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 succeed!
Here you’ll find the top 51 words and phrases for rhyming the word ‘succeed’ in a poem or song lyrics.
You’ll also find some example lyrics that incorporate rhymes of the word succeed.
Pretty cool huh?
Let’s get started…
Words That Rhyme With Succeed
- Accede – To agree to a demand or request or to assume a position of power or authority.
- Agreed – To come to a mutual understanding or to accept a proposal or idea.
- Alkyd – A type of synthetic resin used in paints and coatings.
- Bead – A small, round object, often made of glass, plastic, or wood, used in jewelry or for decoration or a verb meaning to form into small, round shapes.
- Bleed – To lose blood from a wound or to cause a liquid to seep or flow out of something.
- Breed – To produce offspring through reproduction or to raise or train animals for a specific purpose or a noun referring to a particular type or group of animals.
- Cede – To give up or surrender something, often territory or power.
- Concede – To acknowledge or admit something, often reluctantly or as a result of pressure or persuasion.
- Creed – A statement of beliefs or principles or a set of religious beliefs or doctrines.
- Decreed – To order or proclaim something officially or with authority.
- Deed – A legal document that transfers ownership of property or a noun referring to an action or accomplishment.
- Disagreed – To have a different opinion or belief or to express opposition or dissent.
- Exceed – To go beyond a limit or boundary or to be superior or better than something else.
- Feed – To give food to someone or something or to consume food or nutrients or a noun referring to food or livestock feed.
- Freed – To release or liberate from captivity or confinement or to be released from captivity or confinement.
- Fried – Cooked by frying in oil or fat or a surname of German origin.
- Friede – German for “peace” or a surname of German origin.
- Greed – An excessive desire for wealth or material possessions.
- Guaranteed – To provide a promise or assurance of something, often financial compensation or a specific outcome.
- Guid – Scottish for “coal” or “wood,” often used in place names or a surname of Scottish or English origin.
- Heed – To pay attention to or take notice of something, often a warning or advice.
- Impede – To obstruct or hinder the progress or movement of someone or something.
- Indeed – An adverb used to confirm or emphasize the truth or accuracy of a statement or to express agreement or interest.
- Intercede – To intervene or mediate on behalf of someone else, often in a dispute or conflict.
- Jede – German for “each” or “every.”
- Keyed – To mark or label with a key or to adjust or tune something using a key or a keyboard.
- Knead – To work dough or clay with one’s hands or to massage or squeeze with one’s hands.
- Kneed – To strike or hit with one’s knee.
- Lead – To guide or direct someone or something or to be in charge or at the forefront of something or a heavy metal element or a soft, malleable material used for writing or drawing.
- Mislead – To give someone false or deceptive information or to cause someone to have a mistaken belief or impression.
- Misread – To misunderstand or misinterpret something that has been read or to read something incorrectly.
- Need – To require or depend on something or to lack something necessary or desirable.
- Plead – To make an emotional or earnest appeal or request or to enter a plea in a court of law.
- Precede – To come before or precede something in time, order, or rank.
- Proceed – To move forward or advance or to continue with a course of action or a noun referring to the money or profits gained from a particular activity or event.
- Read – To look at and understand written or printed material or to utter or make sense of written or printed symbols or a past tense form of the verb “read.”
- Recede – To move back or away from something or to become less intense or smaller in size or importance.
- Reed – A tall, slender plant with hollow stems and leaves used for thatching or as a musical instrument or a given name or a surname of English origin.
- Refereed – To officiate or serve as a referee in a sporting event or competition or to review and evaluate a manuscript or article for publication.
- Screed – A long, continuous piece of writing or speech or a leveled layer of concrete or other material used as a base for flooring or a noun referring to a long, high-pitched cry or screech.
- Secede – To withdraw or break away from a larger group or organization, often politically or territorially.
- Seed – A reproductive structure produced by plants or a verb meaning to plant seeds or to cause something to develop or grow.
- Skied – To ski or to have gone skiing.
- Speed – The rate at which something moves or operates or a verb meaning to move or operate quickly or to cause something to move or operate quickly.
- Stampede – A sudden, frenzied rush of animals or people or a verb meaning to cause a stampede or to rush or run away in a frenzied manner.
- Steed – A horse, especially one used for riding or in battle.
- Supersede – To replace or supplant something or someone with something else, often newer or more advanced.
- Swede – A person from Sweden or a type of vegetable similar to a turnip.
- Teed – To place a golf ball on a tee or to be positioned on a tee or a past tense form of the verb “tee.”
- Tweed – A type of woolen fabric with a rough surface texture or a river in Scotland or a given name or a surname of Scottish origin.
- Weed – A plant considered undesirable or a verb meaning to remove unwanted plants or to clear an area of vegetation.