Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word investigation.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word investigation.
2 syllable words

action

acton

airman

alban

alan

alman

ambush

amman

apron

arson

ashen

asian

aspen

atman

auction

austin

bagman

banyan

bacon

baldwin

bargain

auden

bastion

baston

basin

bason

baton

barton

batten

batton

baron

bayman

beacon

beaten

beckon

barren

begun

bellman

bellon

briton

billion

bison

bisson

bitten

billman

billon

blacken

blowgun

bludgeon

boatman

bombast

bolden

bobbin

bollen

bombshells

bombshell

bullion

bookman

breton

boston

brazen

brakeman

boughten

brighten

bourbon

bowman

bracken

brethren

broaden

capstan

bordman

brogan

bushman

caisson

burden

burgeon

burdon

burman

cajun

burton

button

cabin

calvin

canaan

campaigns

cannon

canon

canton

canvass

campaign

canyon

bumpkin

caption

captain

broken

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

caxton

caution

cayman

cauldron

certain

chairman

champagne

champaign

chaplain

chapman

chessman

chasten

children

chevron

chieftain

charon

cheapen

chicken

christian

chosen

christen

champagnes

belgian

churchman

citron

classman

clinton

claxon

coachman

combust

colon

common

compact

compacts

composts

compost

confect

confuse

confused

convex

conveys

convict

convicts

convoke

convoys

corban

cordon

cotton

craftsman

crimson

cousin

craven

crouton

cowan

crewman

cuban

cumin

cushion

curtain

copeman

dagan

dagon

daman

deacon

deaden

dalton

damson

dampen

darken

deafen

deepen

delphian

demon

desman

diction

devon

dian

doctrine

dobson

dolman

dolphin

dozen

draftsman

dragon

driven

dustman

dungeon

earthen

dutchman

eaten

eden

composed

dromon

elan

embossed

emption

engine

ensign

envoys

ermine

faction

falcon

fallen

famine

fashion

fasten

fatten

fiction

felon

fibrin

fielden

fireman

firman

flashgun

flexion

fission

footman

flatten

floren

foreign

foreman

freshen

fountain

fraction

freeman

freshman

freedman

fortune

friction

frighten

frozen

function

gascon

fusion

garden

gallon

gammon

garron

gentian

given

gilden

faustian

georgian

german

gibbon

glidden

glisten

gluten

gladden

golden

goodman

grecian

gorgon

gotten

gowan

grandson

graven

gombos

griffon

gumption

haitian

gudgeon

guardsman

hackman

heathen

hangman

hasten

headsman

headman

haven

harten

hearten

harden

harken

happen

hausen

heaven

heighten

hempen

henchman

faulcon

heron

hessian

huntsman

hetman

drunken

hidden

homespun

hogan

horseman

houseman

humbug

humpback

hoten

hoven

human

dudgeon

hyson

hyphen

ibsen

impacts

impact

impasse

impeach

impish

compose

cretin

hymen

impugn

infect

infest

infects

infests

infuse

invest

invests

invoice

invokes

invoke

ion

jackman

jargon

jasmine

impose

jetson

jetton

junction

jumpsuits

jorden

jumpsuit

jumbos

keelson

kelson

kenyan

kelvin

kansan

imposed

kitten

kalan

kirkman

kitchen

klansman

knapsack

jason

kremlin

lambastes

lessen

laden

lagan

lambaste

legion

lesson

landsman

landman

latin

layman

leaden

leaven

lampron

lengthen

lesion

ledden

leman

lemon

leven

lichen

liken

liman

mullen

lightman

lighten

jordan

linen

listen

lisbon

lineman

linemen

lineups

lion

liven

london

longan

logan

loosen

lockman

locken

impugns

lopeman

luncheon

lynden

m1

lyden

loren

mahone

madden

maiden

lotion

mangan

lumen

marksman

margin

mason

markman

marron

martian

marten

martin

matron

marlin

mayan

melon

melton

mignon

million

milken

minden

mention

minion

mansion

mission

mitten

marchman

moisten

molten

morgan

motion

mormon

mountain

muffin

organ

linden

nation

nekton

mutton

ninon

muslin

newsman

norman

oarsman

odin

often

olden

ocean

omen

onion

open

option

notion

orphan

oven

outdone

outrun

oxen

packman

owen

paean

pagan

panton

parson

pardon

pampas

passion

pathan

passman

patron

patten

pavon

pectin

pension

penguin

penman

peon

perron

person

persian

pillion

pigeon

pinion

piston

pitman

plankton

plantain

platen

platten

poison

othman

pollan

portion

portman

postman

potion

pressman

prison

proven

prussian

pullen

pollen

question

quicken

queenfish

rainbows

ration

raven

rayon

rampage

reason

reckon

redden

region

ponton

pumpkins

rerun

resin

ribbon

rincon

riven

riden

rotten

rosen

rosin

rowan

rowen

ruin

russian

sadden

salesman

rumen

saffron

salmon

runnion

samson

santon

satan

satin

roman

scullion

seaman

scotsman

saxon

scallion

season

scion

section

sanction

seedsman

robin

ridden

selden

semen

ripen

sexton

session

risen

seton

seven

sequin

sermon

shaken

pumpkin

shaman

shampoos

sharpen

shearman

shotgun

shrunken

shorten

shogun

showman

silken

siphon

sicken

siren

slogan

slacken

smarten

smitten

soldan

soften

solon

sovereign

sovran

spartan

spearman

snobbish

station

sportsman

spokesman

statesman

stallion

squadron

stallman

spoken

stepson

steven

stiffen

stillion

sodden

stockman

straighten

stolen

strengthen

striven

suasion

stricken

sturgeon

suction

sultan

sunfish

sudden

sunken

sullen

summon

sylvan

sweeten

surgeon

swollen

syphon

taken

tempest

tendon

tartan

tarpon

talon

tappen

tempos

tension

teston

threaten

tillman

thicken

tighten

titan

thousand

timepiece

token

toman

torsion

traction

toughen

townsman

tombstone

tombstones

tungsten

trillion

tubman

treason

triton

trojan

trodden

turban

tuscan

shipman

undone

union

unbox

unpack

urban

urchin

urine

urson

vegan

villain

version

vision

vulcan

wanton

wagon

waken

warden

watchman

warren

weaken

weapon

whitson

wheaten

wiccan

widen

wizen

women

woodman

woolman

whiten

woman

wooden

woolen

workman

worsen

woven

written

yachtsman

yaupon

yeoman

zaman

zion

zircon

3 syllable words

ablation

abduction

ablution

abortion

abdomen

abrasion

abstention

abstraction

accession

absorption

accretion

acumen

addiction

addition

adhesion

adsorption

adoption

admission

adrian

aegean

aggression

aleutian

african

affliction

alaskan

alderman

albumin

albion

alien

affection

alsatian

allusion

ambition

ambrosian

ambushes

amoebas

anglican

anchorman

andean

apportion

anyone

appian

assertion

arian

artesian

ascension

assassin

aspersion

artisan

aryan

assumption

arkansan

asuncion

attention

attraction

attrition

beethoven

australian

awaken

aversion

austrian

avian

backgammon

bandwagon

badminton

audition

backwoodsman

battalion

bedizen

bedouin

bedridden

beholden

benjamin

bitumen

biotin

bonobos

bosnian

capsaicin

brazilian

bouillon

bulletin

canapes

campaigners

campuses

campaigning

canvasses

campion

cambrian

canvassers

campaigner

cardigan

carnation

castration

cartesian

carrion

catalan

cation

causation

caucasian

cessation

cetacean

chairperson

chairwoman

chamberlain

champion

charlatan

charwoman

chilean

cistercian

citation

cinnamon

citizen

collegian

clarion

civilian

coercion

collection

clergyman

cognition

collagen

cohesion

collision

combustion

collusion

commission

commotion

communion

clarendon

compacted

companion

compassion

complexion

completion

compulsion

compression

composites

composers

composite

composer

composing

composes

compunction

composure

conception

concession

concoction

conclusion

concussion

conduction

confection

condition

confections

confession

conjunction

confessions

confiscate

configure

conflation

confucian

congestion

confusion

confesses

confusions

congressman

confusing

connection

connexion

conscription

confuses

construction

consumption

constriction

contention

contortion

contagion

contraction

contraption

convection

convention

contrition

conversion

convective

convulsion

conviction

contusion

convictions

corruption

correction

corrosion

corsican

councilman

countryman

cremation

crestfallen

creation

croatian

crustacean

cyprian

damnation

deception

declension

decision

deduction

defection

deflection

deflation

deletion

denizen

delusion

dentition

depiction

depression

depletion

description

desertion

derision

destruction

detection

detention

dalmatian

determine

dictation

devotion

discussion

discretion

diffraction

digestion

dimension

discipline

digression

dilation

direction

dilution

diffusion

disruption

dispersion

dissection

dissension

distinction

distortion

distraction

disunion

diversion

division

donation

dominion

downtrodden

dorian

duration

edition

egyptian

ejection

elation

eleven

election

elison

embezzled

emblazon

embezzles

embolden

emission

enliven

emotion

emulsion

englishman

encryption

enlighten

emphasize

envisage

emphasized

embassies

equation

embassy

embezzle

extinction

erection

eviction

evasion

eruption

etruscan

everyone

excretion

erosion

exception

exaction

excursion

excision

exclusion

exemption

exertion

expression

exhaustion

expulsion

explosion

extension

expansion

extortion

extraction

extrusion

fabian

heroin

filtration

ferryman

fenian

fijian

feminine

fisherman

fixation

flirtation

flotation

foramen

forewoman

forbidden

forgotten

frustration

formation

foundation

franciscan

freemason

fruition

freudian

fustian

gaussian

garrison

galleon

genovese

gentleman

gestation

genuine

gillian

ghanaian

gradation

gravamen

gordian

guardian

guncotton

halogen

halcyon

gyration

hammerman

handwoven

harlequin

hawaiian

heartbroken

grobian

heroine

horatian

incision

horizon

honeybees

housebroken

hydration

hydrogen

abandon

ignition

imagine

illusion

imbeciles

imbecile

immersion

impassion

impeaches

impacted

impeachment

impassioned

impeachments

impassive

implosion

lumberman

imposes

malaysian

impression

in-person

imprison

impostor

impostors

inaction

inception

inclusion

incursion

indian

induction

infection

infarction

infections

infective

inflation

ingestion

inflection

infraction

infliction

infusion

infusions

infighting

inhuman

injection

injunction

inscription

insertion

instruction

inspection

intention

intestine

intrusion

invasion

invention

inversion

invective

invasive

investing

investment

investments

investor

investors

invoices

irian

irishman

invasions

italian

jamaican

jacobin

jettison

jovian

julian

kantian

keratin

keynesian

imposing

lactation

javelin

lecithin

laurentian

lanolin

laotian

lesbian

libration

libyan

ligation

logician

location

lutheran

malayan

magdalen

magician

mandarin

lumbago

manifest

manifests

margarine

marian

masculine

medicine

melanin

menhaden

migration

median

mexican

menopause

midshipman

medallion

misfortune

mistaken

misshapen

misprision

moroccan

korean

munition

mutation

muskmelon

negation

narration

nebraskan

myosin

nemean

nevadan

musician

nitrogen

niacin

nobleman

nonhuman

nonunion

norwegian

notation

nutrition

objection

obstruction

nubian

obsession

oppression

occasion

occlusion

octillion

odeon

omission

optation

optician

opinion

oration

origin

orion

ovation

outspoken

overdone

overman

overrun

oxygen

parisian

parthian

partisan

partition

patrician

pavilion

pelican

pentathlon

perception

perfection

percussion

permission

perfusion

permian

ottoman

plantation

persuasion

petition

phoenician

phrygian

perversion

peterman

physician

plebeian

policeman

pollution

precession

possession

position

precaution

porcelain

preclusion

precision

presumption

predation

predestine

preemption

prescription

prediction

prevention

pretension

production

privation

procession

profession

probation

profusion

progression

projection

prostration

propulsion

protection

promotion

proportion

proscription

protean

provision

quotation

puritan

reaction

ramadan

rampages

rebellion

reception

recession

recision

redemption

reduction

reflection

regimen

regression

reinvests

relation

reinvest

rejection

rendition

religion

reopen

remission

repression

resection

rescission

resumption

restriction

retention

retraction

reunion

reptilian

reversion

revision

revulsion

reimpose

sensation

rhodopsin

samoan

rotation

rifleman

saccharin

salvation

saleswoman

scythian

seduction

secession

scorpion

seclusion

secretion

sedation

sedition

selection

silicon

singleton

simian

skeleton

snapdragon

solution

solomon

specimen

starvation

stagnation

stygian

submersion

submission

subscription

subtraction

summation

succession

subversion

suburban

sumatran

superman

suggestion

suspension

suppression

suspicion

temptation

tactician

syrian

talisman

technician

taxation

tamarin

thespian

timberman

toboggan

transaction

tradition

transcription

translation

transfusion

transgression

transition

transmission

truncation

tuition

unbutton

uncertain

uncommon

unbroken

unburden

uneven

unbiased

unbeknown

unison

unwritten

vacation

uterine

vatican

venetian

vibration

venison

veteran

vermilion

vitamin

vocation

wannabes

waterman

wesleyan

volition

zambian

4 syllable words

abnegation

aberration

abolition

abdication

abrogation

acclamation

acclimation

absolution

abyssinian

accordion

activation

accusation

adaptation

acquisition

adulation

admiration

adoration

admonition

adrenaline

advocation

affectation

aggregation

affirmation

aggravation

agitation

agrarian

alabaman

aldebaran

albanian

algerian

algonquian

allegation

allocation

altercation

alternation

american

alteration

ammunition

amphibian

annexation

animation

annotation

application

appellation

appalachian

apprehension

apparition

approbation

amputation

arbitration

armageddon

armenian

arizonan

arabian

aspiration

assemblyman

arthurian

assyrian

attribution

athenian

backwardation

augmentation

aviation

avocation

barbarian

bavarian

beneficence

beneficent

beneficial

bifurcation

cancellation

benefactors

bolivian

bohemian

carcinogen

businesswoman

calculation

calibration

californian

canadian

comparison

complication

celebration

centurion

chameleon

circulation

circumvention

commutation

circumspection

circumcision

coalition

cogitation

collocation

collodion

coloration

commendation

columbian

coloradan

comedian

combination

committeeman

compilation

benediction

compensation

competition

compassionate

benefactor

composition

compositions

comprehension

computation

concentration

condemnation

condensation

condescension

confectioner

confectioners

constellation

conflagration

confiscation

confirmation

confessional

confessionals

confiscated

conjugation

confrontation

congregation

consecration

connotation

conservation

consolation

constipation

consternation

constitution

consummation

consultation

contemplation

contraception

conversation

convocation

contradiction

contrarian

contravention

convolution

contribution

copernican

coronation

correlation

corporation

cotyledon

corinthian

copenhagen

culmination

corp.

crocodilian

criterion

crucifixion

cultivation

custodian

cyclopean

decimation

dandelion

darwinian

deconstruction

declaration

decompression

decoration

dedication

defamation

degradation

deformation

definition

dehydration

delegation

demonstration

demolition

demarcation

desiccation

depravation

depredation

deprivation

deportation

deposition

dereliction

desecration

designation

destitution

derivation

desolation

desperation

detonation

devastation

deviation

devolution

devonian

dietitian

dilatation

disaffection

diminution

disconnection

diocesan

dislocation

disposition

disinfection

disinflation

dispensation

disputation

dissertation

dissipation

dissolution

distribution

disillusion

divination

domination

dominican

draconian

duplication

extrication

education

elevation

electrician

elocution

elongation

emanation

embarkation

embezzler

embezzlement

emigration

equitation

embezzlers

envisages

englishwoman

exhalation

emphysema

emphasizes

emphasizing

equestrian

emulation

erudition

estonian

european

eustachian

evocation

evolution

exclamation

excavation

excitation

execution

fascination

exhibition

exhumation

exhortation

eritrean

expectation

explanation

explication

expedition

exploration

exposition

expiration

exploitation

extradition

himalayan

fabrication

hesitation

fallopian

historian

fibrillation

figuration

federation

fermentation

fluoridation

fluctuation

foliation

floridian

gastrulation

formulation

fragmentation

fumigation

galilean

gargantuan

generation

gentlewoman

germination

hemoglobin

glaciation

gravitation

granulation

graduation

gorgonian

greco-roman

gregorian

habitation

guatemalan

hegelian

herculean

hungarian

hibernation

politician

lubrication

hydrocarbon

hypertension

hyperion

iberian

illustration

implication

ideation

imitation

immigration

immolation

impassable

impeccable

impeachable

imperfection

implantation

importation

imposition

imputation

impregnation

impossibly

incantation

ibuprofen

inclination

incarnation

inattention

incubation

indecision

indexation

indication

indignation

indigestion

indiscretion

ineffective

inefficient

infeasible

inflammation

information

inhalation

inhibition

indonesian

innovation

inquisition

institution

inspiration

interaction

insurrection

interception

intercession

intuition

interdiction

interjection

interruption

introduction

intervention

intersection

intermission

interurban

introspection

interwoven

irrigation

inundation

investiture

irritation

invisible

invisibles

invigorate

iranian

isolation

iteration

jacobean

mammalian

jubilation

jurisdiction

kindergarten

laceration

impossible

legislation

lancastrian

limitation

liberation

levitation

leviathan

librarian

liberian

lilliputian

liquefaction

liquidation

machination

locomotion

lumpectomies

lumpectomy

macedonian

malformation

maccabean

malnutrition

manifestly

manifesto

jordanian

mitigation

manufactured

manufactures

masturbation

maturation

miseration

medication

meditation

mediation

melanesian

menstruation

meridian

minibuses

minnesotan

misbegotten

misconception

manufacture

manumission

misperception

missourian

moderation

molestation

mortification

motivation

moravian

mongolian

modulation

mutilation

navigation

nestorian

napoleon

nomination

nicaraguan

nigerian

newtonian

noblewoman

nonprescription

nonpartisan

orchestration

obfuscation

obligation

obsidian

occupation

obstetrician

observation

oblivion

olympian

ohioan

ostentation

omnibuses

octahedron

operation

opposition

ordination

oscillation

overburden

ovulation

oxidation

pagination

pagurian

palpitation

paraguayan

pedestrian

pavlovian

pelagian

penetration

penicillin

persecution

permutation

perforation

perspiration

perturbation

pigmentation

peruvian

planarian

plutonian

polynesian

polyhedron

shakespearean

population

preservation

praetorian

preconception

precondition

preparation

presentation

preelection

preignition

predilection

premonition

predetermine

proclamation

profanation

procreation

protestation

proposition

prohibition

propagation

prostitution

provocation

prosecution

protozoan

publication

regulation

punctuation

radiation

realization

reassertion

readmission

recitation

reawaken

recognition

recantation

reclamation

reconstruction

recreation

recollection

reelection

reemphasize

registration

reformation

reservation

refutation

reexamine

replication

relaxation

renovation

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repetition

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repossession

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reproduction

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requisition

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republican

restitution

restoration

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resolution

revelation

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retribution

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resurrection

retrocession

segregation

revolution

rhetorician

rhododendron

segmentation

sequestration

rumination

samaritan

sanitation

satisfaction

saturation

sectarian

self-deception

separation

siberian

sicilian

simulation

simonian

situation

speculation

smithsonian

stipulation

stimulation

statistician

strangulation

subluxation

subdivision

substitution

syncopation

suffocation

superhuman

syndication

superstition

surrogation

supposition

symposiums

symposium

tabulation

tamoxifen

supervision

tetrahedron

tasmanian

termination

titillation

toleration

transformation

transplantation

transportation

tribulation

trepidation

ulceration

unaffected

unbecoming

vaccination

vacillation

validation

variation

valuation

utopian

valerian

vegetation

ventilation

usurpation

veneration

victorian

vindication

violation

visitation

wagnerian

watermelon

pomposity

5 syllable words

abomination

abbreviation

accommodation

acceleration

academician

accreditation

administration

accumulation

adjudication

adulteration

affiliation

agglomeration

alienation

ambassadorship

ambassadorships

alleviation

alliteration

amelioration

amalgamation

ambiguities

amazonian

ambiguity

amortization

amplification

annihilation

anticipation

appreciation

approximation

appropriation

assassination

assimilation

argumentation

articulation

assemblywoman

argentinian

association

attenuation

authentication

authorization

augustinian

babylonian

beethovenian

beneficially

capitulation

brobdingnagian

brutalization

caledonian

canonization

carolinian

carthaginian

cauterization

centralization

centenarian

certification

christianization

civilization

classification

clarification

coagulation

cohabitation

collaboration

codification

colonization

commemoration

communication

compassionately

exfoliation

conciliation

confabulation

confectionaries

confectionary

confectionery

confederation

configuration

configurations

confiscatory

congratulation

conglomeration

consolidation

confucianism

consideration

contamination

continuation

cooperation

coordination

corroboration

decapitation

deceleration

defenestration

decomposition

degeneration

deification

denunciation

deliberation

delineation

delicatessen

denomination

depopulation

depreciation

desalination

determination

discoloration

dionysian

discrimination

disembarkation

disinclination

disintegration

dissatisfaction

dissociation

dramatization

edification

electrocution

elimination

elaboration

emancipation

ejaculation

elizabethan

extermination

eradication

enumeration

epicurean

equalization

equivocation

evaluation

evaporation

ethiopian

exacerbation

examination

excoriation

exasperation

exaggeration

exhilaration

exoneration

expatriation

expropriation

facilitation

falsification

exoskeleton

fertilization

fortification

gasification

glorification

gratification

hallucination

harmonization

hanoverian

hybridization

humiliation

hydrogenation

hyperinflation

imagination

illumination

immunization

hyperborean

improvisation

inactivation

incineration

inauguration

incorporation

incrimination

incarceration

inefficiencies

ineffectual

inefficiency

infatuation

inefficiently

initiation

inoculation

insinuation

instrumentation

interconnection

intoxication

intimidation

interpolation

interpretation

ionization

irradiation

jeffersonian

mobilization

justification

juxtaposition

modification

legalization

libertarian

lithuanian

magnetization

localization

manifestation

manifestations

magnification

manipulation

manufacturers

manufacturer

misinformation

maximization

mathematician

misapplication

maximilian

mechanization

metropolitan

miscalculation

misapprehension

manufacturing

mississippian

modernization

neutralization

multiplication

mummification

notification

negotiation

neapolitan

nickelodeon

nitroglycerine

nonsectarian

nonintervention

normalization

nullification

obliteration

oregonian

origination

polarization

organization

orientation

ornamentation

ossification

overproduction

pacification

panamanian

participation

pasteurization

patagonian

pennsylvanian

peloponnesian

perpetuation

philadelphian

pomeranian

precipitation

predisposition

premeditation

preoccupation

presbyterian

presupposition

prognostication

pronunciation

proliferation

proletarian

quantification

purification

pythagorean

qualification

ratification

reaffirmation

ramification

ramifications

rectification

recommendation

recrimination

recombination

recuperation

reforestation

regeneration

refrigeration

repudiation

reintegration

renunciation

rejuvenation

repatriation

reiteration

reinvigorate

remuneration

representation

resuscitation

revaluation

retaliation

reverberation

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

sedimentation

simplification

solicitation

specialization

specification

sterilization

subordination

stratification

substantiation

synchronization

theologian

triangulation

unification

unitarian

vaporization

utilization

vegetarian

verification

vilification

veterinarian

washingtonian

vulgarization

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

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Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


Perfect Rhymes

Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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