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

furtherance

repentance

attendance

dependence

enactments

ascendance

maintenance

arrogance

clairvoyance

concurrence

connivance

conveyance

dissonance

effluence

evidence

financier

fluorescence

governance

ignorance

imminence

inference

innocence

presidents

prevalence

provenance

residence

reticence

senescence

temperance

canonize

alliance

abeyance

allowance

announcer

difference

enemies

dalliance

defiance

deterrence

enemas

ghanaians

occurrence

reliance

utterance

vehemence

violence

enhancer

abstinence

issuance

prescience

abundance

condolence

countenance

eloquence

excellence

financiers

forbearance

incidence

influence

insolence

leningrad

ordinance

pestilence

quintessence

sustenance

transference

turbulence

affluence

animist

announcers

announces

appearance

appliance

aspirants

avoidance

comeuppance

conference

defeasance

denounces

dimensioned

dimensions

dissidence

enhances

finances

insurance

leniency

negligence

obeisance

providence

remittance

renounces

surveillance

unanswered

cinemas

womanize

acceptance

acquaintance

ambulance

financial

resurgence

vigilance

circumference

conformance

demonstrate

minimize

commencement

existence

insistence

allegiance

resemblance

assurance

audience

inductance

deviance

tolerance

contrivance

diligence

dimension

emergence

remembrance

anions

bonanza

admittance

animists

accordance

assistance

cognizance

confluence

congruence

disturbance

impedance

lubricants

indulgence

compliance

confidence

malfeasance

observance

shamanists

performance

opulence

resistance

enhancements

adherence

announcements

abhorrence

demonstrates

impatience

submergence

commences

humanist

reunions

shamanism

minimized

mnemonics

romanesque

communists

consequence

winnowing

announcement

unionists

enhancement

importance

imprudence

misstatements

subsistence

bananas

demonize

dominick

nominees

long-distance

humanize

dominoes

kimonos

communist

humanists

unionist

immunized

financials

diminish

immensely

romances

commingle

meaningful

humankind

demonic

mnemonic

annoying

canoeing

knowingly

dominique

dominos

phonemic

seemingly

Words that rhyme with the word penance

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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