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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word deflection.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

flexion

fiction

diction

friction

section

deflects

reflects

deflect

reflect

reflex

silken

milken

action

pension

traction

suction

tension

function

mention

junction

fraction

gentian

faction

children

reflux

sexton

fission

mission

hessian

freshen

session

efflux

billion

billman

claxon

emption

ensign

gilden

gumption

ibsen

jetson

keelson

kelson

million

nekton

pectin

pillion

saxon

stepson

stillion

sylvan

tillman

trillion

vulcan

whitson

glisten

griffon

quicken

thicken

villain

bisson

chicken

rincon

engine

afflicts

christen

christian

reckon

belgian

billon

freshman

beckon

lessen

sicken

stiffen

wiccan

lesson

listen

stricken

auction

question

whiplash

sanction

grecian

caxton

nation

haitian

afflict

kitchen

fashion

vision

duplex

lengthen

station

publics

cushion

ashen

passion

strengthen

pigeon

prussian

ration

russian

acton

airman

bellman

bookman

brakeman

chairman

bullion

chessman

chevron

chieftain

citron

clinton

crimson

desman

falcon

faulcon

fielden

hackman

headman

hempen

jackman

henchman

hetman

kelvin

kirkman

kremlin

lisbon

kenyan

linden

lynden

melton

mignon

oxen

penman

minion

packman

pinion

m1

muslin

piston

pressman

scullion

selden

sequin

shipman

sultan

tendon

spearman

woolman

workman

tuscan

pitman

teston

draftsman

brethren

bushman

caption

craftsman

marksman

bastion

drunken

dungeon

flashgun

dutchman

luncheon

portion

mansion

option

shrunken

martian

sunken

huntsman

torsion

bacon

basin

bason

deacon

deaden

deafen

devon

hasten

heaven

heron

hidden

leaden

leaven

ledden

lemon

linen

marron

mason

melon

perron

person

pullen

seven

striven

shaken

smitten

written

sullen

slacken

taken

worsen

beacon

begun

bellon

bitten

blacken

bracken

breton

briton

caisson

charon

chasten

driven

elan

fasten

felon

gibbon

given

glidden

jason

jetton

kitten

mitten

muffin

mullen

ninon

prison

redden

resin

risen

ribbon

ridden

riven

threaten

toughen

urson

vegan

waken

weaken

weapon

women

woolen

zircon

marchman

markman

baldwin

cauldron

delphian

spokesman

seedsman

dustman

headsman

grandson

salesman

motion

caution

bludgeon

dudgeon

ocean

gudgeon

notion

heathen

region

lesion

legion

potion

lotion

plankton

penguin

tungsten

alban

alman

classman

arson

aspen

calvin

chaplain

baston

bolden

dalton

dolphin

dolman

damson

darken

dobson

molten

parson

freedman

marlin

undone

stockman

repels

replace

footman

noblesse

passman

scallion

shearman

soldan

stallion

stallman

gascon

golden

goodman

harken

lockman

london

olden

onion

runnion

saffron

samson

tubman

woodman

guardsman

landsman

sportsman

margin

faustian

fortune

georgian

alan

beaten

bison

bollen

bordman

broken

button

capstan

cheapen

colon

cousin

cretin

deepen

demon

doctrine

dozen

eaten

eden

fallen

freeman

gallon

homespun

horseman

hyphen

hyson

kalan

klansman

lampron

landman

leman

leven

lichen

liken

locken

loosen

moisten

mutton

oarsman

often

oven

pollan

pollen

portman

reason

rerun

scotsman

seaman

season

semen

seton

siphon

soften

solon

spoken

statesman

steven

stolen

sudden

summon

sweeten

swollen

syphon

talon

token

townsman

treason

wheaten

woman

wooden

yachtsman

earthen

asian

cajun

burgeon

fusion

mahone

suasion

trojan

urchin

version

sturgeon

persian

surgeon

pathan

splashes

ablaze

abeles

bagman

banyan

barton

boatman

canton

canyon

jargon

kansan

lifelike

linemen

lopeman

norman

orphan

outrun

ponton

paean

fibrin

fireman

jordan

jorden

lapels

outdone

revels

peon

jasmine

levels

lineman

organ

replies

rayon

apron

bargain

befalls

boston

captain

atman

austin

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

chapman

copeman

corban

cordon

dampen

deploys

devils

foreman

fountain

garden

gorgon

harden

harten

hearten

houseman

lightman

marten

martin

matron

minden

morgan

mormon

mountain

muffles

newsman

nibbles

nipples

oblique

panton

pardon

patron

pebbles

plantain

quibbles

rebels

ripples

scuffles

shotgun

urine

ruffles

santon

sharpen

shorten

shuffles

smarten

sovereign

sovran

spartan

squadron

sublease

swivels

tarpon

tartan

union

wanton

warden

churchman

coachman

divulge

hangman

longan

mangan

watchman

othman

postman

amman

auden

baron

barren

baton

batten

batton

bayman

blowgun

bobbin

boughten

bourbon

bowman

brazen

brighten

broaden

brogan

burden

burdon

burman

burton

cabin

canaan

cannon

canon

cayman

certain

chosen

common

cotton

craven

crewman

crouton

cuban

cumin

curtain

dagan

dagon

daman

dragon

dromon

ermine

famine

fatten

firman

flatten

floren

foreign

frighten

frozen

gammon

garron

german

gladden

gluten

gotten

graven

happen

hausen

haven

heighten

hogan

hoten

hoven

human

hymen

laden

lagan

latin

layman

lighten

liman

liven

logan

loren

lumen

lyden

madden

maiden

odin

omen

open

pagan

patten

pavon

platen

platten

poison

proven

raven

riden

ripen

robin

roman

rosen

rosin

rotten

rumen

sadden

salmon

satan

satin

sermon

shaman

shogun

showman

siren

slogan

thousand

sodden

straighten

tappen

tighten

titan

toman

triton

trodden

turban

urban

wagon

warren

whiten

widen

wizen

woven

yaupon

yeoman

zaman

applause

applies

baffles

bubbles

couples

doubles

evils

havelock

hovels

peoples

raffles

repulse

reveals

rifles

shovels

supplies

waffles

weevils

zion

lion

rowan

cowan

dian

gowan

owen

scion

oblige

ion

rowen

ruin

mayan

splashy

ables

appalls

appeals

apples

baubles

bibles

cables

caples

dabbles

fables

foibles

gables

gobbles

hobbles

labels

maples

mobiles

nobles

novels

pupils

refills

repeals

rivals

robles

rubles

sables

squabbles

tables

topples

devilish

publish

loopholes

eyeballs

public

lobules

ovules

splices

3 syllable words

attraction

distinction

convention

conviction

silicon

conduction

contention

conception

conflation

discretion

eleven

disruption

impression

intention

redemption

suspension

retraction

ablation

accession

addiction

aggression

ascension

attention

cistercian

concession

confession

depletion

dictation

dissection

exertion

fixation

ignition

impassion

insertion

pretension

prevention

reduction

regression

repression

retention

succession

suppression

whiplashes

obsession

oppression

prediction

production

progression

desertion

cetacean

precession

correction

direction

emission

possession

reaction

deletion

procession

relation

injunction

sedition

instruction

ingestion

religion

deflected

deflectors

intestine

reflexive

contraction

description

expansion

expression

restriction

reflected

reflective

reflectors

subtraction

biblical

rebellion

in-person

deflector

mistaken

reflector

extinction

compression

englishman

concoction

compunction

distortion

filtration

presumption

transaction

resumption

abduction

afflicting

ablution

diffusion

compassion

pelican

asuncion

crustacean

digression

discussion

emulsion

dispersion

incision

invasion

inversion

laurentian

perception

preemption

publishes

revulsion

extraction

congestion

obstruction

constriction

replacement

construction

inscription

conjunction

assertion

abstention

aleutian

decision

egyptian

harlequin

suggestion

delusion

dilation

duration

evasion

cremation

excretion

devotion

division

emotion

etruscan

illusion

contraption

immersion

negation

pollution

recision

rescission

reversion

malaysian

predation

consumption

sedation

solution

summation

supplicant

truncation

volition

african

predestine

assumption

confucian

contortion

implosion

completion

inclusion

creation

misprision

infusion

frustration

alaskan

exhaustion

intrusion

timberman

translation

mexican

replicas

combustion

misfortune

abortion

abrasion

abstraction

adoption

alsatian

apportion

aspersion

assassin

awaken

carnation

cinnamon

citizen

concussion

contagion

conversion

dalmatian

damnation

excision

formation

foundation

freemason

hydration

incursion

jamaican

lactation

libration

migration

optation

plantation

profusion

proportion

propulsion

replica

salvation

skeleton

stagnation

starvation

submersion

subversion

taxation

technician

vibration

absorption

adsorption

expulsion

transgression

disunion

collegian

commotion

donation

gillian

emblazon

cessation

chilean

causation

muskmelon

allusion

citation

aversion

nebraskan

collusion

dilution

erosion

fisherman

imagine

companion

digestion

imprison

flotation

gradation

halogen

gyration

flirtation

ligation

malayan

location

mutation

narration

notation

oration

ovation

percussion

phoenician

precaution

privation

probation

promotion

quotation

rotation

vacation

venetian

vocation

anglican

prostration

castration

excursion

confusion

replacements

inhuman

convulsion

compulsion

conclusion

capsaicin

unbutton

uncertain

unburden

duplicate

aegean

enliven

coercion

croatian

fruition

charlatan

horatian

phrygian

policeman

scythian

italian

enlighten

corsican

lumberman

stygian

tuition

accretion

beholden

contusion

dentition

equation

eruption

gestation

persuasion

misshapen

preclusion

publishers

sensation

temptation

rendition

seclusion

secretion

puritan

wesleyan

exclusion

explosion

extortion

extrusion

indian

bedizen

determine

collagen

bitumen

cyprian

denizen

jacobin

keratin

medicine

peterman

suburban

solomon

venison

specimen

communion

countryman

unbroken

bedouin

diversion

permission

edition

tradition

munition

musician

audition

corruption

perversion

physician

position

petition

lecithin

commission

carrion

clarion

addition

omission

heroin

heroine

libyan

saccharin

marian

simian

veteran

occasion

syrian

publisher

remission

battalion

civilian

discipline

logician

magician

medallion

publicly

singleton

abandon

alderman

brazilian

chairperson

chairwoman

genuine

guncotton

pavilion

perfusion

replicate

rhodopsin

rifleman

midshipman

uncommon

vermilion

parisian

laotian

derision

admission

ambition

benjamin

irishman

partition

patrician

nutrition

occlusion

optician

oxygen

submission

transition

encryption

attrition

proscription

cognition

menhaden

prescription

condition

suspicion

tactician

transfusion

bouillon

fustian

crestfallen

garrison

gravamen

overman

overrun

superman

albumin

hammerman

overdone

waterman

ambrosian

halcyon

bandwagon

mandarin

downtrodden

anyone

elison

gentleman

embolden

handwoven

jettison

uneven

housebroken

franciscan

thespian

toboggan

masculine

octillion

replicates

saleswoman

snapdragon

albion

ferryman

reunion

outspoken

lesbian

nevadan

vatican

nonunion

reptilian

collision

pentathlon

transmission

precision

conscription

regimen

provision

subscription

contrition

caucasian

transcription

revision

median

dominion

galleon

everyone

alien

fenian

foramen

ghanaian

hawaiian

julian

moroccan

myosin

nemean

cohesion

acumen

backwoodsman

samoan

abdomen

backgammon

forewoman

uterine

nobleman

obloquy

opinion

obliquely

tamarin

replaces

sumatran

talisman

heartbroken

niacin

plebeian

reopen

anchorman

corrosion

fijian

lutheran

bulletin

adhesion

applicant

unison

arkansan

duplicates

badminton

feminine

forgotten

councilman

aviles

catalan

beethoven

javelin

melanin

lanolin

margarine

clergyman

origin

nonhuman

australian

applicants

magdalen

biotin

cation

chamberlain

forbidden

cardigan

gaussian

bedridden

clarendon

horizon

porcelain

unwritten

orion

artesian

cartesian

hydrogen

nitrogen

norwegian

civilize

ottoman

epilogue

vitamin

buffalos

ramadan

nepalese

publicists

parthian

artisan

austrian

charwoman

civilized

congressman

obligate

partisan

publicize

avian

appian

arian

aryan

dorian

fabian

freudian

grobian

irian

jovian

nubian

protean

korean

odeon

permian

obligates

publicist

bosnian

adrian

andean

champion

campion

gordian

guardian

kantian

keynesian

scorpion

zambian

populace

cambrian

repulsive

upholster

cobblestone

tablespoon

populist

cobblestones

populists

payables

tablespoons

mobilize

abolish

applesauce

cavalcade

novelist

cablegram

novelists

tablecloth

tablecloths

obliging

obliges

4 syllable words

disconnection

disinfection

electrician

imperfection

implication

indexation

inflammation

interdiction

intersection

reinspection

dereliction

dislocation

indication

interaction

crucifixion

interruption

invocation

replication

syndication

vindication

interjection

bifurcation

declaration

titillation

dilatation

suffocation

figuration

immolation

inhalation

iteration

liberation

miseration

coloration

interception

intervention

liquefaction

misperception

preconception

infestation

subluxation

inclination

indentation

disinflation

application

disposition

duplication

elocution

situation

affectation

fibrillation

imposition

benediction

distillation

inattention

information

lilliputian

relaxation

simulation

tribulation

inspiration

insulation

intercession

intermission

stimulation

stipulation

introspection

collocation

delegation

dissertation

innovation

expectation

dissipation

imitation

definition

irritation

circumspection

allocation

defamation

litigation

diminution

dissolution

implantation

desolation

intuition

self-deception

subluxations

mitigation

divination

elevation

misconception

demolition

irrigation

limitation

impregnation

introduction

realization

reformation

relocation

infiltration

repercussion

repossession

ulceration

revelation

visitation

adulation

coalition

reassertion

adrenaline

perforation

modulation

toleration

violation

pelagian

comparison

deviation

mediation

republican

applications

complication

decompression

jurisdiction

satisfaction

exploration

installation

institution

reproduction

illustration

inquisition

altercation

reconstruction

agrarian

ventilation

liquidation

refutation

regulation

indigestion

obligation

abnegation

speculation

convocation

culmination

immigration

annexation

hypertension

indecision

deconstruction

deformation

interurban

intimation

intonation

inundation

proclamation

advocation

celebration

molestation

samaritan

retrocession

invitation

apprehension

emulation

acclamation

acclimation

abolition

admiration

affirmation

allegation

alteration

appellation

aspiration

avocation

bavarian

businesswoman

conflagration

corp.

corporation

correlation

dehydration

devolution

disillusion

distribution

equestrian

evocation

evolution

fluoridation

fumigation

gravitation

himalayan

hungarian

indiscretion

inhibition

isolation

jubilation

legislation

levitation

melanesian

mutilation

oscillation

perspiration

planarian

politician

profanation

provocation

reawaken

resolution

revolution

rumination

syncopation

trepidation

vacillation

validation

disputation

imputation

incantation

ministration

englishwoman

condescension

dispensation

incarnation

obligations

circumvention

consecration

integration

augmentation

agitation

applicable

instigation

pigmentation

cogitation

interwoven

ostentation

misbegotten

arbitration

pagination

importation

indignation

mortification

laceration

moderation

foliation

adoration

surrogation

operation

leviathan

aberration

decoration

aldebaran

abdication

calibration

cyclopean

eustachian

cancellation

palpitation

population

protestation

fabrication

maturation

conservation

barbarian

masturbation

observation

wagnerian

confirmation

consolation

demarcation

deportation

fermentation

lubrication

publication

exhalation

retardation

alternation

adaptation

incubation

dominican

saturation

backwardation

graduation

american

minnesotan

circulation

commendation

historian

librarian

registration

copernican

compilation

pagurian

conversation

cultivation

granulation

indonesian

ovulation

persecution

tabulation

glaciation

prosecution

incrustation

contraception

contradiction

contemplation

arabian

coronation

germination

habitation

machination

navigation

nomination

recreation

valuation

canadian

usurpation

collodion

coloradan

devonian

californian

perturbation

hibernation

fallopian

desiccation

european

abolishes

revocation

galilean

termination

missourian

medication

elongation

animation

iranian

kindergarten

sanitation

domination

simonian

dedication

annotation

connotation

fascination

motivation

sicilian

appalachian

propagation

conjugation

obfuscation

contrarian

education

hemoglobin

publications

punctuation

pedestrian

attribution

comprehension

compensation

condemnation

tamoxifen

condensation

constellation

confiscation

consternation

consultation

duplications

malformation

replaceable

formulation

fragmentation

gastrulation

calculation

transformation

transportation

preparation

strangulation

aviation

transplantation

corinthian

federation

hegelian

ideation

reparation

veneration

generation

radiation

rhetorician

separation

variation

abrogation

absolution

aggravation

apologist

commutation

convolution

desecration

equitation

appalachians

combination

consummation

excitation

approbation

carcinogen

exhibition

expiration

occupation

permutation

restitution

vaccination

requisition

subdivision

recognition

activation

aggregation

recantation

ordination

accusation

reclamation

oxidation

assemblyman

contravention

concentration

confrontation

alabaman

orchestration

reexamine

custodian

pavlovian

gentlewoman

albanian

rhododendron

columbian

jordanian

sectarian

tasmanian

predetermine

watermelon

decimation

derivation

meditation

premonition

deposition

desperation

detonation

emanation

preservation

procreation

renovation

repetition

reservation

respiration

restoration

smithsonian

erudition

hesitation

locomotion

recitation

polynesian

duplicative

embarkation

chameleon

gregorian

jacobean

napoleon

excavation

armageddon

amputation

apologists

exposition

expedition

execution

fluctuation

replicated

computation

noblewoman

vegetation

arizonan

constipation

malnutrition

substitution

mammalian

comedian

shakespearean

praetorian

maccabean

congregation

dietitian

apparition

athenian

prohibition

presentation

segregation

penetration

contribution

prostitution

reputation

resignation

polyhedron

algonquian

explanation

depredation

emigration

explication

degradation

depravation

exploitation

extradition

designation

destination

destitution

sequestration

devastation

deprivation

estimation

extrication

exclamation

meridian

committeeman

greco-roman

overburden

moravian

exhumation

olympian

eritrean

cotyledon

victorian

nicaraguan

paraguayan

hydrocarbon

centurion

retribution

preignition

segmentation

exhortation

manumission

readmission

arthurian

opposition

supposition

constitution

menstruation

reposition

proposition

assyrian

bolivian

criterion

crocodilian

draconian

floridian

hyperion

iberian

liberian

macedonian

siberian

valerian

competition

admonition

composition

superstition

demonstration

statistician

acquisition

bohemian

nigerian

ammunition

precondition

accordion

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5 syllable words

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8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word deflection

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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