You will not find at "PERFECT" rhyme (see definition of "perfect rhyme" below). But you can find a reasonable "near rhyme" that matches the vowels (assonance) and most of the consonants.
The best bet is to allow a different consonant in place of the p:
fattened, flattened, battened
slackened, blackened
saddened, gladdened, maddened
lagend [that's NOT "legend"!]
Note: the CLOSER the non-matching sound is to the original, the better. Thus the /k/ and /t/ sounds above are better than the /d/, because neither uses the voice (just as the /p/ of happened is not voiced).
You might also get by with words like these that omit the /n/ or /d/ sounds at the end (better to lose the /d/ than the /n/):
bracken, satin, Latin, Manhattan, Patton, all the verbs above without the final -ed,
slang forms: battin', chattin', addin', laughin'
batted, chatted, patted, matted, added, padded
Note that two word phrases might also work (but note that the e and i vowels in the final word are NOT exactly the same as the unaccented "schewa" sound of the e of of happen):
black end, back end
sat in, spat in
By the way, a word like "darkened" is NOT as good a rhyme as the others, because the accented vowel (the a) before an r, is not pronounced the same as the a in "happened"
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Definition of "perfect rhyme":
"Rhyme in which the final accented vowel and all succeeding consonants or syllables are identical, while the preceding consonants are different, for example, great, late; rider, beside her; dutiful, unbeautiful. Also called full rhyme, true rhyme."
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2006-10-26 08:41:48
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answered by bruhaha 7
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Flattened, saddened, sharpened, darkened
(I think it's supposed to be spelled "happened")
2006-10-26 12:03:01
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answered by Mee 1
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Since neither rymes nor happend are words, it's difficult to answer your question. Please restate.
-MM
2006-10-26 13:46:59
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answered by Anonymous
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Hmmm.....saddened, and maddened ryhme.
2006-10-26 12:03:32
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answered by LadyofShallot 2
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