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

abstinence

cognizance

maintenance

opulence

arrogance

comeuppance

dissonance

eminence

imminence

resonance

gordian

violence

parthenon

ambulance

boardinghouse

consequence

inductance

accordance

admittance

ardently

excellence

insolence

lubricants

pestilence

turbulence

indulgence

long-distance

burdensome

cortinas

fluorescence

gardeners

hardeners

prevalence

sardonic

adherence

negligence

fortuna

diligence

gardener

guardian

hardener

audience

acceptance

circumference

vigilance

annoyance

vehemence

cartoonist

congruence

eloquence

furtherance

gardenias

malfeasance

performance

repentance

affluence

avoidance

chardonnays

clairvoyance

concurrence

conference

connivance

conveyance

endurance

governance

guardians

obeisance

pertinent

providence

remittance

senescence

surveillance

cartoonists

conformance

farthingale

importance

short-winded

tolerance

variance

abeyance

utterance

emergence

orations

alliance

credenza

allowance

chardonnay

dalliance

resurgence

defiance

occurrence

reliance

marathons

abundance

condolence

confidence

attendance

ascendance

bartenders

confluence

irritants

fortnightly

portmanteau

marathon

prescience

threatening

oration

abhorrence

appearance

appliance

aspirants

baritones

bartender

certainties

dissidence

evidence

gradients

ignorance

inference

innocence

maritimes

presidents

prudently

residence

acquaintance

contrivance

allegiance

gyrations

imprudence

assurance

earthenware

baritone

certainly

partnerships

certainty

deterrence

deviance

difference

deference

firedamp

maritime

preference

prudency

reference

reverence

scrutinize

severance

assistance

enactments

compliance

dependence

disturbance

impedance

observance

incidence

influence

quintessence

transference

gyration

issuance

insurance

croatians

partnership

submergence

parthian

cortina

protean

defeasance

effluence

irritant

puritans

insistence

temperance

subsistence

reticence

croatian

urethane

durations

aerodyne

gradient

keratin

puritan

resistance

duration

credentials

impatience

credentialed

narration

pretensions

creations

existence

breadwinners

misstatements

remembrance

pretended

resemblance

pretenders

freudian

court-martial

scrutiny

credential

horatian

creation

fruition

prudential

freethinkers

breadwinner

pretender

freethinker

pretension

tritium

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word ordinance

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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