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

belgrade

afraid

degrade

brigade

metrics

upbraid

abrade

metric

betrays

persuade

staircase

unmade

stairways

attracts

detracts

decade

forbade

grenade

mermaid

decayed

buffeted

pervade

tirade

attract

matrix

detract

displayed

handmade

charade

outraged

parade

arcade

cascade

citric

detours

dissuade

guitars

inlaid

invade

man-made

matrice

outright

padres

retires

retrace

straightens

stressful

vitric

retracts

outrage

networks

evade

betters

bettors

fetters

getters

letters

setters

bridesmaid

straighten

addressed

stresses

outdoors

retract

theatrics

sweaters

whitehorse

hydras

cadres

homemade

network

nitric

struggles

strychnine

theatric

outreach

structured

sturgeons

batters

bitters

blockade

brocade

butters

caters

cheddars

crusade

cutters

deters

gutters

haters

headers

hitters

litters

located

matters

mutters

nutters

putters

quitters

raters

remade

repaid

shatters

shudders

shutters

sitters

skaters

stockade

straggle

straggler

stricken

struggle

tatters

utters

waiters

cliched

starcraft

feathers

heathers

leathers

mothers

nethers

nightshade

southers

others

starchy

storage

starcher

stricture

structure

sturgeon

tethers

weathers

starkly

stragglers

strictly

starches

storehouse

structures

badders

beaters

cheaters

bidders

eaters

heaters

hooters

ladders

looters

meters

metres

motors

otters

peters

potters

rooters

rotors

routers

shooters

squatters

stearic

stories

strickler

suitors

teeters

tutors

voters

waters

gathers

lathers

mathers

withers

zithers

adores

woodwork

matures

strictures

adheres

raiders

riders

siders

waders

authors

bathers

bothers

ethers

fathers

features

futures

straightedge

sutures

pedros

radars

striker

leaders

cedars

feeders

loaders

odors

powders

readers

strikers

natures

striking

stroking

beadwork

strikeouts

strikeout

7 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word retrograde

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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