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

acton

action

alban

alan

alman

amman

arson

ardent

apron

ashen

aspen

atman

auden

auction

bacon

baron

bagman

banyan

bargain

baldwin

barren

begun

basin

bason

baton

batten

batton

bayman

barton

baston

bastion

beacon

beaten

beckon

belgian

bellon

brethren

austin

breton

bellman

billon

broaden

birthing

broadens

birthmark

blacken

bison

bisson

bitten

blowgun

boarding

bludgeon

birthmarks

boardings

boatman

bobbin

bordman

boredom

bollen

bookman

boston

boughten

bracken

brazen

braiding

bolden

brakeman

bowman

breathing

breeding

brighten

briton

brogan

britons

broken

billion

brooding

billman

bullion

bruting

cabin

caisson

asian

button

cajun

dagan

bushman

cannon

canon

calvin

canaan

canton

canyon

caption

carbon

capstan

captain

cardoon

carman

carmine

carton

cartons

cayman

cauldron

cartoon

cartoons

caxton

caution

charon

chaplain

chapman

chasten

chessman

chevron

cheapen

chicken

chosen

christen

children

chieftain

christian

churchman

classman

citron

claxon

clinton

coachman

colon

common

copeman

corban

cotton

cousin

craven

credence

cowan

craftsman

cretin

crewman

crouton

cuban

cumin

crimson

croutons

cushion

dagon

dalton

daman

damson

darken

deacon

deafen

dampen

deepen

demon

delphian

desman

devon

dian

diction

dozen

doctrine

dragon

dobson

dolman

elan

dolphin

draftsman

driven

dreadnought

dromon

eaten

dudgeon

drunken

dungeon

dustman

eden

dutchman

engine

emption

ensign

heighten

freshen

famine

fasten

farthing

fatten

felon

falcon

faction

fallen

fashion

faulcon

faustian

fibrin

fiction

fielden

fireman

fission

flashgun

flatten

flexion

floren

footman

foreman

foreign

fortune

freedman

fraction

fortin

fortnight

fortunes

fountain

fourteen

fortnights

fourteens

fourteenth

freedom

freedoms

freeman

freshman

frighten

frozen

friction

fruiting

gallon

gammon

fusion

gardens

garron

function

gascon

gentian

georgian

gilden

gibbon

given

glidden

golden

goodman

glisten

gluten

happen

hasten

gorgon

graven

gotten

grading

grating

grecian

freetown

grandson

greeting

greetings

griffon

hackman

haitian

guardsman

gudgeon

gumption

hangman

grouting

haven

hardened

gowan

hardens

harken

harten

hausen

heaven

heathen

headsman

hearten

hidden

hempen

heron

hessian

hetman

hoarding

hogan

hoten

homespun

hurting

hoven

henchman

human

houseman

hymen

horseman

huntsman

hyson

ibsen

hyphen

jetson

ion

jackman

jargon

jasmine

jason

jetton

latin

jordans

mahone

landman

kalan

kansan

keelson

kelson

kelvin

kenyan

junction

lagan

kremlin

kitten

kitchen

klansman

lampron

landsman

leaven

lion

layman

lemon

lessen

lesson

leman

leven

lengthen

lesion

linden

lichen

lighten

liken

liman

lightman

lineman

linen

linemen

lisbon

listen

liven

locken

logan

lockman

loosen

legion

london

longan

lopeman

loren

lumen

lotion

luncheon

lyden

lynden

m1

pillion

mangan

oarsman

marron

mason

marlin

mansion

margin

marchman

markman

marksman

marten

martin

martian

martens

martians

martins

matron

melon

melton

mayan

mignon

minden

mention

milken

million

minion

mordant

mission

mitten

moisten

molten

morgan

mormon

muffin

motion

mountain

mullen

nation

mutton

muslin

nekton

ninon

newsman

notion

norman

odin

olden

omen

ocean

often

open

onion

ordain

option

ordnance

organ

orphan

outdone

outrun

othman

oven

pagan

owen

paean

oxen

packman

panton

pardons

pathan

passion

parson

parting

part-time

partners

partner

passman

patten

patron

penman

pavon

pectin

penguin

pension

pertain

peon

perron

pertains

pigeon

pinion

piston

platen

platten

plantain

plankton

poison

pollan

pollen

ponton

portend

seven

pitman

potion

portman

portions

postman

pressman

prison

pretend

pretends

prudent

prudence

proven

protein

proteins

ration

raven

rayon

reckon

prussian

prudhomme

pullen

reason

question

quicken

sexton

portends

portent

stepson

portents

portion

region

rerun

resin

station

ribbon

ridden

riden

salmon

ripen

risen

riven

robin

roman

rosen

rosin

rotten

rowan

rowen

ruin

rumen

saffron

salesman

rincon

russian

runnion

sardine

samson

santon

sanction

satan

satin

saxon

scallion

seaman

sardines

scion

scullion

scotsman

season

section

semen

seedsman

sequin

session

shaken

seton

shirting

sharpen

shearman

shogun

shaman

shorten

shortens

shredding

shipman

shorthand

shotgun

spartan

spearman

showman

shrouding

shrunken

squadron

sicken

smarten

silken

slacken

siphon

skirting

siren

slogan

smitten

sovereign

sodden

soldan

soften

solon

sovran

stallion

spoken

statesman

sportsman

spokesman

stallman

steven

stiffen

stillion

stockman

stolen

straighten

stricken

striven

strengthen

suasion

suction

sudden

sullen

summon

sultan

sunken

sweeten

swollen

sylvan

taken

talon

syphon

tappen

tarpon

tartan

teston

tension

thicken

thirteen

threaten

threatens

thousand

tighten

tillman

thirteenth

titan

thirteenths

trading

token

toman

torsion

toughen

traction

tradings

townsman

union

treason

trident

treadmill

trillion

treadmills

treatment

treatments

triton

trodden

trojan

tubman

tuscan

tungsten

undone

vegan

zaman

zion

villain

wagon

vision

vulcan

waken

wanton

wardens

weapon

warren

widen

weaken

wheaten

whiten

wiccan

whitson

wizen

woman

women

wooden

woodman

woolen

woven

woolman

watchman

writing

written

writings

yaupon

yachtsman

yeoman

3 syllable words

abandon

abdomen

abduction

ablation

ablution

adhesion

abortion

abrasion

addiction

abstraction

absorption

abstention

accession

accretion

addition

acumen

admission

affection

adrian

aerodyne

aegean

adsorption

african

adoption

aggression

affliction

alaskan

alien

albion

alderman

alsatian

ambrosian

ambition

albumin

aleutian

allusion

anchorman

andean

anglican

appian

apportion

anyone

ardently

artesian

arian

arkansan

aspersion

assassin

assertion

attention

attraction

asuncion

assumption

attrition

audition

bedouin

aversion

avian

awaken

austrian

australian

backgammon

backwoodsman

aryan

badminton

bandwagon

bedridden

baritone

bartenders

battalion

bedizen

bartender

baritones

beethoven

beholden

biotin

benjamin

bitumen

boardinghouse

bosnian

bouillon

breadwinner

brazilian

breadwinners

bulletin

burdensome

artisan

ascension

cambrian

campion

cardigan

cardinal

cardinals

capsaicin

carrion

carnation

cartesian

catalan

cation

caucasian

castration

cartoonist

cartoonists

causation

certainly

certainties

certainty

cessation

cetacean

chairperson

chairwoman

chamberlain

champion

chardonnay

chardonnays

charlatan

chilean

clarion

citation

clarendon

cistercian

cinnamon

citizen

civilian

clergyman

charwoman

coercion

cohesion

cognition

collection

collagen

collision

collegian

collusion

combustion

commission

commotion

communion

companion

compassion

complexion

completion

compression

compulsion

contusion

convention

compunction

concession

condition

concussion

conclusion

concoction

conduction

confession

confection

conflation

congestion

congressman

confusion

confucian

conjunction

connection

connexion

contrition

conscription

contagion

constriction

construction

consumption

contention

contortion

contraction

contraption

convection

conversion

conviction

convulsion

corrosion

corruption

correction

cortina

corsican

cortinas

countryman

councilman

court-martial

creation

creations

cremation

credenza

credential

credentialed

credentials

crestfallen

croatian

croatians

crustacean

conception

cyprian

dalmatian

derision

damnation

deception

decision

declension

deduction

defection

deflation

deflection

deletion

delusion

denizen

dentition

depression

depiction

depletion

desertion

determine

detection

description

destruction

dispersion

detention

dictation

digression

digestion

dimension

devotion

diffraction

diffusion

dilation

dilution

direction

discipline

discretion

discussion

election

ejection

disruption

dissection

dissension

dorian

distortion

diversion

division

distraction

disunion

donation

dominion

downtrodden

everyone

distinction

earthenware

duration

durations

edition

egyptian

elation

evasion

eleven

elison

embolden

encryption

emblazon

emission

emotion

emulsion

englishman

enlighten

enliven

equation

erosion

erection

eruption

etruscan

exaction

eviction

excision

exertion

exception

excursion

excretion

exemption

exhaustion

exclusion

extortion

explosion

extraction

expression

expulsion

extension

farthingale

extrusion

ferryman

fabian

feminine

fenian

fisherman

firedamp

fijian

filtration

fixation

flirtation

flotation

foramen

forbidden

forgotten

forewoman

formation

fortunate

foundation

fortuna

franciscan

freemason

frustration

freethinker

freudian

fruition

expansion

galleon

gardener

fustian

garrison

gardeners

gardenias

gardening

gaussian

gestation

ghanaian

gentleman

gillian

genuine

gordian

extinction

gradient

gradients

gravamen

hammerman

guardian

guardians

halcyon

gyration

gyrations

guncotton

halogen

grobian

handwoven

hardener

hardeners

hardening

hawaiian

harlequin

gradation

heartbroken

fortnightly

freethinkers

heroin

heroine

horizon

horatian

housebroken

hydration

hydrogen

malaysian

impassion

immersion

imagine

illusion

ignition

in-person

imprison

implosion

impression

inaction

inception

incision

inclusion

indian

infarction

incursion

induction

injection

infection

inflation

inflection

infraction

infusion

infliction

ingestion

intestine

inhuman

insertion

inspection

intention

injunction

inscription

instruction

intrusion

invasion

invention

inversion

irian

irritant

irishman

irritants

italian

jacobin

jamaican

javelin

jettison

keratin

jovian

keynesian

julian

kantian

korean

lactation

lanolin

laotian

lecithin

laurentian

lesbian

ligation

libyan

libration

location

logician

lumberman

lutheran

magdalen

magician

malayan

mandarin

marathon

margarine

marathons

marian

maritime

maritimes

masculine

median

medicine

melanin

menhaden

medallion

mexican

migration

midshipman

objection

misfortune

oppression

mistaken

misshapen

misprision

moroccan

orations

narration

mutation

myosin

muskmelon

munition

musician

nebraskan

nevadan

negation

nemean

niacin

nitrogen

nobleman

notation

nubian

norwegian

nonunion

nonhuman

nutrition

occasion

odeon

obsession

occlusion

obstruction

octillion

omission

overdone

oration

opinion

ordinance

optation

optician

origin

orion

ottoman

outspoken

ovation

overman

overrun

oxygen

pardoning

parisian

partisan

parthenon

parthian

partition

partnership

partnerships

patrician

peterman

percussion

pelican

pentathlon

perception

perfection

permian

permission

perfusion

persuasion

perversion

pertinent

petition

pavilion

phoenician

phrygian

physician

plantation

plebeian

pollution

policeman

porcelain

precession

possession

position

precaution

precision

preclusion

portmanteau

predation

predestine

prediction

preemption

progression

projection

pretensions

prescription

pretended

presumption

prevention

pretension

privation

probation

procession

profession

production

profusion

pretender

protean

proportion

promotion

propulsion

proscription

protection

prostration

provision

prudency

prudential

prudently

puritan

puritans

ramadan

quotation

reaction

recession

rebellion

reception

recision

regimen

reduction

redemption

reflection

regression

rejection

rendition

reopen

relation

religion

remission

reversion

repression

reptilian

resection

rescission

retention

secretion

reunion

retraction

restriction

resumption

revision

rhodopsin

rotation

samoan

rifleman

saccharin

saleswoman

revulsion

salvation

sardonic

scorpion

scrutiny

scrutinize

scythian

secession

seclusion

pretenders

sedition

seduction

selection

sensation

shortening

short-winded

simian

skeleton

snapdragon

solomon

solution

singleton

sedation

specimen

stagnation

starvation

silicon

stygian

superman

submersion

suburban

subversion

summation

suggestion

succession

sumatran

suppression

subtraction

submission

subscription

suspension

suspicion

syrian

tamarin

talisman

tactician

taxation

technician

temptation

thespian

timberman

threatening

transgression

transition

toboggan

tradition

transaction

transcription

transfusion

translation

transmission

tritium

unburden

uncertain

tuition

truncation

unbroken

unbutton

uncommon

uneven

uterine

urethane

unwritten

vacation

vatican

unison

venetian

venison

veteran

vermilion

vitamin

volition

vocation

vibration

waterman

wesleyan

zambian

4 syllable words

aberration

abolition

abnegation

abrogation

abyssinian

absolution

accordion

acclamation

acclimation

accusation

acquisition

activation

abdication

admiration

adaptation

adoration

advocation

adrenaline

adulation

affectation

affirmation

admonition

aggravation

aggregation

agrarian

alabaman

agitation

algerian

alternation

aldebaran

allegation

algonquian

allocation

american

alteration

altercation

amphibian

ammunition

amputation

albanian

animation

annexation

apparition

appalachian

appellation

application

arabian

annotation

approbation

apprehension

arbitration

arizonan

armageddon

armenian

arithmetic

arthurian

aspiration

assemblyman

assyrian

athenian

attribution

augmentation

backwardation

aviation

avocation

barbarian

bavarian

bifurcation

bolivian

bohemian

benediction

canadian

calibration

californian

cancellation

carcinogen

centurion

celebration

chameleon

circulation

circumcision

circumvention

circumspection

cogitation

collodion

coloradan

collocation

coloration

columbian

combination

comedian

comparison

commendation

committeeman

commutation

coalition

compensation

calculation

compilation

complication

competition

composition

comprehension

computation

condemnation

condensation

condescension

confirmation

confiscation

conflagration

congregation

confrontation

conjugation

connotation

consolation

consecration

conservation

consternation

consummation

constellation

constipation

consultation

constitution

contemplation

contrarian

contradiction

contraception

contravention

contribution

conversation

coordinate

coordinates

convocation

convolution

copenhagen

copernican

corinthian

corp.

corporation

correlation

coronation

cotyledon

criterion

crocodilian

cultivation

crucifixion

culmination

custodian

cyclopean

concentration

businesswoman

dandelion

darwinian

declaration

decimation

decompression

desecration

decoration

dedication

defamation

definition

deformation

degradation

delegation

demolition

demarcation

designation

dehydration

demonstration

depredation

depravation

deprivation

deposition

deportation

dereliction

derivation

desperation

desolation

destination

destitution

desiccation

detonation

devastation

diminution

deviation

devolution

dilatation

devonian

dietitian

diocesan

disaffection

disinfection

disinflation

disillusion

disconnection

dislocation

disputation

disposition

deconstruction

dispensation

dissertation

distillation

dissolution

divination

distribution

domination

dominican

draconian

dissipation

duplication

education

elevation

elocution

elongation

emanation

emigration

embarkation

emulation

englishwoman

equestrian

equitation

erudition

eritrean

estonian

estimation

european

eustachian

electrician

evocation

evolution

excitation

hegelian

excavation

exhortation

exclamation

exhibition

execution

exhalation

expiration

expedition

exploration

expectation

explanation

explication

exploitation

extradition

exposition

extrication

fabrication

fallopian

fascination

federation

fermentation

fibrillation

figuration

floridian

fluoridation

fluctuation

foliation

formulation

exhumation

fortunately

fragmentation

fumigation

galilean

gargantuan

generation

germination

gastrulation

gentlewoman

glaciation

graduation

gravitation

greco-roman

granulation

gregorian

guardianship

habitation

guatemalan

gorgonian

relaxation

hesitation

hibernation

herculean

historian

himalayan

hungarian

hydrocarbon

hyperion

iberian

hypertension

ideation

imitation

immolation

immigration

ibuprofen

illustration

imperfection

implication

importation

impregnation

imposition

imputation

inattention

incantation

incarnation

implantation

interwoven

indecision

indentation

indication

incubation

incrustation

indexation

indignation

indigestion

indiscretion

indonesian

infestation

inflammation

infiltration

information

inhalation

inhibition

integration

inclination

inspiration

installation

instigation

insurrection

innovation

insulation

inquisition

interdiction

interaction

intercession

interception

interjection

intermission

institution

interurban

interruption

intersection

intervention

intimation

introduction

intuition

inundation

introspection

iranian

iridium

irrational

invocation

irrigation

irritation

isolation

iteration

jacobean

invitation

jordanian

jubilation

kindergarten

jurisdiction

laceration

lancastrian

jordanians

levitation

leviathan

legislation

liberation

liberian

librarian

limitation

litigation

liquidation

locomotion

liquefaction

lubrication

maccabean

macedonian

machination

lilliputian

intonation

mammalian

malformation

manumission

maturation

medication

meditation

masturbation

mediation

melanesian

meridian

menstruation

malnutrition

ministration

minnesotan

miseration

misbegotten

moderation

moravian

missourian

mitigation

molestation

mongolian

modulation

motivation

mortification

misperception

mutilation

napoleon

navigation

nestorian

nicaraguan

nigerian

newtonian

nomination

noblewoman

misconception

nonpartisan

nonprescription

obfuscation

observation

obsidian

occupation

oblivion

obstetrician

octahedron

ohioan

obligation

olympian

operation

opposition

orchestration

ordinary

ordinaries

ordinances

ordination

oscillation

ostentation

overburden

pagurian

pagination

ovulation

oxidation

palpitation

paraguayan

pedestrian

pelagian

pavlovian

penetration

penicillin

perforation

perspiration

permutation

persecution

peruvian

perturbation

pigmentation

plutonian

polyhedron

politician

polynesian

hemoglobin

population

planarian

preparation

praetorian

precondition

preconception

predetermine

predilection

predominate

preelection

predominance

predominant

predominates

preignition

premonition

presentation

preservation

procreation

proclamation

profanation

prohibition

propagation

proposition

prosecution

prostitution

provocation

protozoan

protestation

publication

radiation

reassertion

punctuation

readmission

reawaken

realization

recantation

recitation

reclamation

recognition

recollection

recreation

reformation

reparation

reexamine

reelection

refutation

registration

regulation

reinspection

relocation

renovation

repercussion

repetition

repossession

reproduction

replication

republican

reputation

reservation

respiration

requisition

resignation

resolution

reposition

restoration

resurrection

retardation

retrocession

retribution

restitution

revelation

revocation

rhetorician

revolution

rumination

rhododendron

sanitation

samaritan

satisfaction

scrutinizes

saturation

sectarian

separation

segregation

self-deception

segmentation

sequestration

shakespearean

siberian

sicilian

simonian

situation

simulation

smithsonian

speculation

stimulation

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statistician

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supervision

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tamoxifen

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termination

tetrahedron

tasmanian

toleration

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transformation

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ulceration

syncopation

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utopian

variation

variations

valerian

validation

transportation

valuation

vegetation

veneration

vaccination

vacillation

watermelon

violation

victorian

vindication

wagnerian

visitation

ventilation

transplantation

5 syllable words

abomination

academician

acceleration

abbreviation

accreditation

accommodation

accumulation

adulteration

adjudication

agglomeration

affiliation

administration

alliteration

alienation

alleviation

amazonian

amalgamation

amelioration

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argumentation

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assemblywoman

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babylonian

authentication

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brutalization

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carolinian

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coordinated

coordination

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creationism

decapitation

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degeneration

deceleration

deliberation

deification

delineation

delicatessen

depreciation

depopulation

denomination

denunciation

desegregation

desalination

determination

decomposition

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disinclination

discrimination

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dionysian

domestication

edification

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ejaculation

elaboration

elizabethan

electrocution

elimination

emancipation

enumeration

epicurean

equalization

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eradication

ethiopian

evacuation

evaluation

evaporation

dissemination

exaggeration

dissatisfaction

exacerbation

exasperation

exhilaration

excoriation

exoneration

examination

expatriation

expropriation

extermination

facilitation

falsification

exfoliation

fertilization

fortification

exoskeleton

gasification

glorification

hanoverian

gratification

hyperborean

hybridization

humiliation

hydrogenation

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imagination

immunization

illumination

incarceration

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inauguration

inactivation

incineration

harmonization

incorporation

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indoctrination

infatuation

inhabitation

inoculation

insemination

insinuation

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instrumentation

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initiation

intimidation

invalidation

intoxication

irradiation

irrationally

irredentism

ionization

jeffersonian

justification

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investigation

libertarian

legalization

lithuanian

localization

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magnification

mathematician

mechanization

metropolitan

maximilian

manifestation

hallucination

manipulation

maximization

misinformation

misapplication

misapprehension

mississippian

modernization

mobilization

modification

neapolitan

negotiation

neutralization

nickelodeon

nitroglycerine

origination

multiplication

nonsectarian

nonintervention

notification

nullification

normalization

obliteration

ordinarily

mummification

oregonian

orientation

organization

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ossification

overproduction

panamanian

pacification

participation

pasteurization

patagonian

pennsylvanian

peloponnesian

periodontal

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perpetuation

philadelphian

polarization

pomeranian

miscalculation

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predominantly

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predestination

presbyterian

prevarication

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prognostication

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pronunciation

pythagorean

puritanism

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recommendation

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representation

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sanctification

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recrimination

simplification

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recuperation

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stratification

subordination

substantiation

theologian

rectification

triangulation

unification

unitarian

utilization

vaporization

vegetarian

verification

vulgarization

veterinarian

vilification

yugoslavian

washingtonian

synchronization

8 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word burden

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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
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  • Bulb
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