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

emergence

acquaintance

coverings

scuppernong

abundance

accordance

deferments

dependence

disturbance

repentance

sustenance

apparent

appearance

appliance

conference

covering

aspirants

comeuppance

deferment

evidence

inference

endurance

fluorescence

ignorance

overruns

prevalence

surveillance

temperance

afferent

alliance

allowance

annoyance

operant

different

efferent

governors

overman

overrun

variance

contrivance

allegiance

resurgence

conformance

assurance

bufferin

governor

quintessence

enactments

furtherance

assistance

congruence

sufferings

admittance

apprentice

compliance

condolence

transference

abhorrence

effluence

eminence

dissonance

affluence

defeasance

impatience

everyone

overhung

residence

clairvoyance

suffering

connivance

imminence

obeisance

peppermint

adherence

presidents

resonance

reticence

vibrancy

audience

circumference

cyprian

dalliance

defiance

deviance

evermore

importance

imprudence

misstatements

nevermore

overnight

reliance

resemblance

subsistence

superman

vehemence

violence

impedance

eloquence

maintenance

malfeasance

ordinance

overhangs

countenance

debarment

issuance

resistance

labyrinth

offerings

forbearance

influence

favoring

abhorrent

offering

arrogance

dissidence

overhang

uppermost

providence

diapering

peppering

insurance

innocence

aberrant

abstinence

acceptance

existence

insistence

consequence

inductance

remembrance

hibernate

diligence

vigilance

indulgence

cognizance

confidence

confluence

differently

incidence

opulence

prescience

insolence

lubricants

performance

pestilence

reprimand

turbulence

overmatch

excellence

negligence

oberon

remittance

sopranos

ambulance

tapering

laboring

papering

reformists

reprimands

long-distance

reaffirms

soprano

reformist

apprehend

reaffirm

beforehand

reformers

reformer

6 syllable words
7 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word governance

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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