This post contains our favorite combination of "perfect rhymes" and "near rhymes". Near rhymes are words you may have to stretch or exaggerate for songwriting and poems.
Welcome to this guide on the best words that rhyme with red!
Here you’ll find the top 32 words and phrases for rhyming the word ‘red’.
Pretty cool huh?
Let’s get started…
Words That Rhyme With Red
- Ahead – In front of, forward in position or direction.
- Assayed – Tested or analyzed for quality or composition.
- Bed – A piece of furniture used for sleeping or resting.
- Bled – Past tense of “bleed”, to lose blood from a wound or injury.
- Bread – A staple food made of flour, water, and yeast, baked in an oven.
- Bred – Past tense of “breed”, to reproduce or raise animals for a particular purpose.
- Dead – No longer alive, lifeless.
- Dread – A feeling of fear or apprehension.
- Fed – Past tense of “feed”, to provide food for someone or something.
- Fled – Past tense of “flee”, to run away from a dangerous or threatening situation.
- Head – The upper part of the body with the face and brain.
- Infrared – Electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than visible light.
- Instead – In place of, as an alternative to.
- Lead – A heavy, soft, bluish-gray metal or a position in front.
- Led – Past tense of “lead”, to guide or direct a group of people or an organization.
- Med – A shortened form of “medical”.
- Misled – Led astray or given false information.
- Overhead – Located above, or expenses incurred in running a business.
- Read – To look at and understand written or printed material.
- Said – Past tense of “say”, to speak words aloud.
- Shed – A small outbuilding used for storage, or to cast off or let fall.
- Shewed – Archaic past tense of “show”.
- Sled – A vehicle used for transporting goods or people over snow or ice.
- Sped – Past tense of “speed”, to move or act quickly.
- Spread – To open out or extend over an area.
- Stead – A place or position occupied by someone or something else.
- Ted – A male given name.
- Thread – A long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used for sewing or weaving.
- Tread – To step on or walk over something.
- Watershed – An area of land where all of the water that falls in it drains into a common outlet such as a river or lake.
- Wed – To get married, or to fasten or secure with a wedge.
- Widespread – Spread over a large area, or affecting a large number of people.
