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

alluvium

beryllium

algorithm

aphorism

coliseum

colosseum

dualism

jerusalem

linoleum

mannerism

mausoleum

millennium

nihilism

palladium

polonium

potassium

selenium

tellurium

titanium

vanadium

altruism

antebellum

vandalism

cataclysm

athenaeum

logarithm

geranium

niobium

uranium

aluminium

aluminum

animism

aquarium

arboretum

atavism

bacterium

barbarism

byzantium

catechism

classicism

colloquium

curriculum

dandyism

fatalism

feudalism

hellenism

helotism

idealism

journalism

lawrencium

legalism

magnesium

memorandum

modernism

moralism

neoplasm

pacifism

petroleum

plasmodium

pluralism

tribalism

socialism

ageratum

pugilism

ammonium

stoicism

zionism

neutralism

delirium

herbarium

heroism

symbolism

ultimatum

careerism

populism

druidism

duodenum

elysium

judaism

terrorism

pragmatism

zirconium

activism

aneurism

carborundum

compendium

cytoplasm

embolism

formalism

jansenism

magnetism

molybdenum

chrysanthemum

plagiarism

epithelium

futurism

officialdom

centralism

chauvinism

dynamism

egotism

emporium

encomium

ergotism

gymnasium

harmonium

hedonism

humanism

leninism

mechanism

mesmerism

millennia

nativism

nephridium

nepotism

neptunium

paganism

pessimism

pollinia

referendum

rheumatism

satanism

semitism

adventuresome

fetishism

methodism

synergism

darwinism

despotism

dimorphism

dogmatism

gnosticism

europium

communism

exorcism

hypnotism

egoism

iridium

microcosm

organism

unionism

mormonism

narcissism

opprobrium

optimism

skepticism

bolshevism

interregnum

ostracism

euphemism

symposium

criticism

cynicism

defeatism

lyricism

hinduism

jingoism

mysticism

12 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word alum

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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