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

abeyance

abundance

abstinence

accordance

admittance

adherence

acceptance

acquaintance

affluence

alaskan

alignments

alaskans

alchemy

alignment

aligning

avoidance

alchemist

arrogance

alliance

allowance

appliance

allusions

allusion

annoyance

assurance

ascendance

assistance

attendance

appearance

aspirants

ambulance

audience

balconies

balcony

balkanize

coelacanth

blossoming

bologna

calcium

circumference

clairvoyance

blackmailing

collegian

cognizance

collagen

collegians

collision

collisions

confidence

abhorrence

collusion

comeuppance

compliance

consequence

concurrence

conference

connivance

condolence

confluence

congruence

conformance

countenance

conveyance

contrivance

defiance

delusions

delusion

dependence

defeasance

deference

deterrence

deviance

difference

disturbance

dalliance

dulciana

elegant

eloquent

elison

effluence

eminence

evidence

enactments

endurance

existence

excellence

falconets

falconet

falconry

fluorescence

governance

falconer

fluxional

furtherance

forbearance

glockenspiel

glaucoma

glassmaker

halcyon

falconers

dulcimer

illusion

ignorance

helicons

helicon

illusions

inductance

impatience

inference

importance

impedance

imprudence

influence

insurance

insistence

lubricants

insolence

malaysians

issuance

long-distance

maintenance

malaysian

malignant

malfeasance

misstatements

malcontent

occurrence

ordinance

observance

obeisance

opulence

malcontents

pelican

pelicans

performance

pestilence

moleskin

pleasantly

pleasantry

pliocene

pleasantries

policeman

polishing

preference

prescience

polygon

presidents

prevalence

provenance

quintessence

reference

providence

realign

realism

vehemence

remembrance

remittance

repentance

resonance

resurgence

resistance

resemblance

residence

reverence

senescence

severance

tolerance

submergence

sustenance

temperance

subsistence

saleswoman

surveillance

talisman

transference

utterance

turbulence

variance

vigilance

reticence

violence

phlegmatic

volcano

volcanoes

volcanos

volcanic

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word diligence

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
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  • Bulb
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  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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