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

airman

bellman

chairman

chessman

desman

headman

hetman

kirkman

penman

pressman

workman

bayman

daman

burman

cayman

demon

ermine

firman

freeman

german

layman

leman

lemon

seaman

semen

sermon

shaman

zaman

freshman

cajun

earthen

urchin

persian

version

headsman

klansman

landman

salesman

statesman

alman

atman

bagman

banyan

billman

birdman

bookman

brakeman

canyon

chapman

chevron

classman

ensign

footman

freedman

goodman

hempen

jackman

jetson

keelson

kelson

kenyan

m1

melton

packman

clergy

jasmine

kelvin

kremlin

nekton

passman

pectin

pitman

scallion

selden

shearman

shipman

spearman

stallion

stepson

tendon

teston

tillman

tubman

woodman

woolman

henchman

amman

bacon

basin

beacon

beaten

beckon

belgian

bellon

bourbon

brazen

brethren

breton

burden

burdon

burton

bushman

caisson

canaan

certain

charon

chasten

cheapen

coachman

craftsman

craven

cretin

curtain

dagan

dagon

deacon

deaden

deafen

deepen

devon

draftsman

dutchman

eaten

eden

elan

engine

famine

felon

flashgun

flexion

gammon

gentian

georgian

graven

hangman

hasten

haven

heaven

heron

hymen

jason

jetton

kalan

laden

landsman

leaden

leaven

ledden

lessen

lesson

leven

liman

maiden

margin

marksman

marron

mason

melon

mention

merman

othman

pagan

pension

perron

person

question

raven

reason

reckon

redden

rerun

resin

salmon

satan

season

section

seton

seven

shaken

sportsman

steven

straighten

summon

sweeten

taken

tension

threaten

treason

turban

urban

urson

vegan

waken

watchman

weaken

weapon

wheaten

woman

women

worsen

zircon

delphian

dustman

marchman

markman

horseman

ashen

lengthen

oarsman

asian

bludgeon

nation

gudgeon

haitian

heathen

hessian

legion

passion

fashion

mahone

grandson

dudgeon

freshen

grecian

lesion

pathan

station

pigeon

ration

region

session

bordman

scotsman

seedsman

suasion

caxton

sexton

spokesman

townsman

capstan

portman

strengthen

yachtsman

trojan

sandman

postman

paean

peon

rayon

urine

frenchman

emption

penguin

plankton

acton

apron

aspen

chaplain

baston

calvin

batman

boatman

bedpan

billion

bullion

canton

captain

carman

carmine

chieftain

citron

clinton

copeman

crimson

dampen

damson

claxon

dolman

falcon

fielden

fireman

flagman

foreman

gascon

gilden

hackman

houseman

ibsen

kansan

lightman

linden

lineman

linemen

lisbon

lockman

london

lopeman

lynden

madman

mailman

matron

mignon

milken

million

minion

mormon

muslin

norman

onion

panton

pinion

piston

plantain

runnion

samson

santon

patron

pillion

saxon

scullion

sequin

silken

stallman

stillion

stockman

sultan

sylvan

tinman

trillion

tuscan

undone

union

vulcan

whitson

guardsman

helmsman

huntsman

caption

drunken

dungeon

christian

diction

action

bastion

fiction

fortune

fraction

luncheon

faction

martian

mansion

mangan

friction

portion

rincon

shrunken

suction

torsion

sunken

traction

bisson

alan

billon

blacken

briton

begun

bowman

bracken

brighten

bitten

christen

crewman

cumin

fasten

fatten

frighten

gallon

garron

gibbon

given

gladden

glidden

glisten

happen

lagan

pullen

quicken

riven

roman

rumen

sadden

sudden

sullen

talon

latin

tappen

griffon

linen

listen

risen

cousin

liven

lumen

lyden

madden

ribbon

toughen

toman

ripen

syphon

titan

flatten

liken

ridden

lichen

lighten

riden

thicken

tighten

triton

bison

driven

dozen

canon

dragon

batton

cannon

dromon

chicken

hyphen

hyson

omen

oven

patten

platen

platten

poison

showman

sicken

siphon

siren

slacken

smitten

wiccan

whiten

widen

wooden

written

yeoman

wizen

woolen

baron

barren

bason

baton

common

hidden

kitten

moisten

muffin

mullen

mutton

prison

satin

striven

stricken

batten

heighten

button

cabin

human

mitten

ninon

stiffen

villain

wagon

baldwin

children

lampron

kinsman

milkman

woodsman

cushion

caution

kitchen

lotion

mission

motion

notion

potion

prussian

ocean

russian

vision

fusion

fission

tungsten

gumption

dian

flurries

lion

mayan

zion

scion

ion

darken

dobson

caftan

austin

afghan

arson

bargain

sanction

barton

faulcon

carton

dalton

doorman

carbon

fibrin

cancan

dolphin

hearten

iceman

function

junction

jorden

organ

shorten

sampan

spartan

newsman

pardon

parson

smarten

minden

wanton

warden

morgan

mountain

orphan

oilman

olden

outdone

oxen

molten

ponton

sharpen

shotgun

alban

bolden

fountain

boston

cordon

garden

harden

harken

corban

golden

gorgon

harten

jargon

jordan

marlin

marten

saffron

soldan

tarpon

tartan

martin

flourish

option

auction

bulrush

faustian

longan

auden

blowgun

bobbin

bollen

boughten

broaden

brogan

broken

chosen

colon

cotton

crouton

cuban

divan

fallen

floren

foreign

frozen

gluten

gotten

hausen

hogan

homespun

hoten

hoven

locken

logan

loosen

loren

odin

often

open

pavon

pecan

pollan

pollen

proven

rattan

robin

rosen

rosin

rotten

shogun

slogan

sodden

soften

solon

spoken

stolen

swollen

thousand

token

trodden

warren

woven

yaupon

clerics

clear-cut

outrun

playwrights

saucepan

sovereign

sovran

squadron

wheelwright

gowan

ruin

rowan

rowen

owen

cowan

doctrine

cauldron

florists

chopin

cleric

bhutan

glories

iran

loran

playwright

florist

chloric

japan

sedan

clorox

melrose

blowers

fliers

flours

flowers

flyers

players

allers

boilers

bowlers

callers

cellars

collars

colors

colours

coolers

cullers

dealers

dollars

dwellers

feelers

fellers

filers

fillers

haulers

healers

jailers

killers

millers

oilers

peelers

pillars

rollers

rulers

sailors

scholars

sellers

sollars

tailors

tellers

whalers

wheelers

willers

bulwark

colliers

failures

skylarks

skylark

3 syllable words

aegean

fijian

phrygian

stygian

benjamin

anyone

alien

appian

arian

avian

carrion

clarion

fabian

galleon

horizon

marian

correction

corruption

direction

flirtation

parthian

adhesion

derision

horatian

parisian

scythian

cohesion

logician

chairwoman

everyone

magician

talisman

perfusion

policeman

vermilion

cartesian

adrian

andean

bedizen

bogeyman

albion

campion

irishman

champion

forgotten

garrison

elison

jettison

gordian

guardian

halcyon

kantian

norwegian

keratin

specimen

artesian

keynesian

lesbian

scorpion

perfection

thespian

perception

uneven

persuasion

wesleyan

zambian

albumin

aryan

bedouin

cation

cessation

chilean

collegian

countryman

deletion

dorian

egyptian

fenian

freudian

gaussian

gillian

grobian

irian

jovian

julian

korean

libyan

margarine

median

moroccan

narration

nemean

nubian

odeon

percussion

permission

phoenician

plebeian

protean

simian

syrian

venetian

forewoman

nobleman

corrosion

flourishes

genuine

nonhuman

enlighten

enliven

coercion

midshipman

african

backgammon

cambrian

abdomen

capsaicin

bedridden

rifleman

acumen

charwoman

backwoodsman

bitumen

bosnian

bulletin

rendition

lactation

laurentian

cinnamon

alsatian

dalmatian

damnation

dentition

depletion

formation

gestation

salvation

secretion

sensation

stagnation

starvation

technician

taxation

catalan

temptation

awaken

cyprian

carnation

denizen

fustian

hammerman

accretion

indian

menhaden

freemason

determine

feminine

erection

jacobin

plantation

gravamen

jamaican

javelin

ottoman

lanolin

medicine

overman

pelican

peterman

puritan

skeleton

solomon

superman

vatican

venison

vitamin

waterman

encryption

congressman

gentleman

cremation

desertion

addition

allergic

franciscan

cetacean

aversion

digestion

etruscan

allergies

assertion

collision

commission

ejection

emblazon

decision

diversion

division

duration

edition

emission

evasion

elation

gyration

halogen

projection

rejection

immersion

imagine

lecithin

malaysian

negation

occasion

oration

origin

perversion

petition

physician

position

predation

reptilian

provision

reversion

councilman

sedation

sedition

badminton

tradition

harlequin

rescission

remission

saleswoman

summation

suggestion

recision

ghanaian

hawaiian

heroin

heroine

myosin

niacin

orion

biotin

malayan

samoan

reopen

completion

disruption

fluorescence

fluorescent

austrian

magdalen

translation

mexican

brazilian

corsican

civilian

charlatan

artisan

dominion

forbidden

alderman

cardigan

lumberman

mistaken

inhuman

opinion

timberman

pavilion

abduction

partisan

castration

pakistan

uncommon

porcelain

unwritten

allergy

congestion

creation

croatian

fruition

injection

laotian

ingestion

objection

transcription

tuition

ablation

aspersion

abrasion

cistercian

attrition

equation

excision

exertion

eviction

hydration

hydrogen

ignition

addiction

aggression

ambition

condition

depiction

depression

dispersion

dissection

admission

allergist

contagion

conversion

crustacean

deflation

digression

diffusion

dictation

fixation

incision

insertion

invasion

incursion

inversion

libration

migration

misshapen

oppression

partition

patrician

nitrogen

nutrition

preemption

regression

submersion

suspicion

suppression

subversion

profusion

progression

submission

tactician

transition

vibration

excretion

melanin

ramadan

suburban

unison

silicon

eleven

beethoven

bouillon

transgression

transfusion

assassin

citizen

toboggan

proscription

reunion

prescription

overrun

description

nevadan

collagen

overdone

destruction

communion

embolden

fluorescents

disunion

masculine

octillion

nebraskan

nonunion

muskmelon

truncation

englishman

patrolman

bandwagon

ambrosian

handwoven

snapdragon

arkansan

crestfallen

imprison

commotion

delusion

fisherman

flotation

munition

location

musician

mutation

precision

probation

profession

procession

promotion

religion

quotation

reaction

recession

relation

scholarship

secession

allusion

caucasian

causation

devotion

donation

emotion

erosion

illusion

revision

ovation

gradation

precaution

precession

audition

collusion

aleutian

rotation

notation

possession

omission

pollution

solution

vocation

vacation

volition

construction

allergists

assumption

contrition

discretion

excursion

conscription

filtration

frustration

pentathlon

inflation

constriction

infusion

presumption

inscription

anglican

subscription

affliction

instruction

obstruction

compression

conflation

confucian

confusion

conviction

impression

prostration

redemption

resumption

transmission

misprision

australian

rhodopsin

discipline

chamberlain

clarendon

in-person

tamarin

italian

abandon

guncotton

heartbroken

chairperson

harmattan

middleman

alaskan

battalion

counterman

minuteman

medallion

unbutton

uncertain

rebellion

unburden

uterine

veteran

saccharin

predestine

ablution

abortion

accession

adoption

affection

anchorman

apportion

ascension

attention

beholden

cognition

collection

compassion

concession

concussion

confession

connection

connexion

consumption

contusion

deception

deduction

defection

detection

detention

dimension

discussion

dissension

election

emulsion

eruption

exemption

expression

extortion

foundation

impassion

inaction

infliction

lutheran

obsession

occlusion

optation

optician

oxygen

preclusion

prediction

pretension

prevention

production

proportion

propulsion

protection

reception

reduction

repression

resection

retention

revulsion

scholarships

seclusion

seduction

selection

succession

mandarin

clerical

businessman

distinction

downtrodden

caravan

companion

housebroken

intestine

outspoken

unbroken

attraction

compulsion

combustion

conception

convection

convention

distortion

misfortune

convulsion

implosion

transaction

extraction

reflection

abstraction

retraction

singleton

contortion

exaction

exception

exhaustion

inception

inclusion

induction

infection

invention

intrusion

intention

conclusion

conduction

confection

diffraction

concoction

deflection

contention

declension

suspension

citation

dilation

extinction

privation

dilution

ligation

sumatran

absorption

abstention

adsorption

complexion

contraction

contraption

distraction

exclusion

expansion

explosion

expulsion

extension

extrusion

galleries

infarction

inflection

infraction

inspection

pleurisy

restriction

salaries

subtraction

compunction

asuncion

conjunction

injunction

choleric

polarize

walruses

jewelers

hindustan

followers

caloric

4 syllable words

nurseryman

moravian

peruvian

bohemian

surrogation

corinthian

hegelian

pelagian

committeeman

superhuman

eritrean

glaciation

graduation

european

erudition

maccabean

jacobean

floridian

galilean

algerian

derivation

arizonan

adulation

agitation

athenian

aviation

cogitation

education

nigerian

perforation

radiation

tetrahedron

variation

vegetation

registration

deprivation

darwinian

dereliction

paraguayan

depravation

depredation

fabrication

cotyledon

librarian

herculean

degradation

ohioan

abyssinian

segregation

abrogation

alabaman

armenian

barbarian

persecution

aggravation

amphibian

approbation

circulation

circumcision

aggregation

agrarian

legislation

affirmation

allegation

allocation

appellation

arthurian

correlation

dissertation

animation

annotation

appalachian

avocation

bifurcation

fluoridation

habitation

irrigation

gravitation

levitation

hibernation

irritation

preservation

resurrection

arabian

usurpation

bavarian

iranian

sicilian

recreation

reformation

reservation

sanitation

trepidation

vacillation

bolivian

perturbation

canadian

comedian

mammalian

navigation

draconian

planarian

validation

abolition

perspiration

chameleon

polynesian

modulation

attribution

contrarian

gastrulation

retribution

aberration

adoration

deviation

federation

veneration

foliation

toleration

violation

dietitian

generation

mediation

preparation

prohibition

liberation

rhetorician

laceration

miseration

reparation

moderation

coalition

operation

coloration

interjection

apparition

decoration

iteration

ideation

separation

granulation

fibrillation

hypertension

information

insurrection

interruption

lubrication

masturbation

observation

palpitation

permutation

polyhedron

tabulation

statistician

abnegation

accusation

altercation

alternation

application

backwardation

acclamation

acclimation

cancellation

confirmation

conservation

advocation

abdication

acquisition

activation

adaptation

affectation

annexation

conversation

greco-roman

reexamine

samaritan

american

maturation

albanian

copernican

gorgonian

jordanian

tasmanian

columbian

nestorian

cyclopean

estonian

eustachian

nicaraguan

accordion

dandelion

oblivion

obsidian

centurion

olympian

extradition

extrication

overburden

wagnerian

watermelon

saturation

pavlovian

penicillin

sectarian

admiration

allergenic

alteration

assemblyman

aspiration

collocation

connotation

corp.

corporation

decimation

declaration

dedication

defamation

delegation

deposition

desiccation

desolation

desperation

dissipation

elevation

figuration

fumigation

hesitation

hungarian

jubilation

limitation

medication

meditation

isolation

mitigation

motivation

mutilation

procreation

conjugation

opposition

oscillation

politician

propagation

proposition

provocation

recitation

renovation

repercussion

repetition

respiration

revelation

revocation

restoration

rumination

smithsonian

supervision

titillation

ulceration

valuation

visitation

circumvention

assyrian

coloradan

octahedron

collodion

hyperion

iberian

calculation

criterion

fallopian

consternation

jurisdiction

devonian

malformation

imperfection

interception

interdiction

intersection

intervention

misperception

gregorian

menstruation

mortification

transportation

arbitration

liberian

newtonian

exhortation

napoleon

plutonian

missourian

praetorian

protozoan

amputation

transformation

formulation

siberian

simonian

utopian

valerian

embarkation

congregation

adrenaline

interwoven

macedonian

shakespearean

noblewoman

comparison

crocodilian

apprehension

strangulation

pedestrian

desecration

leviathan

algonquian

benediction

consolation

consummation

convocation

crucifixion

cultivation

devastation

duplication

commutation

competition

calibration

absolution

celebration

composition

compilation

designation

elocution

equitation

expiration

emulation

estimation

excitation

exhibition

indonesian

reassertion

inspiration

intercession

occupation

obligation

oxidation

prosecution

invitation

ovulation

intermission

liquidation

molestation

penetration

population

proclamation

protestation

replication

publication

reclamation

reputation

requisition

resignation

recognition

refutation

regulation

restitution

retrocession

speculation

superstition

syndication

ventilation

distribution

impregnation

circumspection

orchestration

incrustation

contradiction

contribution

californian

equestrian

custodian

dominican

predetermine

businesswoman

exhumation

gentlewoman

victorian

kindergarten

guatemalan

historian

interurban

pagurian

situation

excavation

constellation

importation

indignation

demolition

devolution

ostentation

dilatation

constipation

consultation

lancastrian

disillusion

emanation

litigation

evolution

inhalation

incarnation

germination

innovation

intuition

locomotion

mongolian

premonition

resolution

suffocation

termination

revolution

complication

computation

exposition

obfuscation

condemnation

instigation

readmission

confiscation

malnutrition

disinflation

satisfaction

electrician

supposition

expedition

augmentation

execution

exploration

segmentation

diocesan

exhalation

fluctuation

hemoglobin

himalayan

indigestion

pagination

reawaken

republican

tamoxifen

contraception

deformation

demarcation

destination

emigration

gargantuan

recollection

insulation

stimulation

stipulation

contemplation

lilliputian

subdivision

destitution

interaction

admonition

simulation

predilection

expectation

culmination

nonprescription

explication

exploitation

invocation

introduction

distillation

indecision

indication

vindication

carcinogen

contravention

convolution

exclamation

sequestration

dislocation

disposition

fermentation

prostitution

imposition

intimation

tribulation

inhibition

rhododendron

hydrocarbon

fluoroscopy

afghanistan

comprehension

nonpartisan

englishwoman

minnesotan

syncopation

condescension

consecration

disputation

constitution

disinfection

decompression

introspection

transplantation

fragmentation

imputation

glorioso

illustration

implication

incantation

indentation

indexation

infestation

inflammation

inquisition

installation

institution

integration

ministration

pigmentation

punctuation

subluxation

substitution

detonation

diminution

definition

dissolution

imitation

incubation

immolation

evocation

melanesian

manumission

preelection

preignition

reposition

realization

reelection

relocation

repossession

armageddon

misbegotten

indiscretion

self-deception

implantation

deportation

disaffection

conflagration

ammunition

immigration

demonstration

inattention

intonation

catamaran

explanation

obstetrician

infiltration

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reinspection

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deconstruction

commendation

reconstruction

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ordination

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concentration

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copenhagen

polarizes

confrontation

5 syllable words

fertilization

libertarian

carolinian

cauterization

polarization

vaporization

vegetarian

pomeranian

ethiopian

theologian

authorization

corroboration

clarification

amortization

certification

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panamanian

patagonian

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beethovenian

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refrigeration

carthaginian

pasteurization

perpetuation

exaggeration

appreciation

reverberation

argentinian

humiliation

irradiation

delineation

desegregation

reaffirmation

affiliation

hyperinflation

interrogation

maximization

retaliation

recrimination

initiation

negotiation

regeneration

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scandinavian

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classification

conciliation

pacification

purification

ratification

repatriation

specification

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assemblywoman

cooperation

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coagulation

eradication

gasification

gratification

hanoverian

representation

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mississippian

proletarian

interpretation

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metropolitan

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pennsylvanian

mathematician

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appropriation

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anticipation

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evaporation

accreditation

excoriation

elaboration

exacerbation

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deliberation

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commemoration

alienation

hybridization

neutralization

deceleration

fortification

recuperation

falsification

misinformation

lithuanian

manifestation

participation

proliferation

electrocution

magnetization

magnification

epicurean

origination

philadelphian

delicatessen

presbyterian

augustinian

ejaculation

abbreviation

acceleration

adulteration

agglomeration

amelioration

amplification

approximation

articulation

assimilation

brutalization

civilization

codification

confederation

consideration

decapitation

discoloration

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edification

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facilitation

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incineration

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notification

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ornamentation

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overproduction

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qualification

remuneration

repudiation

resuscitation

solicitation

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brobdingnagian

misapprehension

cohabitation

capitulation

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sedimentation

incarceration

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argumentation

conglomeration

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configuration

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recommendation

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pythagorean

centenarian

authentication

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yugoslavian

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simplification

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determination

dissemination

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denomination

discrimination

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peloponnesian

premeditation

vilification

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russification

imagination

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reforestation

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christianization

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coordination

canonization

synchronization

denunciation

renunciation

dionysian

nitroglycerine

indoctrination

organization

subordination

triangulation

ionization

colonization

pronunciation

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word clergyman

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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