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

gastric

airstrips

airstrip

arcade

arcades

antic

archduke

arctic

arrests

attic

baldric

arrest

basic

baltic

brackets

bracket

beatnik

boric

breakdowns

breakdown

breakthroughs

breakthrough

breasting

aroused

cresting

breastplate

argot

brigade

brigades

bristol

brisket

bristle

bristles

brookside

brocades

brocade

broomstick

brucite

carrick

caustic

carsick

catholic

celtic

cherished

brightly

brightens

citric

circuits

crested

cleric

civic

chloric

choric

christen

christian

circuit

christians

chronic

classic

brighten

clinic

correct

coptic

conic

corkwood

corrects

corset

cowlick

comic

breasted

cricket

crystal

crustal

crusted

crusty

crusades

crusade

crystals

cynic

cubic

cystic

delphic

derrick

dabchick

dipstick

direct

directs

drastic

doorstep

drugstore

doorsteps

doric

driest

drumstick

earshot

drugstores

epic

crickets

erased

erect

erects

eric

ergots

erstwhile

estrich

ethnic

ethic

ergot

fabric

fructose

forest

firstly

firestone

first-rate

firstborn

forestall

forestalls

forests

frantic

forster

fractures

forgot

forgets

fraction

forget

formic

fractions

fracture

frigates

freighters

freestone

freighter

frosting

frolic

frigid

frostings

frigate

frosted

friction

frictions

frostbite

frightens

frighten

frightful

frosty

frustrate

frustrates

gaelic

crochet

gallic

garlic

critic

gothic

gorgets

gristle

crooked

greasewood

croquet

harassed

hirsute

homesick

horsetail

horsetails

horsehead

jurists

jurist

lactic

lyrist

lithic

lyric

manic

market

logic

magic

markets

medic

metric

hectic

mystic

moric

music

nitric

non-stick

nordic

nightstick

pectic

mimic

orphic

panic

parquet

orchids

peacenik

orchid

peptic

pelvic

optic

persuade

persuades

phallic

phobic

phonic

picnic

plastic

practiced

practise

precedes

precede

prejudge

preside

presides

proctors

prestige

priestly

pristine

presto

proceed

proceeds

proctor

priesthood

prostate

prostrate

pubic

public

purists

purist

pyrrhic

pursuits

punic

pursuit

relic

rustic

rubric

seasick

septic

skeptic

slavic

spastic

splenic

stearic

stoic

tactic

target

targets

technic

theatric

thrusting

thrusters

thirsty

thruster

thursday

throughout

thursdays

toothpick

tonic

tourist

topic

tourists

tractors

tricksters

tractor

traffic

trestle

tragic

traction

trickster

triptych

practice

tropic

trusting

trustees

trustee

vitric

turkic

turgid

uric

tunic

worsted

trusty

workdays

workday

wrestle

wrestlers

wrestles

wrestling

yardstick

3 syllable words

acoustic

acrylic

acidic

acerbic

acetic

agnostic

allelic

allergic

altaic

aerostat

aerostats

amharic

angelic

antarctic

aquatic

arabic

aortic

archaic

archetype

archetypes

architects

archetypal

architect

architrave

ascetic

arresting

asthmatic

arsenic

arrogate

autistic

ballistic

atlantic

authentic

athletic

bailiwick

barristers

barbaric

barrister

barricades

barricade

breakwater

benedick

bolshevik

characters

charcuterie

bulimic

bubonic

bucolic

caloric

candlestick

character

cathartic

ceramic

chaotic

carbonic

cherrystone

cherrystones

climactic

choleric

christendom

christianize

climatic

correcting

correction

corrections

corrective

correctly

concentric

cosmetic

corrugate

creosote

galactic

crestfallen

crocodiles

crocodile

crusaders

crusading

crusader

crustacean

crystalline

crustaceans

cruzado

cruzados

crystallize

crystallized

deltaic

eclectic

demonic

ecliptic

domestic

directive

director

didactic

dichroic

dimorphic

directed

directly

direction

directors

directions

dogmatic

ecstatic

dominick

dynastic

elastic

dyspeptic

dyslexic

eccentric

electric

granitic

emetic

endemic

extrinsic

erratic

erecting

erection

erections

fantastic

genetic

erector

erotic

euphoric

eugenic

exotic

fanatic

frenetic

forested

forester

firebrick

forensic

fireside

foreshadows

foresters

forestry

fractional

forgetful

forgotten

frightfully

foreshadow

frustrating

frustration

frustrations

galvanic

gigantic

germanic

glutamic

glutaric

crocheting

gymnastic

hamitic

heretic

heraldic

hepatic

hedonic

hellenic

heroic

heuristic

heuristics

hispanic

homeric

horrific

hydraulic

hypnotic

icelandic

idyllic

intrinsic

italic

ironic

irrigate

ionic

islamic

jurassic

kinetic

kibbutznik

laconic

majestic

lunatic

limerick

marketers

lymphatic

marketer

marketing

magnetic

marketings

marketplace

masonic

maverick

metallic

mechanic

melodic

mercuric

miltonic

mosaic

myopic

narcotic

narcotics

neritic

neurotic

nontoxic

non-catholic

nomadic

nostalgic

numeric

olympic

parachute

palmitic

pacific

organic

ophthalmic

pandemic

parachutes

pathetic

parakeets

parakeet

parasites

parasite

peristyle

perchloric

mitotic

pelagic

peroxide

persuaded

mnemonic

monastic

phonetic

phlegmatic

philippic

phonemic

phosphatic

phosphoric

platonic

pneumatic

politic

pindaric

plutonic

pneumonic

polemic

practical

practically

practises

practices

pragmatic

precedents

precautions

precaution

preceding

prejudice

prejudgment

precedent

president

presidents

presiding

procedure

proceeding

procedures

proceedings

prolific

prosody

prostatic

prosthetic

prosthetics

prostitute

prostheses

prostitutes

prostration

quixotic

rabbinic

quadratic

specific

republic

rhetoric

scholastic

scarcity

rheumatic

romantic

schematic

sardonic

semitic

rhapsodic

simplistic

skyrockets

skyrocket

sephardic

somatic

spasmodic

sporadic

stochastic

stylistic

symmetric

targeted

surrogates

surrogate

symbolic

systemic

systolic

synoptic

symphonic

tectonic

terrific

thematic

theorists

theorist

teutonic

thoracic

titanic

traumatic

tractable

triassic

tragedy

tragedies

trusteeship

trustworthy

turmeric

variegate

varsity

tympanic

versatile

volcanic

workaday

wrestler

harmonic

4 syllable words

academic

acrobatic

anaplastic

alcoholic

allergenic

allophonic

anabolic

anaesthetic

analgesic

analogic

anaerobic

amniotic

altruistic

adriatic

apoplectic

antiseptic

apostolic

aramaic

architecture

architectures

archdiocese

arithmetic

aristocrat

aristocrats

aromatic

autotrophic

adrenergic

asiatic

astronautic

atavistic

automatic

autonomic

charismatic

calisthenic

cataclysmic

catalytic

catastrophic

caricature

caricatures

catatonic

cenozoic

carboxylic

characterized

characterize

chauvinistic

chiropractic

correctional

corrugated

corregidor

electronic

geodesic

crocodilian

democratic

dialectic

diagnostic

crystallizes

dualistic

cyanuric

demographic

diastolic

diatomic

diatonic

directorships

dielectric

directorship

diplomatic

directories

directorate

directional

directory

diuretic

egocentric

embryonic

epidemic

endoscopic

epileptic

endothermic

ergotism

exothermic

ethnocentric

esoteric

fatalistic

ferocity

gravimetric

fractionally

forgettable

forsythias

ganglionic

geotropic

gyroscopic

hanseatic

hedonistic

hemolytic

hemorrhagic

hippocratic

hieroglyphic

holographic

inelastic

homophobic

humanistic

hypodermic

hyperbaric

hypersonic

hypertonic

impolitic

honorific

inorganic

journalistic

jingoistic

irrigation

isotonic

mathematic

jurisdiction

kinesthetic

jurisdictions

marketplaces

marketable

magellanic

melancholic

metastatic

metamorphic

metabolic

mesozoic

messianic

meteoric

mesenteric

micrographic

patronymic

moralistic

narcissistic

monoclinic

monolithic

monophonic

monatomic

neolithic

oceanic

onomastic

optimistic

organismic

orthodontic

pancreatic

parachuting

paramedic

pathogenic

patriotic

pediatric

periodic

persuadable

porphyritic

pharaonic

photogenic

philharmonic

practicable

pleomorphic

polytechnic

polyphonic

pornographic

polymorphic

prehistoric

prejudices

prejudicial

practitioner

practitioners

presidency

presidencies

prophylactic

presidential

presidio

propionic

realistic

ptolemaic

psychiatric

prostitution

pugilistic

purgatory

socialistic

semiotic

scientific

technologic

surrogation

supersonic

sympathetic

symbiotic

synergistic

synergetic

telephonic

therapeutic

terrestrial

transatlantic

variegated

veracity

vitriolic

voracity

7 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word characteristic

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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