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

beryllium

geranium

uranium

aphorism

careerism

herbarium

heroism

jerusalem

mannerism

tellurium

terrorism

zirconium

futurism

logarithm

plagiarism

aquarium

arboretum

bacterium

barbarism

curriculum

emporium

ergotism

journalism

memorandum

mesmerism

modernism

referendum

ageratum

algorithm

synergism

alluvium

altruism

aneurism

carborundum

delirium

europium

exorcism

iridium

judaism

millennium

palladium

potassium

titanium

vanadium

athenaeum

animism

atavism

byzantium

catechism

centralism

classicism

dandyism

encomium

fatalism

gymnasium

harmonium

hellenism

helotism

lawrencium

lyricism

magnesium

mechanism

leninism

moralism

interregnum

nativism

neoplasm

nephridium

nepotism

neptunium

pacifism

satanism

semitism

paganism

pessimism

petroleum

plasmodium

pluralism

niobium

adventuresome

fetishism

methodism

activism

antebellum

cataclysm

chromatogram

compendium

cytoplasm

embolism

darwinism

despotism

dimorphism

formalism

jansenism

magnetism

microcosm

mormonism

narcissism

neutralism

opprobrium

organism

pragmatism

skepticism

vandalism

angiogram

ammonium

colosseum

druidism

duodenum

egoism

elysium

epithelium

coliseum

dualism

linoleum

mausoleum

nihilism

polonium

selenium

stoicism

zionism

chrysanthemum

ostracism

aluminium

aluminum

criticism

defeatism

colloquium

cynicism

feudalism

symposium

rheumatism

idealism

legalism

tribalism

egotism

euphemism

chauvinism

dynamism

hedonism

humanism

hinduism

jingoism

socialism

pugilism

communism

hypnotism

dogmatism

gnosticism

molybdenum

mysticism

optimism

populism

symbolism

ultimatum

unionism

bolshevism

officialdom

12 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word durham

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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