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

substance

abstain

substrates

luncheon

mansion

abstracts

substrate

sanction

dustman

obstruct

grandson

upstarts

gumption

henchman

tungsten

abstruse

obstructs

onion

banyan

runnion

junction

landsman

canyon

function

upstream

pension

mention

tension

question

traction

action

dutchman

bastion

caption

christian

dungeon

faction

faustian

fraction

gentian

suction

watchman

abstract

landman

subsides

capstan

caxton

sexton

klansman

ashen

caution

emption

fashion

grecian

haitian

mahone

nation

passion

plankton

prussian

ration

russian

station

baston

canton

boston

claxon

austin

damson

dobson

jetson

ensign

debased

ibsen

huntsman

kansan

stallion

sultan

teston

undone

samson

minion

scullion

whitson

tuscan

london

tubman

ponton

scallion

upstart

plantain

santon

kenyan

panton

pinion

piston

saxon

subside

diction

churchman

engine

fiction

flashgun

flexion

friction

hangman

option

portion

section

torsion

auction

longan

fortune

mangan

martian

bison

chasten

button

caisson

fasten

mason

lengthen

lampron

delphian

doctrine

lobsters

websters

strengthen

townsman

jason

postman

portman

yachtsman

basin

cannon

canon

horseman

scotsman

bason

hasten

hyson

mutton

cushion

asian

bludgeon

cajun

hopscotch

dudgeon

freshen

fission

gudgeon

hessian

heathen

kitchen

legion

lesion

mission

pathan

region

session

suasion

urchin

craftsman

draftsman

guardsman

marksman

sportsman

sweepstakes

acton

alman

arson

aspen

bagman

atman

barton

billion

bullion

calvin

captain

carton

chaplain

chapman

chessman

chieftain

citron

classman

clinton

dalton

dampen

falcon

fibrin

fielden

hackman

fireman

footman

fountain

freedman

gascon

harten

hearten

jasmine

hetman

jackman

keelson

kelson

linemen

houseman

lightman

linden

lineman

lobster

lynden

marten

martin

melton

mignon

million

minden

mountain

muslin

nekton

outdone

outrun

oxen

packman

parson

passman

pectin

penman

pillion

pitman

saffron

sequin

smarten

tendon

trillion

upset

upside

pressman

shearman

shorten

shotgun

spartan

stepson

stillion

union

tartan

vulcan

wanton

webster

belgian

brethren

bushman

coachman

drunken

freshman

georgian

margin

sunken

upshot

shrunken

alan

hipsters

statesman

sweepstake

amman

capstone

homespun

barren

cauldron

bacon

baton

spokesman

baron

batten

batton

bayman

beacon

beaten

bisson

bitten

blacken

bobbin

boughten

bracken

brazen

breton

brighten

briton

cabin

canaan

cayman

cheapen

christen

cotton

cousin

craven

cretin

dagan

dagon

daman

deacon

deepen

demon

dozen

dragon

eaten

flatten

gallon

headsman

seedsman

famine

fatten

baldwin

children

elan

beefsteak

spectral

eden

freeman

gammon

garron

gibbon

gladden

spectrum

frighten

glisten

dipstick

gotten

graven

happen

haven

heighten

hymen

jetton

kalan

kitten

laden

lagan

latin

hyphen

layman

leman

lessen

markman

lesson

leven

lichen

lighten

liken

liman

linen

listen

liven

lyden

mitten

moisten

muffin

oarsman

madden

maiden

mullen

upsets

ninon

oven

marchman

pagan

platen

platten

ribbon

riden

ripen

robin

rotten

sadden

salmon

satan

satin

seaman

season

semen

seton

shaken

shaman

smitten

straighten

sudden

sullen

summon

sweeten

talon

tappen

threaten

tighten

titan

toughen

treason

wagon

waken

weaken

wheaten

whiten

written

zaman

bobcats

patten

raven

rerun

siphon

steven

taken

triton

bordman

reason

siren

slacken

syphon

widen

wizen

motion

earthen

lotion

notion

potion

ocean

spectrums

pigeon

vision

penguin

bobcat

chevron

corban

cordon

desman

dolphin

foreman

garden

orphan

pardon

selden

sovereign

spastic

spearman

faulcon

silken

space-time

boatman

brakeman

dolman

organ

patron

sharpen

shipman

sovran

warden

bargain

bookman

alban

apron

carbon

airman

billman

bellman

carman

carmine

crimson

darken

defaced

goodman

gorgon

harken

headman

hempen

chairman

gilden

harden

hipster

jargon

jordan

jorden

kelvin

kremlin

lisbon

lockman

m1

milken

molten

norman

offset

stockman

tarpon

tillman

tipster

woodman

marlin

matron

morgan

mormon

quipster

squadron

stallman

sylvan

woolman

othman

rincon

dian

ion

affects

lion

mayan

rayon

divests

peon

scion

zion

dovecotes

offsets

paean

ripostes

salesman

typists

beckon

bourbon

burgeon

auden

begun

bellon

billon

bollen

broaden

burton

certain

charon

chicken

common

crouton

cuban

curtain

deaden

deafen

devon

driven

fallen

felon

floren

foreign

given

glidden

gluten

griffon

hausen

heaven

heron

hidden

hoten

leaden

leaven

ledden

lemon

trojan

often

surgeon

locken

loosen

loren

marron

melon

pavon

perron

person

poison

pollan

pollen

prison

pullen

quicken

reckon

redden

resin

ridden

risen

riven

rosin

seven

sicken

sodden

soften

stiffen

stricken

striven

thicken

thousand

trodden

turban

urban

urson

vegan

warren

wiccan

woman

women

wooden

woolen

version

villain

weapon

worsen

fusion

sturgeon

persian

yaupon

bolden

defect

olden

newsman

kirkman

lopeman

workman

copeman

golden

soldan

offshoot

diffused

gowan

urine

cowan

affixed

depicts

effects

eavesdrop

offshoots

blowgun

bowman

brogan

broken

burden

burdon

burman

chosen

colon

crewman

cumin

dromon

ermine

firman

frozen

german

hoven

human

logan

lumen

hogan

odin

rumen

omen

open

proven

roman

rosen

sermon

shogun

stolen

swollen

showman

slogan

solon

spectre

spigot

spoken

token

toman

woven

yeoman

zircon

affect

robust

divest

dovecote

riposte

spigots

typist

ruin

owen

rowan

rowen

defects

scapegoats

depict

effect

evict

scapegoat

3 syllable words

abstention

substantial

obstruction

abstentions

frustration

substances

obstructions

obsession

crustacean

constriction

construction

subscription

abstraction

expansion

extension

consumption

subtraction

abstractions

conception

contention

suspension

prostration

assumption

conflation

translation

castration

ablation

plantation

gestation

succession

ascension

asuncion

accession

attention

concession

protection

conscription

extraction

instruction

absorption

companion

complexion

contraction

contraption

destruction

distraction

excretion

extinction

extortion

inspection

phoenician

prescription

procession

venetian

compulsion

completion

conduction

compunction

confucian

attraction

abandon

distinction

contortion

contrition

convention

convulsion

declension

distortion

exception

filtration

inception

intention

battalion

inflation

inscription

abstinent

conjunction

abstinence

objection

assassin

abrasion

accretion

attrition

affection

carnation

concussion

suspicion

compassion

contagion

dalmatian

deception

discussion

dissection

fixation

foundation

sensation

stagnation

transition

fustian

condition

confession

connection

connexion

detection

detention

dictation

dissension

salvation

secretion

selection

submission

taxation

temptation

damnation

optation

cistercian

propulsion

reception

collection

production

reduction

vibration

lactation

libration

alsatian

patrician

adhesion

countryman

cessation

truncation

citation

negation

exemption

predation

description

petition

obstacle

cetacean

obstinate

adsorption

summation

nebraskan

expression

restriction

secession

transgression

recession

assertion

infraction

sedation

pentathlon

deflection

transaction

transmission

misfortune

exaction

nonhuman

reflection

discretion

redemption

affections

affliction

diffraction

confection

confusion

convection

compression

concoction

conviction

austrian

capsaicin

italian

mistaken

creation

medallion

australian

magician

injection

obstacles

substantive

substitutes

election

dimension

inaction

progression

retention

resection

andean

suppression

subversion

hydration

pretension

formation

oppression

ignition

impassion

optician

ablution

admission

adoption

aspersion

depletion

erection

kantian

abortion

artesian

conversion

dentition

apportion

cartesian

deflation

insertion

defection

aggression

addiction

cognition

invasion

menhaden

migration

uneven

misshapen

partition

perception

proportion

regression

rendition

starvation

submersion

tactician

technician

arkansan

substitute

bandwagon

egyptian

gentleman

extrusion

proscription

transfusion

communion

disunion

muskmelon

projection

excursion

addition

conclusion

flirtation

flotation

precession

combustion

notation

oration

possession

occasion

position

impression

infection

collegian

commission

deletion

ligation

cremation

dilation

elation

malaysian

parthian

physician

infusion

inhuman

edition

duration

gyration

invention

privation

probation

midshipman

donation

mutation

narration

retraction

causation

profession

misprision

quotation

relation

tradition

defections

plebeian

rotation

alaskan

dominion

opinion

in-person

transcription

artisan

partisan

policeman

rebellion

ambition

anchorman

contusion

depiction

equation

exertion

depression

dispersion

eviction

excision

incision

inversion

scythian

incursion

norwegian

nutrition

persuasion

profusion

horatian

handwoven

catalan

halcyon

crestfallen

mandarin

infarction

infliction

reptilian

citizen

determine

keynesian

inflection

anyone

campion

champion

freemason

garrison

jettison

indian

suggestion

awaken

bosnian

jamaican

lanolin

digestion

nevadan

ejection

emblazon

franciscan

nonunion

octillion

encryption

thespian

vitamin

explosion

rejection

ottoman

exclusion

snapdragon

evictions

englishman

inclusion

intrusion

aleutian

audition

abstracted

aversion

collision

recision

desertion

depictions

provision

decision

gradation

imagine

reaction

rescission

vacation

commotion

evasion

caucasian

ovation

emission

promotion

munition

location

pollution

sedition

solution

vocation

libyan

logician

appian

cohesion

malayan

pavilion

unbutton

arian

brazilian

uncertain

cation

uncommon

cambrian

enliven

enlighten

backgammon

backwoodsman

ghanaian

galleon

gaussian

hawaiian

acumen

congestion

civilian

everyone

subsidies

spectacle

croatian

phrygian

irishman

laurentian

laotian

diffusion

digression

aegean

prevention

stygian

occlusion

preemption

repression

upsetting

albion

bedizen

albumin

downtrodden

cyprian

eleven

ferryman

gordian

gravamen

guardian

hammerman

imprison

lesbian

obstructive

outspoken

scorpion

spectacles

subsidy

suburban

waterman

wesleyan

suffocate

toboggan

unbroken

vatican

zambian

anglican

omission

permission

precision

presumption

volition

allusion

musician

clergyman

precaution

devotion

diversion

divestment

division

resumption

emotion

exhaustion

ingestion

implosion

immersion

remission

religion

collusion

reversion

corruption

dilution

dorian

fenian

guncotton

chilean

fabian

foramen

gillian

grobian

nubian

forbidden

simian

abdomen

alderman

bedridden

subsidize

unwritten

syrian

tamarin

chairwoman

unburden

saccharin

apostate

aryan

carrion

irian

clarion

korean

marian

protean

veteran

lumberman

affecting

eruption

deduction

beholden

emulsion

coercion

fijian

divestments

tuition

fruition

offsetting

preclusion

prediction

revulsion

seclusion

seduction

typesetting

bitumen

embolden

bulletin

housebroken

intestine

adrian

peterman

reunion

tapestries

injunction

ambrosian

disruption

induction

correction

heartbroken

direction

erosion

abduction

delusion

illusion

lecithin

percussion

perversion

revision

tapestry

timberman

talisman

predestine

sophistry

spectators

robustly

heavyweights

expulsion

forewoman

perfusion

devastate

avian

alien

biotin

perfection

freudian

horizon

jovian

julian

median

myosin

nemean

niacin

odeon

orion

permian

benjamin

samoan

spaghetti

reopen

uterine

badminton

etruscan

upside-down

singleton

apostle

baby-sit

beethoven

jacobin

keratin

halogen

medicine

margarine

elison

overdone

heavyset

heavyweight

origin

overman

overrun

puritan

rhapsody

skeleton

superman

unison

fisherman

spectator

venison

affected

affective

apostles

chairperson

chamberlain

charlatan

depicted

vermilion

congressman

lobbyists

discipline

lopsided

nobleman

rhapsodic

sumatran

rhapsodize

rhodopsin

rifleman

heroin

bedouin

heroine

hydrogen

moroccan

oxygen

nitrogen

councilman

obfuscate

derision

corrosion

harlequin

lutheran

parisian

saleswoman

collagen

cinnamon

denizen

epistle

forgotten

javelin

pelican

ramadan

revisit

silicon

solomon

specimen

regimen

eavesdropping

cardigan

corsican

defective

african

charwoman

deficits

deposits

effective

effectors

genuine

magdalen

mexican

navigates

porcelain

subacute

masculine

spectrograph

effector

melanin

bouillon

feminine

navigate

clarendon

revisits

deficit

deposit

episode

lobbyist

oboist

opposite

episodes

opposites

4 syllable words

installation

constellation

consternation

constipation

ostentation

destination

distillation

estimation

extrication

implantation

instigation

subluxation

substantially

substitution

gastrulation

incantation

alternation

abnegation

culmination

cultivation

activation

intimation

masturbation

tribulation

ventilation

intonation

publication

sanitation

suffocation

hibernation

substitutions

animation

litigation

annotation

detonation

transplantation

restoration

ulceration

obstetrician

expectation

menstruation

constitution

fluctuation

disinflation

integration

mortification

punctuation

expiration

fabrication

fibrillation

glaciation

abdication

absolution

altercation

saturation

cancellation

destitution

annexation

granulation

inspiration

prostitution

maturation

desperation

gravitation

dissipation

obstetricians

alteration

recreation

titillation

aspiration

motivation

mutilation

mitigation

respiration

extradition

contemplation

demonstration

impregnation

aberration

arbitration

coloration

exhumation

exploration

ideation

illustration

institution

interdiction

iteration

laceration

liberation

ministration

misperception

obstructionist

octahedron

variation

retardation

interjection

confirmation

restitution

conservation

dislocation

devastation

excitation

obstetrical

conversation

strangulation

gargantuan

invitation

lubrication

liquidation

observation

custodian

deconstruction

syndication

insurrection

intermission

relaxation

registration

reconstruction

hypertension

abyssinian

historian

nestorian

obsidian

estonian

graduation

situation

affectation

circumspection

affirmation

figuration

irritation

levitation

limitation

procreation

visitation

sequestration

valuation

admiration

corporation

declaration

perspiration

perturbation

trepidation

supposition

obstructionists

orchestration

corp.

dissertation

elongation

preconception

federation

operation

preparation

reparation

disinfection

transportation

embarkation

adrenaline

toleration

transformation

cogitation

decoration

deviation

aviation

rhetorician

pedestrian

indentation

moderation

indexation

indignation

infestation

veneration

athenian

reinspection

foliation

miseration

radiation

separation

generation

mediation

adoration

adaptation

backwardation

designation

fermentation

information

inundation

recantation

refutation

presentation

deformation

demarcation

inattention

interaction

penetration

protestation

celebration

molestation

resignation

statistician

eustachian

sectarian

subdivision

accordion

oblivion

suppositions

commendation

committeeman

calibration

copernican

victorian

cotyledon

substantively

legislation

concentration

incrustation

infiltration

coronation

connotation

misconception

bifurcation

dilatation

divination

fascination

domination

gentlewoman

emanation

germination

habitation

hesitation

imitation

intuition

exploitation

machination

meditation

nomination

manumission

preignition

preservation

profanation

readmission

recitation

reformation

reservation

resurrection

smithsonian

suffocating

termination

usurpation

augmentation

condemnation

circumvention

compensation

condensation

confiscation

consultation

dispensation

gregorian

condescension

disputation

importation

electrician

incarnation

intersection

intervention

jurisdiction

exhortation

fragmentation

imperfection

interception

malformation

assyrian

iranian

obfuscation

segmentation

pigmentation

comprehension

malnutrition

planarian

reassertion

agitation

perforation

dietitian

capacitance

contrarian

surrogation

obstinacy

apparition

pagination

sophisticate

vegetation

prohibition

violation

apprehension

introspection

predilection

american

precondition

agrarian

confrontation

gorgonian

contraception

guatemalan

vaccination

indiscretion

commutation

intercession

approbation

combination

permutation

recognition

recollection

reputation

interurban

librarian

wagnerian

retrocession

affectionate

immigration

self-deception

disaffection

centurion

dominican

desecration

eritrean

watermelon

deportation

crucifixion

emigration

superstition

pagurian

equitation

ordination

palpitation

correlation

defamation

elevation

irrigation

derivation

nonprescription

dehydration

allegation

dedication

delegation

disillusion

revelation

polynesian

immolation

appellation

definition

hungarian

isolation

jubilation

fluoridation

politician

repetition

provocation

validation

premonition

revocation

decimation

allocation

avocation

desolation

medication

substituted

collocation

desiccation

inhalation

melanesian

innovation

navigation

officiates

oscillation

propagation

renovation

rumination

equestrian

sophisticates

realization

vacillation

consecration

bavarian

canadian

chameleon

collodion

comedian

criterion

retribution

devonian

fallopian

iberian

liberian

missourian

napoleon

newtonian

praetorian

lancastrian

satisfaction

siberian

sicilian

plutonian

simonian

attribution

valerian

amputation

computation

decompression

disconnection

imputation

inclination

liquefaction

reproduction

adulation

modulation

interwoven

corinthian

education

coalition

officiate

pelagian

shakespearean

spectacular

aggravation

ammunition

competition

deprivation

introduction

consummation

dereliction

duplication

emulation

lilliputian

ovulation

oxidation

alabaman

simulation

dandelion

obligation

abrogation

admonition

benediction

devastating

persecution

contravention

contribution

exhibition

insulation

stimulation

stipulation

tasmanian

acclamation

aggregation

indication

indonesian

compilation

convocation

speculation

reclamation

explanation

occupation

accusation

advocation

application

circulation

circumcision

depravation

acclimation

consolation

degradation

depredation

elocution

barbarian

conflagration

invocation

population

albanian

proclamation

prosecution

regulation

tabulation

distribution

armenian

capacities

segregation

replication

vindication

revocations

assemblyman

appalachian

relocation

inhibition

apostrophes

deposition

reposition

abolition

conjugation

demolition

repossession

proposition

nonpartisan

rhododendron

algerian

fumigation

mongolian

syncopation

evocation

opposition

diminution

erudition

jacobean

capacitor

excavation

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hemoglobin

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tamoxifen

hydrocarbon

avocado

avocados

copenhagen

5 syllable words

excoriation

domestication

sophistication

abbreviation

congratulation

abomination

attenuation

conciliation

infatuation

retaliation

confabulation

procrastination

communication

amalgamation

appropriation

concatenation

consolidation

continuation

emancipation

invalidation

justification

misapplication

instrumentation

examination

exfoliation

exasperation

subordination

miscalculation

accommodation

inhabitation

assimilation

authentication

decapitation

hallucination

obliteration

eradication

facilitation

expropriation

prevarication

russification

adjudication

appreciation

annihilation

association

cauterization

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delineation

affiliation

expatriation

exaggeration

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extermination

improvisation

interpretation

prognostication

alleviation

alliteration

intoxication

investigation

inactivation

evacuation

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manipulation

initiation

misapprehension

negotiation

predestination

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consideration

denunciation

dramatization

pronunciation

evaluation

exoneration

incineration

renunciation

repatriation

repudiation

solicitation

vulgarization

amortization

adulteration

stratification

triangulation

dissatisfaction

capitulation

approximation

disintegration

evacuations

juxtaposition

cohabitation

commemoration

multiplication

deification

evaporation

deceleration

elaboration

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depreciation

ionization

irradiation

imagination

configuration

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degeneration

fortification

intimidation

magnetization

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misinformation

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rectification

reintegration

sanctification

sedimentation

colonization

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legalization

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edification

localization

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vilification

pacification

ossification

nullification

revaluation

specification

sterilization

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purification

remuneration

unification

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verification

ratification

ramification

qualification

canonization

agglomeration

specialization

representation

reaffirmation

recuperation

ornamentation

pasteurization

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falsification

harmonization

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organization

recrimination

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administration

corroboration

christianization

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argumentation

augustinian

regeneration

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certification

brutalization

panamanian

defenestration

desalination

subsidiary

civilization

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amplification

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inauguration

notification

utilization

peloponnesian

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humiliation

sophisticated

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accreditation

incarceration

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hyperinflation

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equalization

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orientation

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academician

simplification

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origination

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affectionately

authorization

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epicurean

hydrogenation

elizabethan

preoccupation

ethiopian

discrimination

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modernization

overproduction

navigational

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depopulation

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participation

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epistolary

articulation

caledonian

depositary

electrocution

predisposition

neapolitan

repositories

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nitroglycerine

repository

depository

delicatessen

carthaginian

lithuanian

pythagorean

centenarian

veterinarian

exoskeleton

argentinian

vegetarian

dionysian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word substantiation

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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