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Welcome to this guide on the best words that rhyme with need!
Here you’ll find the top 82 words and phrases for rhyming the word ‘need’.
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Words That Rhyme With Need
- Accede – To agree to a demand or request.
- Agreed – To have reached a common opinion or decision.
- Aniseed – A spice made from the seeds of the anise plant.
- Anteed – To start before the signal is given.
- Bead – A small, often spherical object made of material such as glass, wood, or plastic.
- Bindweed – A climbing plant with funnel-shaped flowers.
- Bleed – To lose blood from a wound or to draw blood from a person or animal.
- Breed – To produce offspring.
- Cede – To give up or surrender control.
- Ceilidh – A Scottish or Irish social gathering, typically involving traditional music and dancing.
- Centipede – An arthropod with many legs.
- Chickenfeed – A small amount of money or something considered insignificant.
- Concede – To admit or acknowledge something to be true.
- Cottonseed – The seed of the cotton plant.
- Crannied – Having small cracks or crevices.
- Creed – A set of beliefs or principles.
- Decreed – An official order or proclamation issued by a legal authority.
- Deed – A legal document that transfers ownership of property.
- Disagreed – To have a different opinion or viewpoint.
- Emceed – To act as the master of ceremonies at an event.
- Exceed – To go beyond a limit or boundary.
- Feed – To provide food for someone or something.
- Filigreed – Decorated with intricate, delicate designs.
- Flambeed – To cook or serve food with alcohol that is set on fire.
- Freed – To release from captivity or confinement.
- Fricasseed – To cook meat or poultry in a sauce, typically made with its own stock.
- Garnisheed – To seize a debtor’s property in order to pay off a debt.
- Glaceed – Coated with a thin layer of ice or sugar.
- Greed – An excessive desire for wealth or possessions.
- Guaranteed – certain or assured
- Hayseed – the seed of grasses that is used as food for livestock, especially cattle
- Heed – to pay attention to or take notice of something
- Hied – past tense of “hie,” meaning to hurry or move quickly
- Impede – to obstruct or slow down the progress of something or someone
- Indeed – in fact, truly, or without a doubt
- Intercede – to intervene or mediate in a dispute or conflict
- Jimsonweed – a plant with large, trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits
- Keyed – adjusted or tuned to a particular key or pitch
- Knead – to work or press into a soft, pliable mass
- Kneed – having a knee or knees of a particular type or number
- Limeade – a drink made from lime juice, water, and sugar
- Locoweed – any of various plants that cause neurological disorders in livestock that consume them
- Mead – an alcoholic drink made from fermented honey and water
- Meed – a reward or payment for one’s services or achievements
- Millepede/Millipede – a small, many-legged arthropod
- Misdeed – an act that is wicked or immoral
- Mislead – to give the wrong impression or information to someone
- Misread – to read something incorrectly or inaccurately
- Monkeyed – fooled around or played pranks like a monkey
- Orangeade – a drink made from orange juice, water, and sugar
- Overfeed – to feed something or someone excessively or beyond what is necessary
- Pedigreed – having a recorded or documented ancestry or lineage
- Peed – urinated (past tense of “pee”)
- Plead – to make an emotional appeal or request
- Precede – to come before something in time or order
- Proceed – to continue or carry on with a course of action
- Pureed – food that has been blended or mashed into a smooth, creamy consistency
- Recede – to move back or away from a previous position or location
- Reed – A thin, flexible stalk of plants such as bamboo and grasses.
- Refereed – Describes a sports match or academic paper that has been assessed by an official referee.
- Reread – To read again, usually with the intention of understanding better or more deeply.
- Reseed – To sow seeds again, usually in an area where they have previously been sown.
- Screed – A long, monotonous speech or piece of writing.
- Secede – To formally withdraw or break away from a political or religious organization or union.
- Seed – A small, hard, oval or round structure that contains the embryo of a plant and from which a new plant can grow.
- Shinnied – To climb or scale something, usually in a quick or agile manner.
- Skied – To engage in the sport of skiing, either downhill or cross-country.
- Speed – The rate at which something moves or operates, often measured in miles per hour or kilometers per hour.
- Stampede – A sudden and panicked rush of animals or people, often caused by fear or excitement.
- Steed – A strong and sturdy horse used for riding or racing.
- Succeed – To accomplish something or achieve a goal.
- Supersede – To replace or succeed someone or something, usually due to being newer or better.
- Swede – A root vegetable with a yellow or white flesh, also known as rutabaga.
- Teed – To place a ball on a small peg or stand (called a tee) in order to hit it in golf.
- Togaed – Wearing a toga, which is a garment worn in ancient Rome.
- Treed – To force someone or something up into a tree or to be up in a tree oneself.
- Tweed – A rough, woolen fabric often used for clothing, particularly suits.
- Underfeed – To not provide enough food or nourishment, often resulting in malnutrition or underdevelopment.
- Velocipede – An early form of bicycle with pedals attached to the front wheel.
- Weed – An unwanted plant that grows where it is not desired.
- Whinnied – To make a high-pitched neighing sound, usually made by horses.
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