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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word hoodlum.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 hoodlum.
4 syllable words

druidism

feudalism

pluralism

dualism

duodenum

iridium

linoleum

palladium

tellurium

pugilism

judaism

jerusalem

vanadium

europium

futurism

beryllium

humanism

idealism

neoplasm

petroleum

nephridium

curriculum

rheumatism

methodism

socialism

ammonium

delirium

elysium

herbarium

heroism

mausoleum

millennium

nihilism

polonium

potassium

selenium

stoicism

terrorism

zionism

cataclysm

vandalism

antebellum

compendium

embolism

cytoplasm

aneurism

molybdenum

neutralism

symbolism

unionism

athenaeum

logarithm

plagiarism

epithelium

officialdom

aluminium

aluminum

aquarium

atavism

bacterium

byzantium

catechism

chauvinism

classicism

colloquium

criticism

cynicism

dandyism

defeatism

egotism

emporium

niobium

encomium

ergotism

uranium

fatalism

gymnasium

hedonism

hellenism

journalism

lawrencium

legalism

leninism

helotism

modernism

geranium

lyricism

mechanism

memorandum

mesmerism

moralism

nativism

nepotism

neptunium

pacifism

paganism

plasmodium

referendum

satanism

semitism

symposium

tribalism

centralism

algorithm

fetishism

hinduism

jingoism

ageratum

synergism

activism

alluvium

altruism

aphorism

carborundum

careerism

coliseum

colosseum

communism

darwinism

despotism

dogmatism

egoism

exorcism

formalism

gnosticism

hypnotism

italianate

jansenism

magnetism

mannerism

microcosm

mormonism

mysticism

narcissism

opprobrium

organism

populism

pragmatism

ptolemaic

skepticism

titanium

ultimatum

zirconium

bolshevism

chrysanthemum

ostracism

interregnum

arboretum

euphemism

barbarism

harmonium

magnesium

pessimism

adventuresome

optimism

dimorphism

animism

dynamism

12 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word hoodlum

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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