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

adar

adore

blunder

bluster

bottler

bulger

bumper

busker

buster

cluster

collier

concur

confer

coupler

culver

cumber

dumper

duster

figure

fluster

guitar

guzzler

havier

hellier

hunter

jumper

lumber

lumper

luster

lustre

muffler

mumper

muster

number

plunder

punter

puzzler

rustler

slumber

smuggler

stumper

sulphur

sumner

sunder

switzer

tattler

tenure

thruster

thumper

thunder

ulcer

under

vulgar

whitener

wonder

biter

bunker

better

bettor

bitter

blatter

blotter

blubber

bluffer

color

colour

comer

cotter

cover

critter

culler

latter

lawyer

letter

lighter

litter

lover

lubber

mater

matter

mugger

muller

otter

plotter

plover

outer

patter

petre

occur

platter

rubber

plunger

attar

batter

buffer

bugger

bummer

buzzer

chatter

chitter

clatter

daughter

debtor

deter

doubter

drummer

ducker

duffer

duller

fetter

fighter

fitter

flatter

glitter

glover

footer

fretter

fritter

fucker

getter

gunner

hatter

hitter

hover

rupture

huffer

hugger

hummer

hussar

jetter

knitter

natter

quitter

refer

reiter

vulture

plucker

plumber

potter

pouter

powter

prefer

pucker

puffer

righter

rudder

scatter

scupper

shatter

runner

sawyer

hunger

hunker

setter

shudder

scrubber

sitter

splatter

younger

snuffer

dunker

younker

slatter

slaughter

smatter

slugger

spatter

splitter

junker

succor

sucker

monger

stunner

spotter

squatter

stuffer

suffer

summer

supper

sweater

tatter

tighter

titter

totter

trotter

trucker

tucker

twitter

upper

writer

yachter

culture

structure

water

antler

author

briar

brier

brother

buyer

centner

choir

crier

crusher

cryer

dire

drier

dryer

dyer

eyer

fire

flier

flyer

friar

frier

fryer

gusher

higher

hire

huckster

liar

lunger

mire

mother

nother

other

outdoor

partner

prier

prior

pyre

rother

rusher

sculptor

sire

smother

souther

squier

sumpter

thither

tire

trier

tumbler

tyer

ulster

usher

vintner

waltzer

wire

actor

after

alder

altar

alter

amber

ampere

answer

arbor

ardor

armor

asker

asper

aster

auster

babbler

balder

balter

bander

banter

barber

barbre

barker

barter

bender

betray

blaster

blender

blister

boarder

border

bouncer

bounder

boxer

brander

builder

camber

camper

cancer

candor

canter

cantor

captor

carder

carper

carter

carver

caster

castor

censer

censor

center

centre

chapter

clamber

cobbler

conder

charmer

charter

cinder

cleanser

condor

corner

coster

counter

courser

courter

crisper

damper

dancer

darner

darter

detour

doctor

dr.

elder

ember

ender

enter

esker

ester

factor

failure

falter

farmer

faster

felter

fender

fester

filter

flounder

former

foster

founder

grantor

guilder

youngster

gander

garner

garter

gaster

gilder

grounder

gelder

gender

golfer

grolier

halter

hector

hamper

hander

harbor

harder

harper

helper

herder

hesper

hinder

horner

hostler

incur

infer

inter

jasper

jester

junior

kelter

kilter

lancer

lander

larder

laster

laughter

launder

lector

lender

lester

lifter

limber

lister

mander

marker

martyr

marver

masker

master

medlar

member

mentor

mester

mincer

minter

mister

mixer

mortar

mourner

mr.

nectar

nestor

order

ouster

pamper

pander

panter

panzer

parker

parlor

parlour

parser

paster

pastor

peddler

pester

pilfer

planter

plaster

ponder

poplar

porker

porter

pounder

prancer

printer

proctor

prosper

psalter

quarter

quilter

rafter

raptor

rector

render

renter

riddler

roster

rounder

salter

santer

saunter

savior

scalper

scamper

sceptre

scribbler

scrivener

sector

sender

senior

sensor

sharper

shelter

shifter

shrimper

shyster

sickler

silver

simper

sister

skelter

slander

tamper

tartar

timbre

tinder

toddler

torpor

tractor

tranter

twister

vector

vendor

venter

vesper

victor

walter

wander

warder

warmer

warner

welder

yorker

zander

sculpture

slender

smelter

sorter

sounder

spectre

spencer

snorter

solver

spender

splendor

splinter

sponsor

squander

stalder

stamper

sprinter

stander

starter

stentor

straggler

swelter

swifter

tasker

taxer

tender

tester

strickler

temper

tensor

timber

welter

whistler

windsor

winter

whimper

whisper

yonder

whisker

winder

zoster

bungler

anchor

puncture

anger

anker

banker

belcher

bencher

canker

censure

clincher

clothier

conquer

denture

drinker

finger

gesture

ginger

hanker

juncture

injure

lecture

linger

longer

mature

panther

picture

pilcher

pincher

quencher

rancor

ranker

rinker

scripture

shanker

shingler

sinker

stricture

thinker

tinker

trencher

venture

welcher

winker

yonker

adder

beggar

auger

augur

banner

bicker

blabber

aller

bever

bigger

backer

bearer

beater

becker

bidder

bladder

brawner

browser

cheddar

bragger

borer

brimmer

checker

chipper

chopper

chowder

cider

cipher

clamor

clamour

clapper

clearer

clever

clicker

climber

clipper

clobber

coffer

collar

cracker

crammer

crater

crawler

cropper

crowder

crowner

dagger

decker

defer

demur

differ

digger

diner

dinner

dipper

dweller

eater

egger

emmer

error

ever

faller

bobber

bomber

booker

bowyer

calmer

capper

causer

cellar

cheater

cater

caller

cocker

conner

cooker

cooter

copper

crocker

cypher

dapper

dauber

diaper

dicker

dieter

diver

docker

dollar

donar

downer

dresser

driller

driver

dropper

feller

ferrer

fibre

fifer

filer

filler

finer

flapper

flicker

flipper

floater

fodder

fowler

frater

freighter

fuller

gaiter

geyser

giver

grammar

glamor

glamour

grammer

gripper

glider

glimmer

glosser

grater

guesser

grabber

guider

hacker

hauler

hawker

header

heater

heifer

hemmer

hepper

honor

hooker

hammer

hater

haver

hider

honour

hooter

jobber

jogger

howler

inner

jaeger

jagger

juror

hopper

horror

kaiser

kever

kicker

lacquer

lager

ladder

later

lauder

laugher

liquor

liver

locker

logger

loiter

looker

looter

luter

killer

kipper

kisser

knicker

leper

lepre

lesser

lessor

lever

licker

limmer

liner

liqueur

madder

manner

manor

masser

meter

metre

miller

miner

minor

mirror

miser

motor

mouser

nearer

neuter

never

nigger

nimmer

nipper

offer

packer

palmer

passer

pauper

penner

pepper

peter

pewter

picker

placer

planner

pinner

piper

piller

pillar

plater

popper

powder

rater

racker

recur

rider

rigor

rimer

rimmer

ripper

riser

river

robber

rocker

rooter

rotor

praetor

prater

presser

primer

proffer

rammer

rapper

renner

proper

quiver

ricker

prowler

puller

rhymer

ridder

rouser

router

ryder

sapper

schiller

scholar

scissor

saucer

scorer

sever

sadder

scriber

seller

sharer

shearer

sheller

shimmer

shiner

shipper

shiver

shooter

shopper

shriner

shriver

sicker

sider

signer

siller

simmer

sinner

siver

sizer

skater

skimmer

skipper

skinner

skiver

slater

slicer

slicker

slider

slipper

sliver

slobber

snapper

snicker

snider

snorer

solder

souter

spanner

speller

spicer

spider

spiller

spinner

spreader

squalor

stagger

stalker

staller

stammer

starer

stater

steller

stemmer

stepper

sticker

storer

stiller

stiver

stocker

stopper

striker

sugar

suitor

swagger

sutor

stripper

swimmer

talker

tanner

tapper

tedder

tacker

teeter

teller

tenor

terror

thacker

thinner

ticker

tiger

tiller

timer

timmer

tipper

topper

tracker

trapper

traitor

trawler

treater

tremor

trimmer

tyger

tyler

viner

visor

trigger

tripper

tutor

valor

vicar

vigor

viper

voter

waiter

walker

wearer

whacker

whiner

wicker

willer

wiper

wrapper

wrecker

zephyr

waller

webber

whopper

weber

winner

zehner

zipper

ambler

baxter

chandler

dexter

forster

gambler

hamster

handler

hipster

lobster

minster

monster

quipster

rambler

sampler

spinster

temblor

templar

tipster

transfer

trickster

warbler

webster

dodger

father

feather

azure

butcher

ether

badger

conger

dasher

blather

catcher

bother

fisher

fissure

flasher

flesher

fletcher

fresher

ganger

gather

gouger

hangar

hanger

hatcher

heather

hedger

hither

lasher

lather

leather

lecher

ledger

leger

leisure

mather

measure

nether

pleasure

pressure

pitcher

pledger

pusher

rather

ringer

roger

singer

slasher

slinger

slither

smasher

smither

snatcher

thatcher

wanger

stinger

treasure

springer

stature

thresher

tether

voucher

stretcher

stringer

swinger

washer

watcher

weather

whether

whither

winger

wisher

wither

wringer

zither

adhere

angler

fixture

longspur

mixture

sphincter

sprinkler

strangler

texture

sprayer

stayer

tower

player

sayer

bower

boyer

brayer

power

prayer

preyer

scour

shower

slayer

sour

strayer

freer

meer

hour

mayor

cower

glower

layer

oyer

heer

our

flour

foyer

flower

dour

payer

binder

blinder

bolter

booster

boudoir

boulder

boulter

burglar

chamber

cloister

coaster

colter

coulter

couture

easter

fielder

feaster

finder

tincture

foister

grinder

oyster

larkspur

moulder

padre

painter

polder

pointer

roaster

nitro

holder

midair

minder

pinder

poulter

radar

retry

mitre

folder

poster

roister

stairway

rooster

toaster

waster

shoulder

stifler

taster

wilder

archer

barger

capture

charger

conjure

farther

forger

fracture

launcher

marcher

norther

pasture

posture

rapture

scorcher

sparger

starcher

torture

acer

acre

agar

aver

bailer

bailor

baker

beaker

beaver

berber

birder

blazer

bloomer

boiler

bolar

boner

boomer

boozer

bowler

bracer

breaker

breeder

broiler

broker

burgher

burner

caesar

caper

cedar

chaser

chauffeur

cleaner

cleaver

closer

clover

coiner

comber

cooler

cooper

cougar

craker

craver

creamer

croaker

croker

crooner

cruiser

curler

cursor

dealer

donor

drainer

draper

dreamer

drover

duper

eager

earner

eger

euchre

facer

fader

faker

favor

feeder

feeler

femur

fervor

fever

flavor

framer

freezer

gager

gainer

gerner

girder

graver

grazer

greaser

griever

grocer

groomer

groover

grouper

healer

teamster

glazer

gomer

gopher

grader

hearer

herber

humor

holster

homer

hooper

hoover

humour

jager

jailer

joiner

joker

keeler

keener

keeper

keever

kercher

labor

labour

laker

laser

laver

lazar

leader

leaguer

leamer

learner

leaser

leaver

lemur

loader

loafer

looper

loper

loser

luger

lunar

mainor

maker

maser

mazer

mercer

moder

mover

murder

murmur

nadir

namer

neighbor

ochre

odor

ogre

oiler

omer

over

owner

pacer

paper

paver

peeler

planer

pleaser

poker

polar

pooler

poser

pruner

purser

quaker

quaver

racer

raider

raiser

raker

raver

razor

reader

reamer

reaper

reaver

reefer

roller

roofer

roper

roser

rover

ruler

rumor

sabre

sailer

sailor

saker

saver

savor

scalar

schemer

schooner

scooper

scraper

screamer

sealer

seeker

segar

server

shader

shaker

sneaker

soaker

seamster

shaver

sleeper

smoker

sober

soder

solar

sooner

spader

speaker

speeder

spoiler

squeaker

starry

stealer

steamer

steeler

steeper

sterner

stoker

stoner

storey

story

stover

streamer

stroller

stupor

sucre

roadster

super

surfer

sweeper

taber

tabor

tailor

taker

tamer

taper

teaser

termer

thaler

toller

tracer

trader

trailer

trainer

trooper

tuber

tudor

tumor

tuner

turner

user

vapor

verser

wader

wafer

waiver

waver

weaver

whaler

wheeler

worker

zocor

bolster

yorkshire

bather

bleacher

breather

closure

cloture

creature

crozier

either

feature

further

future

gauger

glacier

hoosier

kosher

major

merger

nature

neither

nurture

pager

peacher

perjure

poacher

preacher

searcher

seizure

smoother

stager

suture

teacher

wager

yager

oldster

hydro

hydra

cadre

tawdry

blower

brewer

changer

chewer

danger

ewer

fluor

goer

granger

grower

hewer

knower

lower

manger

moisture

mower

ranger

rower

sewer

skewer

soldier

sower

stranger

thrower

viewer

pedro

redraw

quadra

3 syllable words

attainder

compiler

conspire

container

customer

outrider

outsider

believer

bonfire

buckler

cadaver

conveyer

conveyor

courtier

designer

divider

divisor

decider

decipher

empire

highflier

eyeliner

howitzer

juggler

latimer

littler

macabre

rattler

refiner

retainer

quagmire

receiver

saltier

settler

shuffler

whatever

buttery

perrier

carrier

pannier

rioter

waterer

warrior

quieter

barrier

batterer

devour

harrier

terrier

theatre

assayer

ferrier

farrier

linear

copier

meteor

achiever

another

nutcracker

procedure

abuser

accuser

adapter

admirer

adopter

adviser

announcer

appraiser

asunder

bagpiper

bloodsucker

commander

decliner

destroyer

dictator

emptier

enquire

familiar

gunpowder

humbler

incisor

insider

londoner

manicure

muckraker

pathfinder

philander

pilaster

protector

recliner

restorer

spectator

sunflower

supporter

transpire

typewriter

uncover

wildfire

integer

matchmaker

subscriber

adjuster

havener

fancier

eraser

enamor

empower

janitor

jupiter

lawmaker

orator

producer

professor

promoter

propeller

ratepayer

require

retailer

safflower

sweetener

survivor

potboiler

monitor

possessor

plasterer

senator

polluter

amateur

assessor

auditor

belabor

beleaguer

blockader

bricklayer

cochlear

creditor

debater

degener

demeanor

detailer

dishonor

editor

elater

absorber

advancer

bookbinder

bystander

complainer

conductor

configure

contender

controller

enquirer

espalier

hitchhiker

inquirer

insecure

lamplighter

muscular

outfielder

peculiar

posterior

refractor

sidewinder

catheter

punisher

soothsayer

together

battery

borrower

brazier

caterer

constructor

cozier

earlier

follower

glazier

grazier

jeweler

however

jittery

lottery

narrower

pottery

purveyor

rapier

rosier

sufferer

surveyor

vernier

watery

widower

denature

cylinder

lavender

bookkeeper

kidnapper

bookmaker

cucumber

leftover

silencer

shopkeeper

innkeeper

islander

invader

consider

licenser

ocular

connecter

connector

observer

october

recorder

chronicler

consumer

converter

molester

offender

reformer

remainder

reminder

rescuer

colander

collector

pedicure

outrigger

comforter

commenter

commuter

composer

oppressor

presenter

outfitter

bellflower

semester

canister

calendar

campaigner

minister

retriever

revolver

costumer

calender

marketer

dulcimer

disfavor

disorder

glassmaker

suppressor

wallflower

balancer

backpacker

ballplayer

banister

sweetwater

taxpayer

forester

doorkeeper

arbiter

trimester

trumpeter

dressmaker

dissolver

distiller

aglitter

detector

successor

aflutter

stepladder

stonecutter

storekeeper

hollander

housekeeper

aggressor

barrister

stargazer

bannister

employer

westerner

coauthor

contractor

dowager

issuer

nonstarter

transcriber

voyager

avenger

behavior

challenger

composure

debenture

departure

derringer

digester

dispatcher

forefather

godfather

grasshopper

inhaler

jackhammer

licensure

messenger

passenger

projector

publisher

rejoinder

ringleader

scavenger

stepfather

courier

currier

furrier

spurrier

worrier

abler

ammeter

beginner

bibler

brainpower

commoner

conifer

connoisseur

coroner

corridor

crabeater

crossover

crowkeeper

crusader

curator

datura

deliver

deserter

director

emperor

fastener

fiddler

foreigner

forerunner

girdler

gobbler

gossamer

gossiper

governor

hanover

harrower

haymaker

hinderer

idler

isomer

juniper

launderer

leviner

listener

lucifer

mariner

massacre

mayflower

milliner

moniker

monomer

moreover

narrator

needler

newcomer

nuclear

officer

oliver

opener

pacesetter

passover

pickler

poetry

polymer

prisoner

reactor

reasoner

recover

reenter

reliever

remover

repeater

reveler

reviewer

saddler

seducer

shipowner

shoemaker

similar

slanderer

softener

sorcerer

stabler

stapler

stickler

stiffener

surrender

tabler

trafficker

traveler

vinegar

visitor

wagoner

wanderer

waterway

whenever

wherever

wrestler

bartender

carpenter

compressor

cornflower

abductor

ancestor

bandleader

computer

condenser

copartner

assembler

cliffhanger

detractor

disclaimer

disfigure

distemper

dishwasher

embroider

enlarger

endorser

harvester

improper

enforcer

encumber

engraver

inductor

informer

loudspeaker

intruder

nonmember

constrictor

norlander

outnumber

sharecropper

prospector

sandbagger

sandpaper

september

shoplifter

prescriber

suspender

tormentor

transistor

transmitter

upholster

hangover

churchgoer

modular

bachelor

conqueror

finisher

purchaser

manager

nodular

titular

villager

jayhawker

kitchener

southerner

pillager

curvature

stationer

worshiper

wrongdoer

stockinger

lecturer

bedchamber

endanger

enhancer

enrapture

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Words that rhyme with the word attire

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

Rhyming Dictionary


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