Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word absence.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 absence.
1 syllable words
3 syllable words

absentees

abstinence

abhorrence

acceptance

abundance

accordance

abysmal

acquaintance

affluence

alliance

allowance

annoyance

ambulance

admittance

afghani

allegiance

appearance

adherence

afghanis

appeasement

appliance

aspirants

audience

attendance

avoidance

clairvoyance

assurance

assistance

circumference

comeuppance

ascendance

cognizance

compliance

condolence

confidence

concurrence

conference

confluence

conformance

congruence

connivance

arrogance

debasement

countenance

conveyance

contrivance

cubism

defeasance

deference

defiance

deviance

dependence

deficient

diligence

deterrence

difference

diffusion

defusing

dissidence

efficient

disturbance

furtherance

effluence

enactments

endurance

dissonance

excellence

eloquence

evidence

emergence

epsomite

evasions

evasion

existence

eminence

forbearance

fluorescence

division

governance

divisions

transference

consequence

innocence

incidence

insolence

inductance

insistence

indulgence

influence

inference

insurance

imprudence

obeisance

issuance

long-distance

malfeasance

maintenance

negligence

misstatements

lubricants

observance

occurrence

opulence

ordinance

opossum

opposing

preference

presidents

impatience

provenance

pestilence

prescience

prevalence

variance

providence

quintessence

ravishing

reference

remembrance

submergence

performance

remittance

reliance

repugnant

resemblance

residence

subsistence

repentance

resistance

reverence

resonance

reticence

senescence

severance

rubicon

spasmodic

revision

specimens

revisions

specimen

subkingdom

subcontracts

subcontract

surveillance

resurgence

sufficient

temperance

sustenance

toboggans

toboggan

turbulence

tolerance

ignorance

utterance

imminence

vehemence

impedance

vigilance

violence

importance

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Words that rhyme with the word absence

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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