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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

equals

sequels

gumption

pillion

sequin

stillion

trillion

function

junction

million

scullion

billion

diction

fiction

friction

suction

children

delphian

salesman

seedsman

ashen

fashion

fission

grecian

lesion

station

ration

russian

mission

passion

vision

prussian

haitian

nation

emption

visuals

fielden

vulcan

billman

gilden

onion

pinion

sylvan

weasels

pickles

whitson

measles

scallion

sickles

silken

minion

huntsman

mickles

ibsen

milken

tickles

bullion

cycles

eagles

legals

lisbon

nickels

runnion

stallion

sultan

recalls

beagles

keelson

kelson

muslin

nickles

tillman

weeklies

christian

faction

auction

belgian

fraction

flexion

flashgun

gentian

mention

traction

section

bastion

dutchman

pension

luncheon

tension

action

dungeon

beacon

caisson

chasten

dozen

dustman

elan

excels

jason

listen

mason

weaken

mullen

prison

risen

sullen

villain

billon

axles

basin

bason

bison

bisson

cauldron

christen

cousin

deacon

fasten

glisten

hasten

headsman

hyson

reason

season

townsman

treason

potion

notion

pigeon

ocean

asian

region

henchman

bludgeon

cajun

caution

gudgeon

hessian

motion

cushion

heathen

legion

session

suasion

lotion

dudgeon

tungsten

freshen

fusion

kitchen

aspen

bagels

brakeman

buckles

calvin

chieftain

chisels

chuckles

dalton

falcon

faulcon

fizzles

freedman

gazelles

giggles

golden

hackles

jasmine

jetson

kelvin

kenyan

oxen

passman

squiggles

stallman

stepson

tubman

guardsman

tuscan

undone

union

landsman

citron

alman

bellman

classman

dolphin

eccles

mignon

dolman

melton

missiles

molten

newsman

piston

pitman

saxon

selden

shackles

shearman

shekels

shipman

tackles

vocals

wiggles

alban

claxon

clinton

crimson

desman

ensign

baston

bolden

cockles

linden

locals

london

lynden

olden

sanction

recoils

resells

spearman

soldan

woolman

backlash

brethren

bushman

caption

coachman

drunken

engine

faustian

freshman

mansion

martian

facials

portion

option

question

shrunken

sunken

torsion

vigils

rincon

doctrine

rascals

grandson

homespun

postman

caxton

klansman

lengthen

oarsman

sexton

spokesman

statesman

strengthen

alan

bacon

bayman

beaten

begun

bellon

bitten

bollen

brazen

briton

button

canaan

cayman

cheapen

chicken

chosen

colon

craven

cretin

dagan

dagon

daman

deepen

demon

driven

eaten

eden

fallen

felon

freeman

frozen

gallon

gibbon

given

glidden

graven

griffon

hausen

haven

hidden

laden

leven

loosen

maiden

melon

mitten

muffin

layman

leman

mutton

kalan

kitten

lessen

lesson

lichen

liken

linen

moisten

ninon

oven

pagan

person

pollen

resin

poison

pollan

pullen

quicken

raven

rerun

ribbon

ridden

riven

rosen

rosin

satan

seaman

semen

seton

shaken

shaman

sicken

smitten

solon

steven

stiffen

stolen

straighten

stricken

striven

sudden

summon

swollen

talon

thousand

toughen

urson

waken

wheaten

sweeten

taken

thicken

wiccan

wizen

women

woolen

worsen

written

zaman

mahone

persian

trojan

version

acton

airman

apron

arson

assails

austin

boatman

boggles

bookman

boston

bugles

chairman

chaplain

chessman

chevron

copeman

dobson

fibrin

fireman

footman

goggles

sportsman

damson

fossils

fountain

goodman

googles

guzzles

hackman

hassles

headman

hempen

hetman

houseman

jackman

juggles

kansan

kirkman

kremlin

lightman

lineman

linemen

locales

lockman

m1

marlin

matron

minden

draftsman

lopeman

moguls

mountain

muscles

mussels

muzzles

necklace

nozzles

nuzzles

ogles

outdone

outrun

nekton

packman

parson

patron

pectin

penman

pressman

puzzles

regales

resales

samson

stockman

tendon

teston

tussles

vassals

disclosed

vessels

workman

marksman

woodman

craftsman

bushels

margin

seashells

churchman

fortune

georgian

rayon

paean

peon

othman

watchman

capstan

lampron

backlogs

baldwin

horseman

landman

marchman

bordman

exiles

markman

portman

scotsman

yachtsman

eggshells

penguin

plankton

beckon

blacken

blowgun

bowman

breton

brighten

brogan

bracken

broken

charon

crewman

crouton

cuban

cumin

deaden

deafen

devon

dromon

frighten

gluten

heaven

heighten

heron

hogan

hoten

hoven

human

hymen

hyphen

jetton

leaden

leaven

ledden

lemon

liman

liven

locken

logan

lumen

lighten

lyden

odin

perron

marron

omen

open

proven

redden

reckon

riden

ripen

roman

rumen

seven

shogun

showman

siphon

siren

slacken

slogan

spoken

syphon

threaten

tighten

titan

token

toman

triton

vegan

weapon

whiten

widen

woman

wooden

woven

yeoman

zircon

earthen

sturgeon

burgeon

pathan

surgeon

urchin

foxholes

bargain

barton

atman

bagman

canton

captain

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

casals

chapman

corban

cordon

dampen

darken

foreman

garden

gascon

gorgon

harden

harken

harten

hearten

highlights

jargon

jordan

jorden

martin

morgan

marten

mormon

norman

organ

orphan

panton

plantain

ponton

recluse

pardon

saffron

santon

sharpen

shorten

shotgun

smarten

sovereign

sovran

spartan

squadron

tarpon

tartan

wanton

warden

disclose

owen

hangman

mayan

rowan

rowen

scion

longan

ruin

cowan

urine

mangan

gowan

lion

dian

ion

zion

amman

auden

baron

barren

baton

batten

batton

bobbin

boughten

bourbon

broaden

burden

burdon

burman

burton

cabin

cannon

canon

certain

common

cotton

curtain

dragon

ermine

famine

fatten

firman

flatten

floren

foreign

gammon

garron

german

gladden

gotten

happen

highlight

lagan

latin

loren

madden

often

patten

pavon

platen

platten

robin

rotten

sadden

salmon

satin

sermon

sodden

soften

tappen

trodden

turban

urban

wagon

warren

yaupon

backlog

banyan

canyon

gaslight

dislikes

neglects

dislike

neglect

3 syllable words

filtration

deletion

elation

relation

collision

infliction

extinction

excretion

restriction

expulsion

frustration

affliction

eviction

excision

dalmatian

ablation

crustacean

alsatian

depiction

depletion

dictation

election

emulsion

equation

eruption

prediction

addiction

fixation

salvation

selection

collection

exertion

revulsion

addition

causation

cetacean

collegian

commission

cremation

cyclists

decision

description

desertion

dilation

division

edition

egyptian

emission

exclusion

explosion

expression

inflection

malaysian

negation

petition

phoenician

possession

precaution

precision

predation

provision

recision

religion

remission

rescission

revision

sedation

sedition

summation

ticklish

tradition

truncation

vacation

venetian

volition

exception

conflation

dominion

distinction

englishman

completion

equalize

compulsion

disruption

compression

policeman

opinion

conviction

magician

induction

reflection

logician

retraction

translation

convulsion

creation

deflection

injunction

inscription

exclusions

abrasion

accretion

affection

ascension

aggression

attention

attrition

compassion

concession

condition

contagion

deduction

discussion

congestion

confession

connection

connexion

deflation

foundation

hydration

incision

ignition

gestation

lactation

libration

migration

nutrition

obsession

oppression

patrician

preemption

pretension

prevention

progression

propulsion

protection

regression

repression

elison

resection

retention

secretion

seduction

freemason

backwoodsman

sensation

objection

submission

suppression

suspicion

tactician

taxation

technician

temptation

vibration

complexion

exemption

extension

octillion

consumption

contraption

expansion

subtraction

contraction

suggestion

destruction

prescription

proscription

vocalists

projection

encryption

allusion

assertion

duration

flotation

gyration

profession

physician

illusion

cessation

citation

position

privation

donation

gradation

pollution

precession

probation

procession

quotation

malayan

compunction

aleutian

collusion

omission

percussion

ligation

location

occasion

rotation

secession

solution

notation

ovation

chilean

delusion

evasion

munition

musician

mutation

narration

recession

vocation

gillian

attraction

castration

contention

fijian

assumption

contortion

contrition

convection

convention

declension

discretion

misprision

cyclical

implosion

inflation

prostration

croatian

suspension

italian

constriction

talisman

alaskan

rifleman

transmission

conscription

cyclist

singleton

conjunction

fruition

abduction

conception

excursion

confection

instruction

rebellion

subscription

transcription

tuition

conduction

exaction

confucian

ablution

abortion

accession

admission

apportion

adoption

ambition

asuncion

backlashes

carnation

cistercian

cognition

concussion

damnation

deception

defection

dentition

depression

detection

detention

digression

dimension

dissection

dissension

erection

formation

hydrogen

inaction

insertion

impassion

invasion

irishman

menhaden

nitrogen

optician

oxygen

partition

plantation

preclusion

proportion

reception

reduction

seclusion

starvation

transition

rendition

stagnation

optation

persuasion

production

succession

assassin

awaken

extortion

adsorption

bulletin

eleven

jamaican

citizen

absorption

jettison

reunion

audition

imprison

emotion

gentleman

councilman

rejection

caucasian

imagine

immersion

recollects

corruption

aversion

ejection

commotion

nebraskan

devotion

dilution

etruscan

flirtation

oration

masculine

permission

promotion

digestion

reaction

reversion

combustion

resumption

diffraction

alien

extraction

fenian

niacin

invention

exhaustion

galleon

julian

median

myosin

nemean

infection

plebeian

obstruction

impression

presumption

construction

midshipman

redemption

inception

inclusion

transaction

alderman

artisan

azaleas

capsaicin

chairperson

discipline

in-person

lumberman

magdalen

mexican

mistaken

necklaces

nobleman

laotian

parisian

partisan

vocalist

coercion

derision

porcelain

predestine

injection

horatian

unwritten

uncertain

ingestion

unburden

inspection

aspersion

beholden

conversion

diffusion

dispersion

incursion

laurentian

misshapen

submersion

visualize

occlusion

inversion

profusion

abstention

contusion

distraction

extrusion

infraction

transgression

perception

subversion

companion

legalese

albumin

saleswoman

albion

bouillon

determine

lanolin

legalize

emblazon

muskmelon

badminton

medicine

silicon

catalan

cinnamon

fustian

garrison

halcyon

unison

venison

intestine

unbroken

suburban

vitamin

franciscan

denizen

jacobin

keynesian

peterman

javelin

wesleyan

conclusion

diversion

concoction

distortion

halogen

confusion

pentathlon

fisherman

lecithin

negligence

negligent

infusion

intention

origin

battalion

backgammon

biotin

african

australian

abandon

brazilian

ghanaian

civilian

hawaiian

cardigan

charlatan

charwoman

corsican

enlighten

reopen

bedridden

chairwoman

enliven

forbidden

libyan

localized

pavilion

syrian

medallion

recollect

unbutton

timberman

vermilion

simian

rhodopsin

aegean

infarction

pugilist

stygian

congressman

corrosion

lutheran

phrygian

scythian

vehicles

arkansan

bitumen

reptilian

bandwagon

nonunion

oculist

cyclicals

bosnian

bucolic

keratin

lesbian

embolden

crestfallen

indian

ottoman

localize

communion

collagen

overdone

overman

overrun

eclectic

puritan

ramadan

skeleton

solomon

specimen

superman

toboggan

vatican

discloses

cyprian

disunion

gravamen

nevadan

pelican

vocalize

inhuman

direction

anglican

perversion

correction

misfortune

erosion

margarine

perfusion

acumen

sumatran

cation

orion

dislocate

reclusive

foramen

cohesion

saccharin

forewoman

uterine

fossilized

veteran

artesian

transfusion

perfection

cartesian

casuals

adhesion

ambrosian

handwoven

snapdragon

bedizen

fossilize

hammerman

forgotten

mandarin

disclosures

anyone

waterman

intrusion

exclusive

bedouin

everyone

genuine

heroin

heroine

horizon

tamarin

abdomen

samoan

guncotton

avian

uncommon

fabian

anchorman

downtrodden

disclosure

harlequin

benjamin

norwegian

abstraction

adrian

beethoven

ferryman

melanin

tagalog

nonhuman

uneven

socialize

clergyman

regimen

neglectful

fuselage

eyeglasses

chamberlain

socialist

appian

gaussian

grobian

aryan

carrion

dorian

arian

freudian

countryman

clarion

dyslexic

irian

moroccan

jovian

korean

marian

nubian

odeon

permian

protean

andean

campion

champion

feminine

gordian

guardian

kantian

scorpion

thespian

zambian

socialists

parthian

austrian

cambrian

clarendon

housebroken

outspoken

heartbroken

4 syllable words

sequestration

inquisition

decompression

accusation

acquisition

circulation

cultivation

precondition

requisition

speculation

distillation

equitation

insulation

publication

dissipation

irritation

limitation

isolation

mitigation

reposition

repossession

immolation

titillation

visitation

inhalation

violation

incrustation

infiltration

coalition

dispensation

calculation

inclination

illustration

consultation

installation

reproduction

integration

liquefaction

ministration

pigmentation

preconception

acclimation

cancellation

acclamation

activation

compilation

legalism

consolation

deformation

exhalation

culmination

demarcation

disposition

exhibition

deportation

fibrillation

indication

dereliction

immigration

imposition

intimation

intonation

oxidation

recollection

stimulation

occupation

reclamation

retardation

recantation

stipulation

ventilation

lubrication

tribulation

inundation

vaccination

proclamation

simulation

syndication

vindication

invitation

invocation

abolition

appellation

correlation

demolition

desolation

dilatation

divination

evocation

fumigation

imitation

innovation

jubilation

levitation

litigation

syncopation

irrigation

machination

revelation

inhibition

mutilation

oscillation

preelection

preignition

reelection

relocation

rumination

trepidation

vacillation

dehydration

elongation

ulceration

orchestration

coloration

exploitation

deviation

dietitian

prohibition

concentration

foliation

mediation

reassertion

crocodilian

confiscation

compensation

condemnation

condensation

consecration

disinflation

adulation

constellation

disconnection

exploration

exposition

expedition

fragmentation

gastrulation

excavation

implication

obfuscation

subluxation

cogitation

inflammation

recollections

mortification

modulation

indignation

segmentation

instigation

abdication

cyclopean

equalizer

adaptation

abrogation

admonition

advocation

aggravation

aggregation

application

approbation

backwardation

benediction

calibration

celebration

circumcision

combination

commendation

competition

composition

consummation

convocation

degradation

depravation

depredation

deprivation

desecration

designation

destination

devastation

disaffection

dislocation

duplication

emigration

emulation

estimation

excitation

fabrication

fermentation

granulation

molestation

obligation

ordination

ovulation

palpitation

penetration

population

presentation

recognition

regulation

replication

predilection

resignation

segregation

tabulation

conjugation

allocation

allegation

animation

alteration

reawaken

valerian

annotation

avocation

appalachian

collocation

connotation

coronation

decimation

declaration

dedication

defamation

definition

delegation

deposition

derivation

desiccation

detonation

dissolution

domination

elevation

himalayan

emanation

erudition

germination

hesitation

fascination

fluoridation

gravitation

habitation

medication

meditation

navigation

legislation

politician

polynesian

sanitation

premonition

procreation

renovation

suffocation

supposition

motivation

profanation

propagation

proposition

provocation

readmission

recitation

recreation

revocation

termination

validation

valuation

opposition

nomination

repetition

conflagration

confrontation

contemplation

contradiction

demonstration

exclamation

expectation

explanation

explication

extradition

extrication

implantation

introduction

misconception

agitation

arbitration

augmentation

complication

condescension

constipation

disinfection

dislocations

education

equalizes

execution

exhortation

fluctuation

formulation

imputation

incantation

incarnation

jurisdiction

miseration

ostentation

pagination

republican

shakespearean

surrogation

toleration

vegetation

abnegation

expiration

committeeman

commutation

absolution

congregation

victorian

incubation

transplantation

registration

ammunition

recalcitrant

alternation

protestation

altercation

reexamine

convolution

inattention

introspection

predetermine

strangulation

lilliputian

oblivion

relaxation

statistician

cotyledon

reputation

circumspection

contraception

equestrian

distribution

indiscretion

self-deception

obstetrician

assyrian

bolivian

pugilism

draconian

galilean

desperation

repercussion

evolution

jacobean

maccabean

praetorian

hibernation

nonprescription

locomotion

manumission

melanesian

resolution

respiration

restoration

sicilian

revolution

socialism

usurpation

diminution

disillusion

devolution

reformation

attribution

liberation

circumvention

hemoglobin

hegelian

veneration

computation

consternation

iteration

pelagian

amputation

institution

octahedron

reparation

decoration

punctuation

nigerian

malformation

federation

reinspection

substitution

retribution

satisfaction

transformation

preparation

transportation

generation

separation

prosecution

prostitution

persecution

conservation

restitution

refutation

apprehension

confirmation

conversation

crucifixion

destitution

reconstruction

elocution

masturbation

permutation

deconstruction

interruption

darwinian

graduation

herculean

obsidian

maturation

olympian

contribution

contravention

penicillin

saturation

sectarian

situation

dandelion

gentlewoman

rhododendron

englishwoman

criterion

diocesan

european

hyperion

iberian

preservation

dissertation

affirmation

bifurcation

reservation

liberian

exhumation

algerian

aspiration

corp.

corporation

perturbation

intuition

perspiration

siberian

admiration

figuration

supervision

tetrahedron

armageddon

constitution

indexation

interdiction

macedonian

menstruation

ecologists

electrician

misbegotten

noblewoman

indecision

moderation

ideation

hypertension

operation

annexation

rhetorician

affectation

perforation

apparition

adoration

aberration

laceration

inspiration

observation

aviation

variation

intermission

radiation

information

polyhedron

pugilistic

retrocession

socialistic

subdivision

superstition

minnesotan

albanian

columbian

eritrean

accordion

abyssinian

amphibian

aldebaran

glaciation

californian

comprehension

resurrection

mongolian

disputation

arabian

arizonan

indentation

mammalian

chameleon

malnutrition

floridian

importation

canadian

fallopian

collodion

napoleon

infestation

ecologist

insurrection

interaction

intercession

impregnation

alabaman

greco-roman

samaritan

meridian

tasmanian

ibuprofen

assemblyman

excelsior

vocalizes

businesswoman

miscalculates

imperfection

basilica

bavarian

comparison

misperception

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cyclosporine

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jeffersonian

dionysian

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Words that rhyme with the word equalization

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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