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

accordance

enactments

performers

deference

performer

preference

reference

importance

furtherance

eloquence

turbulence

resonance

surveillance

abhorrence

affluence

proportions

effluence

evidence

prevalence

defiance

difference

vehemence

proportion

variance

circumference

abundance

confidence

congruence

excellence

forbearance

maintenance

malfeasance

ordinance

perversion

pestilence

transference

comeuppance

inference

arrogance

conference

connivance

defeasance

residence

reticence

negligence

dissidence

appearance

avoidance

clairvoyance

corporates

dissonance

innocence

presidents

provenance

providence

acceptance

abstinence

ambulance

consequence

contrivance

existence

imprudence

inductance

remembrance

annoyance

reliance

diligence

vigilance

dalliance

perforates

assurance

alliance

allowance

violence

assistance

cognizance

condolence

confluence

countenance

incidence

influence

insolence

lubricants

opulence

resistance

sustenance

indulgence

adherence

insurance

fluorescence

governance

appliance

firebrand

eminence

insistence

misstatements

allegiance

emergence

subsistence

nerve-racking

resurgence

surprising

audience

corporal

corporate

deterrence

deviance

free-for-all

occurrence

reverence

severance

tolerance

utterance

long-distance

admittance

ascendance

attendance

compliance

dependence

firebrands

disturbance

observance

prefrontal

repentance

issuance

prescience

submergence

perforate

temperance

resemblance

remittance

senescence

surprises

tripartite

obeisance

endurance

ignorance

acquaintance

imminence

aspirants

concurrence

abeyance

firebrick

hereford

impedance

perversely

quintessence

impatience

barbaric

cerebral

chairperson

conveyance

paraphrase

firepower

moreover

porphyry

purveyors

surveyors

wherever

bravura

fireproof

firebirds

purveyor

surveyor

traversing

forever

firebird

barbershop

barbara

properties

draperies

preparer

properly

property

bravery

bribery

drapery

shrubbery

barbary

preparers

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word performance

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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