Top 37 Words That Rhyme with Witness (With Meanings)

Written by Gabriel Cruz - Foodie, Animal Lover, Slang & Language Enthusiast

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Welcome to this guide on the best words that rhyme with witness!

Here you’ll find the top 37 words and phrases for rhyming the word ‘witness’.

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Words That Rhyme With Witness

  • Abbess – A female head of an abbey or convent.
  • Abs – Short for “absent,” meaning not present or accounted for.
  • Acquiesce – To accept or comply with something without protest.
  • Assess – To evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of something.
  • Authoress – A female author.
  • Bless – To consecrate or invoke divine favor upon something or someone.
  • Caress – To touch or stroke something gently and lovingly.
  • Chess – A strategic board game for two players.
  • Coalesce – To come together to form one mass or whole.
  • Confess – To admit or acknowledge something, often something that one feels guilty about.
  • Depress – To make someone feel sad or low in spirits.
  • Distress – Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
  • Dress – To put clothes on oneself or someone else.
  • Egress – An exit or way out of a place.
  • Express – To communicate or convey something, often through words or actions.
  • Guess – To estimate or conjecture something without certainty.
  • Impress – To make a strong, lasting impact or impression on someone or something.
  • Largesse – Generosity in giving; often used to describe donations or gifts from wealthy individuals or organizations.
  • Less – Not as much of something; a comparative adjective.
  • Mess – A disordered or untidy state; also refers to a group of people eating together, often in a military or communal setting.
  • Nevertheless – Despite what has just been said or done; in spite of.
  • Nonetheless – Similar to “nevertheless,” meaning in spite of or despite.
  • Oppress – To keep someone in subservience or hardship, often through the use of unjust or cruel actions.
  • Possess – To have or own something.
  • Press – To apply pressure to something, or to push or urge someone to do something.
  • Profess – To declare or claim something, often in a formal or public setting.
  • Reassess – To evaluate or reconsider something, often with new information or a changed perspective.
  • Recess – A temporary break or pause, often used to describe a school break or a small alcove or space.
  • Redress – To remedy or compensate for something that is perceived as wrong or unjust.
  • Repress – To suppress or subdue something, often a feeling or emotion.
  • Stress – Mental or emotional strain or tension; can also refer to physical pressure or force.
  • Success – Accomplishment or achievement of a desired outcome or goal.
  • Suppress – To prevent or restrain something from being expressed or made known.
  • Transgress – To go beyond or violate a boundary or limit, often in a moral or legal context.
  • Undress – To remove one’s clothes or another’s clothing.
  • Unless – Except if; often used as a conditional conjunction.
  • Yes – An affirmative response or agreement to a question or statement.