell
says
direct
else
percent
tech
step
death
effects
french
held
effect
length
sent
lead
went
wed
bed
perfect
hair
instead
guest
rest
sense
except
yourself
incest
debt
sets
itself
Questions about rhymes for “less”
- What rhymes with less?
- Press, yes, guess, dress, stress and chess rhyme with less. Longer rhymes include address, access, process and express. Phrases that end on the same sound include “best guess”, “second guess” and “wild guess”.
- How many syllables are in less?
- Less has 1 syllable. The rhyme falls on the sound “-es”.
- What are near rhymes for less?
- Near (slant) rhymes share the vowel sound but not every consonant: their, there, when, web, help and get. Songs use them all the time.
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