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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word misbehavior.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
3 syllable words
4 syllable words
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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

savior

havier

fissure

fisher

wisher

fixture

mixture

crisper

culver

lister

monsieur

mr.

mister

failure

figure

limber

senior

whisper

twister

sister

scribbler

silver

scrivener

whistler

tincture

blister

timbre

timber

whisker

clincher

gesture

ginger

injure

picture

pilcher

pincher

scripture

stricture

cover

spinster

vintner

temblor

aver

beaver

cleaver

craver

favor

diver

driver

fever

sumpter

flavor

glover

giver

tipster

graver

hover

leaver

liver

griever

kisser

laver

lover

keever

paver

plover

quiver

raver

savor

shaver

shriver

sliver

quaver

reaver

river

saver

shiver

siver

skiver

stiver

quipster

tumbler

minster

weaver

hipster

trickster

sculptor

waiver

waver

texture

sprinkler

sphincter

bungler

zither

pitcher

flesher

usher

brother

crusher

gusher

fresher

hither

mother

nother

other

pressure

pusher

slither

thither

smither

souther

rusher

smother

thresher

whither

wither

binder

blinder

blunder

bluster

builder

bulger

bumper

busker

buster

butler

cinder

cumber

cluster

concur

confer

coupler

cutler

dumper

duster

easter

ember

ester

fester

esker

feaster

fielder

filter

finder

fluster

gilder

grinder

guilder

guzzler

hellier

hesper

hinder

hunter

incur

infer

inter

jester

jumper

kilter

lester

lifter

lumber

lumper

luster

lustre

member

minter

number

printer

shifter

mincer

minder

mixer

pilfer

pinder

plunder

punter

puzzler

mumper

pester

mester

metier

muffler

painter

riddler

sickler

nestor

muster

quilter

rustler

shrimper

simper

slumber

smuggler

splinter

sprinter

stifler

strickler

stumper

sulphur

sumner

sunder

swifter

switzer

tenure

tester

thruster

thumper

thunder

tinder

under

vesper

victor

vulgar

whimper

whitener

winder

wonder

wilder

windsor

winter

censure

drinker

belcher

bencher

bunker

culture

denture

dunker

finger

lecture

pasture

plunger

posture

rinker

rupture

sinker

thinker

tinker

venture

welcher

younker

hunger

hunker

junker

linger

moisture

monger

quencher

shingler

structure

trencher

vulture

winker

younger

warbler

webster

ambler

huckster

centner

gambler

dexter

teamster

templar

ulster

rambler

seamster

agar

acre

bailer

beaker

beater

bicker

bailor

baker

bever

bidder

bigger

biter

bitter

blazer

blubber

bluffer

breaker

breeder

brimmer

buffer

bugger

bummer

butter

buzzer

caesar

caper

cater

cedar

cheater

chipper

chitter

cider

cipher

cleaner

climber

youngster

clearer

clever

clicker

clipper

clutter

color

colour

comer

craker

crater

creamer

critter

culler

cutter

cypher

dealer

defer

demur

sculpture

deter

diaper

dicker

dieter

differ

digger

diner

dinner

dipper

drainer

draper

dreamer

dresser

driller

drummer

ducker

duffer

duller

eager

eater

eger

ever

filer

filler

finer

fitter

flipper

flutter

fighter

fader

faker

feeder

fervor

fifer

femur

feeler

flicker

framer

frater

freezer

freighter

fritter

fucker

gager

gainer

gaiter

geyser

glazer

glider

glimmer

glitter

grader

grater

grazer

greaser

gripper

guesser

guider

gunner

gutter

hater

haver

healer

hearer

heater

heifer

hider

hitter

huffer

hugger

hummer

hussar

inner

jager

jailer

kaiser

keeler

keener

keeper

kever

kicker

killer

kipper

knicker

knitter

laser

later

lawyer

lazar

leader

leaguer

leamer

leaser

lemur

laker

lesser

lessor

lever

licker

lighter

limmer

liner

liqueur

liquor

litter

lubber

mainor

maker

maser

mazer

meter

miller

miner

mirror

metre

minor

miser

mutter

mitre

mugger

muller

nadir

namer

nearer

never

nigger

nimmer

nipper

nutter

occur

paper

peeler

peter

picker

pillar

piller

pinner

piper

planer

plater

pleaser

plucker

plumber

praetor

prater

prefer

presser

primer

pucker

puffer

putter

quaker

quitter

raider

raiser

raker

rater

razor

reader

reamer

reaper

recur

reefer

refer

reiter

rhymer

ricker

ridder

rider

righter

rigor

rimer

rimmer

ripper

riser

rubber

runner

rudder

rutter

ryder

sailer

scraper

sailor

saker

sawyer

scalar

schemer

schiller

scissor

screamer

scrubber

scupper

sealer

seeker

segar

server

sever

shader

shaker

shearer

shimmer

shiner

shipper

shriner

shudder

shutter

signer

siller

simmer

sicker

sider

sinner

sitter

sizer

skater

skimmer

skinner

slater

sleeper

slicker

slider

slipper

slugger

skipper

sneaker

snicker

snider

snuffer

spader

speaker

speeder

spider

spiller

spinner

splitter

sputter

squeaker

stater

stealer

steamer

steeler

steeper

sticker

stiller

streamer

striker

stripper

stuffer

stunner

stutter

succor

sucker

suffer

summer

supper

sweeper

swimmer

tailor

taker

tamer

taper

teaser

teeter

thaler

thinner

ticker

tiger

tighter

tiller

timer

timmer

tipper

titter

trader

trailer

trainer

traitor

treater

trigger

trimmer

tripper

trucker

tucker

twitter

tyger

tyler

upper

utter

vapor

vicar

vigor

viner

viper

visor

wader

wafer

waiter

webber

weber

whaler

wheeler

whiner

wicker

willer

winner

wiper

writer

zipper

bleacher

breather

butcher

creature

dasher

either

ether

feather

feature

flasher

fletcher

glacier

heather

hedger

juncture

kosher

lasher

leather

lecher

ledger

leger

leisure

lunger

measure

neither

nether

peacher

pleasure

pledger

preacher

puncture

ringer

seizure

singer

slasher

slinger

smasher

springer

stinger

stretcher

stringer

swinger

teacher

tether

treasure

washer

weather

whether

winger

wringer

carver

amber

clamber

cleanser

cloister

arbor

bender

ender

asper

aster

auster

babbler

blaster

blender

camber

censer

censor

center

enter

faster

asker

barber

barbre

booster

caster

castor

centre

chamber

coaster

cobbler

collier

coster

elder

felter

fender

gaster

gelder

gender

grolier

harbor

hector

lector

laster

lender

nectar

ouster

oyster

pointer

poster

prosper

roister

rooster

roster

sceptre

sector

sender

sensor

shelter

smelter

solver

spectre

spencer

spender

splendor

stentor

swelter

tender

tensor

vector

vendor

venter

waster

zoster

temper

toaster

welder

marver

foister

foster

helper

herder

hostler

jasper

junior

kelter

masker

master

medlar

mentor

paster

pastor

plaster

rector

render

peddler

renter

roaster

shyster

skelter

slender

tasker

taster

ulcer

welter

briar

starcher

brayer

clothier

brier

buyer

conjure

scorcher

stranger

choir

capture

crier

cryer

dire

drier

dyer

eyer

fire

flyer

freer

ranger

dryer

flier

friar

frier

fryer

hire

layer

charger

heer

higher

liar

danger

mayor

changer

rapture

soldier

sparger

mire

meer

payer

player

prior

sire

archer

prayer

preyer

prier

sprayer

squier

stayer

trier

tyer

pyre

barger

strayer

forger

fracture

granger

launcher

sayer

tire

slayer

farther

manger

wire

marcher

norther

panther

torture

baxter

antler

transfer

bagpipe

bolster

chandler

forster

hamster

handler

holster

lobster

monster

partner

roadster

sampler

angler

longspur

strangler

yorkshire

acer

bearer

becker

beggar

berber

bettor

bowyer

oldster

better

blabber

bobber

boiler

booker

bracer

broiler

cellar

chaser

closer

larkspur

checker

cheddar

clobber

clover

coiner

cooker

dauber

debtor

decker

drover

dweller

egger

error

facer

feller

emmer

cursor

ferrer

fetter

fibre

footer

fretter

fuller

getter

glosser

grabber

grocer

groover

header

hemmer

hepper

herber

hooker

hoover

jaeger

jetter

jobber

joiner

juror

labor

labour

leper

lepre

letter

loiter

looker

masser

mercer

mover

neighbor

oiler

over

pacer

passer

penner

pepper

petre

placer

puller

purser

racer

renner

robber

rover

sabre

saucer

scriber

seller

setter

sharer

sheller

slicer

slobber

sober

speller

spicer

spoiler

spreader

starer

steller

stemmer

stepper

stover

sugar

sweater

tedder

teller

tenor

terror

tracer

tremor

tuber

verser

wearer

wrecker

zehner

zephyr

taber

tabor

author

azure

badger

bather

blather

bother

catcher

closure

cloture

crozier

dodger

father

further

future

gather

gauger

gouger

hatcher

hoosier

lather

major

mather

merger

nature

nurture

pager

perjure

poacher

rather

roger

rother

searcher

smoother

snatcher

stager

stature

suture

thatcher

voucher

wager

watcher

yager

actor

after

alder

altar

alter

ampere

answer

ardor

armor

balder

balter

bander

banter

barker

barter

boarder

bolter

border

bottler

boulder

boulter

bouncer

bounder

boxer

brander

burglar

camper

cancer

candor

canter

cantor

captor

carder

carper

carter

chapter

charmer

charter

colter

conder

condor

corner

coulter

counter

courser

courter

damper

dancer

darner

darter

doctor

dr.

factor

falter

farmer

flounder

folder

former

founder

gander

garner

garter

golfer

grantor

grounder

halter

hamper

hander

harder

harper

holder

horner

lancer

lander

larder

laughter

launder

mander

marker

martyr

mortar

moulder

mourner

order

pamper

pander

panter

panzer

parker

parlor

parlour

parser

planter

polder

ponder

poplar

quarter

rafter

porker

porter

poulter

pounder

prancer

proctor

psalter

raptor

rounder

salter

santer

scalper

scamper

saunter

sharper

shoulder

slander

snorter

sorter

sounder

sponsor

squander

stalder

stamper

stander

starter

straggler

tamper

tartar

tattler

taxer

toddler

torpor

tractor

tranter

walter

wander

warder

warmer

warner

yonder

yorker

zander

banker

anger

anker

anchor

canker

conquer

hanker

longer

rancor

ranker

shanker

yonker

waltzer

hour

bower

boyer

cower

dour

oyer

sour

flour

foyer

flower

glower

our

power

shower

tower

scour

adder

aller

attar

backer

batter

banner

birder

auger

augur

bladder

blatter

bloomer

blotter

bolar

bomber

boner

boomer

boozer

borer

bowler

bragger

brawner

broker

browser

burgher

burner

caller

calmer

capper

causer

chatter

chauffeur

chopper

chowder

clamor

clamour

clapper

clatter

cocker

coffer

collar

comber

conner

cooler

cooper

cooter

copper

cotter

cougar

cracker

crammer

crawler

croaker

crocker

croker

crooner

cropper

crowder

crowner

cruiser

curler

dagger

dapper

daughter

docker

dollar

donar

donor

doubter

downer

dropper

duper

earner

euchre

faller

flapper

flatter

floater

fodder

fowler

gerner

girder

glamor

glamour

gomer

gopher

grammar

grammer

groomer

grouper

hacker

hammer

hatter

hauler

hawker

homer

honor

honour

hooper

hooter

hopper

horror

howler

humor

humour

jagger

jogger

joker

kercher

lacquer

ladder

lager

latter

lauder

laugher

learner

loader

loafer

locker

logger

looper

looter

loper

loser

luger

lunar

luter

madder

manner

manor

mater

matter

moder

motor

mouser

murder

murmur

natter

neuter

ochre

odor

offer

ogre

omer

otter

outer

owner

packer

palmer

patter

pauper

pewter

planner

platter

plotter

poker

polar

pooler

popper

poser

potter

pouter

powder

powter

proffer

proper

prowler

pruner

racker

rammer

rapper

rocker

roller

roofer

rooter

roper

roser

rotor

rouser

router

ruler

rumor

sadder

sapper

scatter

scholar

schooner

scooper

scorer

shatter

shooter

shopper

slatter

slaughter

smatter

smoker

snapper

snorer

soaker

soder

solar

solder

sooner

souter

spanner

spatter

splatter

spotter

squalor

squatter

stagger

stalker

staller

stammer

sterner

stocker

stoker

stoner

stopper

storer

stroller

stupor

sucre

suitor

super

surfer

sutor

swagger

tacker

talker

tanner

tapper

tatter

termer

thacker

toller

topper

totter

tracker

trapper

trawler

trooper

trotter

tudor

tumor

tuner

turner

tutor

user

valor

voter

walker

waller

water

whacker

whopper

worker

wrapper

yachter

zocor

conger

ganger

hangar

hanger

wanger

blower

brewer

chewer

ewer

fluor

goer

grower

hewer

knower

lower

mower

rower

sewer

skewer

sower

thrower

viewer

bagpipes

3 syllable words

discover

disfavor

inhaler

disfigure

engraver

hitchhiker

insecure

disclaimer

discolor

exchanger

whisperer

dispatcher

integer

decider

decipher

listener

signature

recover

cliffhanger

bookbinder

discounter

dishwasher

distemper

embroider

inductor

quicksilver

shipbuilder

dismember

icebreaker

dispenser

espalier

achiever

asunder

attainder

customer

cylinder

december

decliner

deflator

destroyer

dictator

dissolver

bedchamber

dissenter

displeasure

distiller

dressmaker

enhancer

objector

endeavor

equator

invader

midsummer

humbler

incisor

insider

insular

kindler

observer

peacemaker

recliner

remainder

restorer

revolver

instructor

simpler

swindler

uncover

injector

exporter

fishmonger

inspector

insurer

messenger

projector

questioner

refresher

rejoinder

stepmother

tinkler

bricklayer

cadaver

divisor

debater

deliver

designer

divider

entire

eraser

fiddler

littler

pickler

prisoner

receiver

refiner

retainer

similar

stickler

stiffener

whatever

wrestler

vinegar

believer

belabor

deflector

pillager

conductor

kitchener

titular

encounter

encumber

endorser

enlarger

enquirer

gibraltar

importer

indexer

informer

inquirer

midwinter

muscular

peculiar

prescriber

reflector

skyscraper

suspender

another

constructor

denature

southerner

villager

endanger

disclosure

engender

desire

exchequer

exposure

householder

indenture

shareholder

singular

temperature

aflutter

cellular

recorder

effector

kidnapper

disorder

erector

londoner

trumpeter

disposer

elector

elixir

enquire

glassmaker

muckraker

spectator

conjecture

detector

explorer

appraiser

bewilder

bloodsucker

abuser

adapter

bookmaker

commander

conspire

container

defaulter

defender

hereafter

innkeeper

licenser

misnomer

pacemaker

peacekeeper

philander

predictor

presenter

reclaimer

reformer

regular

extender

subscriber

reminder

reporter

secular

retriever

vibrator

beholder

bellwether

debenture

departure

derringer

forfeiture

freeholder

godmother

grasshopper

jackhammer

licensure

passenger

pensioner

issuer

ringleader

stepfather

tablature

bondholder

landholder

acquire

buckler

fastener

preserver

supplier

survivor

sweetener

absorber

reasoner

settler

umpire

abductor

complainer

norlander

prospector

refractor

bibler

conveyer

conveyor

crusader

assessor

attacker

curator

sandpaper

gobbler

gossamer

reliever

vascular

gossiper

milliner

remover

repeater

require

tabler

senator

beleaguer

improper

intruder

outnumber

collider

creditor

abler

beginner

carpenter

demeanor

dishonor

editor

elater

empire

empower

havener

isomer

juggler

lucifer

mariner

massacre

hardcover

detailer

narrator

bystander

translator

detractor

needler

retailer

reviewer

sidewinder

oliver

provider

reveler

shuffler

stabler

visitor

whenever

wherever

enchanter

enrapture

grandmother

inclosure

pathfinder

rathskeller

curvature

lecturer

manager

soothsayer

stationer

researcher

procedure

worshiper

teenager

stockholder

stakeholder

admirer

adopter

almoner

annular

aquifer

assayer

attire

bagpiper

balancer

ballplayer

bookkeeper

bookseller

brazier

calendar

calender

campaigner

chancellor

cheeseburger

circular

cocksucker

colander

collector

compiler

composer

connecter

connector

consular

converter

councilor

counsellor

counselor

creator

cucumber

devour

dyspeptic

employer

emptier

falconer

gardener

glazier

globular

granular

grazier

gunpowder

hardener

headwater

hollander

housekeeper

however

islander

jocular

jugular

latecomer

lavender

leftover

linear

marketer

meteor

newspaper

nonstarter

offender

outrider

outsider

popular

postmaster

protector

rapier

recruiter

rescuer

retire

silencer

sleepwalker

stargazer

stepdaughter

stepladder

stonecutter

sunflower

supporter

sweetwater

taskmaster

taxpayer

theatre

thereafter

toastmaster

transcriber

transformer

transpire

transporter

tubular

typewriter

woodpecker

godfather

matchmaker

forefather

voyager

northerner

birdwatcher

dangler

reconquer

wrangler

recapture

dowager

treasurer

challenger

scavenger

spangler

bonfire

commoner

blockader

homesteader

amateur

nutcracker

coroner

degener

forerunner

inventor

crabeater

eyeliner

foreigner

haymaker

howitzer

idler

lawmaker

meander

contender

monitor

monomer

newcomer

opener

orator

promoter

propeller

saddler

assembler

potboiler

sandbagger

polluter

polymer

passover

quagmire

manslaughter

reorder

stapler

copartner

shipowner

softener

computer

minesweeper

loudspeaker

flypaper

controller

enamor

lamplighter

latimer

newspapers

sharecropper

conifer

pacesetter

stockbroker

beefeater

corridor

crossover

girdler

highflier

janitor

juniper

jupiter

locator

outlier

reactor

shoemaker

wagoner

ratepayer

rattler

traveler

warmonger

angular

enclosure

grandfather

bachelor

nodular

together

torturer

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catheter

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jayhawker

punisher

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flycatcher

contractor

finisher

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backwater

banister

barrister

bellflower

bulldozer

chidester

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consumer

costumer

disaster

familiar

gamekeeper

granddaughter

handover

highlander

holdover

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remember

sinister

wildfire

register

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posterior

configure

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hindquarter

macabre

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seducer

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mayflower

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furniture

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character

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november

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comforter

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sarcoma

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september

cornflower

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consider

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ocular

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nuclear

saltier

wanderer

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forwarder

homeworker

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offerer

waterer

murderer

coworker

4 syllable words

instigator

escalator

indicator

insulator

misdemeanor

simulator

stimulator

vindicator

imitator

sympathizer

innovator

litigator

excavator

integrator

emulator

speculator

regulator

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millimetre

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educator

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excelsior

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multiplier

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exterior

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nebulizer

centimetre

equalizer

literature

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navigator

dissimilar

reconnoitre

respirator

numerator

rectifier

sterilizer

terminator

percolator

animator

alligator

annotator

interior

womanizer

inferior

inheritor

modulator

calculator

candlemaker

illustrator

agitator

deliverer

investiture

musculature

pacifier

violator

misadventure

purifier

covenanter

burgomaster

commentator

embezzler

entertainer

exhibitor

madagascar

malefactor

salamander

perpetrator

organizer

inhibitor

parishioner

divestiture

demonstrator

distributor

analyzer

atomizer

colonizer

developer

expenditure

appetizer

evildoer

fertilizer

fortifier

gravimeter

kilometre

knickerbocker

magaziner

magnifier

occupier

restaurateur

solicitor

teetotaler

whatsoever

chiropractor

alexander

caricature

commissioner

misremember

vestibular

reinsurer

petitioner

compromiser

subcontractor

decorator

generator

mediator

modifier

perimeter

qualifier

whosoever

astrologer

avuncular

nomenclature

officeholder

actuator

alternator

amplifier

calligrapher

conservator

embroiderer

estimator

examiner

exerciser

irregular

particular

peninsular

persecutor

reconsider

stenographer

conditioner

vehicular

legislator

practitioner

merchandiser

altogether

geographer

locomotor

proprietor

philosopher

excalibur

executor

interpreter

inquisitor

legislature

receivables

articular

astronomer

unencumber

adulterer

capacitor

testicular

caterpillar

cauliflower

supervisor

whomsoever

arbitrator

comparator

agriculture

antechamber

aquaculture

arbitrager

arbitrageur

architecture

horticulture

motherfucker

operator

entrepreneur

gerrymander

photographer

parameter

oxidizer

fabricator

technicolor

altimeter

binocular

molecular

aviator

helter-skelter

alabaster

competitor

diameter

helicopter

moderator

multicolor

acquirer

contributor

receivable

undertaker

superstructure

carpetbagger

imprimatur

conspirator

spectacular

antimatter

spectrometer

biographer

odometer

predecessor

thermometer

probationer

confectioner

manufacture

hydrometer

hygrometer

micrometer

rectangular

vernacular

gladiator

mediocre

radiator

superior

acupuncture

adventurer

triangular

mandibular

nonlinear

oleander

ulterior

great-grandmother

coriander

copyreader

anterior

alveolar

advertiser

handicapper

philanderer

prosecutor

achievable

couturier

administer

overseer

great-grandfather

overeager

ventricular

oleaster

interloper

underwriter

thundershower

barometer

overpower

interstellar

extinguisher

interceptor

kindergartner

baby-sitter

depositor

photometer

progenitor

counterfeiter

ayrshire

quartermaster

energizer

firecracker

polarizer

Words that rhyme with the word misbehavior

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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