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

samurais

satirize

surprising

memorize

terrorize

enterprise

plagiarize

pressurize

certifies

fireflies

paralyze

urbanize

mesmerize

verifies

fertilize

sterilize

verbalize

clarifies

terrifies

pasteurize

ghettoize

perforate

butterflies

chairperson

circumcise

deputize

patronize

rhapsodize

theorize

agonize

alibis

amortize

analyze

canonize

catalyze

classifies

corporal

corporate

firebirds

fireproof

fraternize

glorifies

gratifies

hellenize

jeopardize

mechanize

modernize

moralize

oversize

penalize

perforates

pluralize

ratifies

specifies

supervise

typifies

merchandise

amplifies

centralize

compromise

firebrands

improvise

energize

otherwise

perversion

specialize

cauterize

ionize

lionize

motorize

polarize

purveyors

realize

rubberize

summarize

surveyors

advertise

carbonize

corporates

emphasize

exercise

firebrand

formalize

galvanize

harmonize

hybridize

hypnotize

magnifies

maximize

misapplies

neutralize

normalize

optimize

organize

paraphrase

performers

randomize

recognize

rectifies

satisfies

scandalize

sensitize

standardize

tantalize

testifies

tripartite

authorize

anglicize

nerve-racking

purveyor

surveyor

sympathize

brutalize

civilize

codifies

colonize

criticize

demonize

dramatize

finalize

firebrick

fossilize

humanize

idealize

idolize

itemize

legalize

localize

lullabies

minimize

mobilize

modifies

monetize

notifies

nullifies

performer

perversely

properties

prophesies

pulverize

qualifies

scrutinize

utilize

vocalize

womanize

multiplies

ostracize

performance

simplifies

aggrandize

eulogize

digitize

proportions

socialize

synchronize

firebird

draperies

customize

publicize

stigmatize

victimize

crystallize

subsidize

symbolize

balkanize

mystifies

equalize

justifies

occupies

oxidize

signifies

christianize

enfranchise

proportion

synthesize

visualize

free-for-all

hereford

forbearance

forever

cerebral

firepower

preparer

properly

property

wherever

barbershop

prefrontal

bravura

preference

bravery

shrubbery

bribery

drapery

traversing

barbaric

barbary

moreover

barbara

porphyry

preparers

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word surprise

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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