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

dismay

inlay

midday

midway

spillway

buffet

cafe

decay

defer

delay

differ

marais

puree

astray

display

x-ray

airway

before

convey

fairway

gourmet

halfway

headway

hearsay

monday

off-day

one-way

padre

runway

souffle

stairway

subway

sunday

allay

away

benet

buffer

chipper

dipper

duffer

essay

fillet

foray

giver

huffer

kipper

leeway

liver

nipper

prepay

puffer

quiver

reefer

refer

relay

repay

ripper

river

shipper

shiver

skipper

soiree

suffer

three-way

tipper

zephyr

zipper

entree

portray

wednesday

cliche

dj

array

ba

ca

moray

v.a.

afar

affair

afire

alday

broadway

capri

conte

doorway

dossier

driveway

forte

gainsay

gateway

hallway

hebrew

libra

livor

outlay

outweigh

parlay

parquet

railway

repair

revere

roadway

sorbet

thursday

tuesday

workday

zebra

birthday

pathway

abbe

ave

ballet

beaver

bever

bouquet

byway

chalet

chauffeur

cipher

coffer

cover

croquet

cypher

doomsday

ever

fever

fifer

friday

gopher

haver

heifer

hepper

heyday

highway

hover

keeper

keever

kever

latte

leaver

leper

lepre

lever

loafer

lover

lubber

mainstay

malay

melee

never

obey

offer

okay

olay

parkway

pepper

purvey

reaper

reaver

roofer

rubber

saute

scupper

sever

sparrow

supper

survey

sweeper

two-way

u.k.

upper

valet

wafer

waylay

weaver

webber

weber

cachet

cathay

sachet

cache

archway

crochet

horseplay

swordplay

abor

abra

appear

capra

cobra

copra

eyebrow

gabbro

havier

louvre

opera

savior

severe

supra

abhor

aver

bobber

caper

capper

chopper

cooper

copper

dapper

dauber

diaper

diver

duper

favor

fibre

hooper

hoover

hopper

jobber

labor

labour

laver

looper

loper

mover

over

paper

pauper

paver

piper

popper

quaver

rapper

raver

robber

roper

rover

sabre

sapper

saver

savor

scooper

shaver

shopper

siver

skiver

taber

sober

super

tabor

taper

tapper

topper

tuber

vapor

viper

waiver

waver

whopper

wiper

4 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word defray

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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