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

action

acting

actions

acton

airman

alan

alban

alman

amman

apron

arson

ashen

aspen

asian

astounds

astound

atman

asthma

auction

auctions

auden

belgian

austin

banyan

bastion

barton

baldwin

bagman

bargain

bacon

baron

barren

bastions

beacon

beaten

beckon

baton

batten

batton

bellman

bayman

begun

billion

billman

bellon

bookstands

billon

bisson

bitten

bludgeon

blacken

blowgun

boston

boasting

bison

bookman

bookstand

bolden

bobbin

bollen

boatman

bordman

brethren

boughten

briton

breton

brakeman

bracken

brighten

broken

bourbon

bowman

brazen

broaden

brogan

bullion

bushman

burgeon

burton

burden

burdon

burman

caisson

cajun

cabin

canaan

calvin

canton

canyon

canon

capstan

cannon

caption

captain

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

caxton

caution

cauldron

certain

cayman

chairman

charon

casting

chaplain

chapman

chasten

christian

chicken

christen

children

chessman

chestnut

chevron

chieftain

chestnuts

cheapen

chastened

chosen

churchman

castings

citron

claxon

classman

clinton

coasting

coachman

basin

common

colon

bason

basting

baston

corban

cordon

craftsman

costing

cotton

cousin

craven

costume

cowan

crimson

cretin

crewman

costumes

crouton

cuban

cushion

custom

customs

curtain

dalton

cumin

dagan

deacon

deaden

deafen

damson

dampen

darken

daman

dagon

copeman

deepen

demon

delphian

desman

destin

dian

diction

dictum

disdains

disdain

disdained

distance

distend

distant

distinct

devon

doctrine

dobson

dolman

dolphin

dungeon

drunken

driven

dudgeon

draftsman

dozen

dukedom

dragon

dromon

dustman

eaten

eden

eighteenth

eighteens

eighteen

elan

earthen

dutchman

emption

ensign

engine

esteem

ermine

extends

extend

extant

extent

extinct

button

faction

fashion

factions

fasten

falcon

fallen

famine

fastened

fatten

fiction

faustian

felon

festoon

faulcon

fibrin

fictions

fielden

fighting

fightings

fireman

firman

fission

friction

flexion

footman

flatten

floren

freshen

flashgun

freshman

fraction

glidden

fountain

freedman

fortune

freeman

frighten

foreman

foreign

frozen

function

gascon

fusion

garden

gallon

gammon

garron

gentian

georgian

german

gibbon

gilden

given

gladden

glisten

goodman

gotten

gowan

grecian

griffon

guardsman

gumption

gudgeon

hackman

haitian

hangman

happen

harden

headman

harken

harten

headsman

hearten

hasten

hastens

hausen

haven

heaven

heathen

gluten

heighten

henchman

hempen

heron

heightens

hessian

hetman

hidden

homespun

huntsman

horseman

hogan

houseman

hosting

hoten

hoven

human

hymen

ibsen

hyson

hyphen

golden

gorgon

grandson

graven

eyestone

ion

jackman

jetson

jason

jasmine

junction

jetton

jordan

jorden

jargon

kalan

kansan

kelson

kenyan

kitten

kitchen

kelvin

keystones

klansman

keystone

kirkman

kremlin

keelson

minion

landman

landsman

lasting

lampron

latin

lactone

laden

lagan

leaden

leaven

ledden

legion

layman

lengthen

lessen

lesson

lesion

leman

lemon

leven

lightman

lichen

lighten

lightens

lighting

lightning

lightnings

liken

liman

linden

linen

listen

listing

lisbon

listens

linemen

lion

listings

london

lockman

longan

locken

loosen

lopeman

liven

logan

loren

lotion

lineman

lumen

luncheon

lynden

m1

madden

mahone

maiden

mansion

mangan

margin

marchman

markman

mignon

marksman

martian

martin

matron

mason

lyden

mayan

mention

melton

melon

marlin

marron

milken

marten

million

minden

mission

mitten

molten

moisten

morgan

motion

mormon

mountain

muffin

mullen

mustangs

mustang

mutton

muslin

nekton

nation

newsman

ninon

nightmares

nightmare

nighttime

nighttimes

norman

notion

oarsman

ocean

octane

olden

odin

often

omen

onion

open

option

pension

organ

outdone

outrun

ousting

orphan

othman

oven

oxen

packman

paean

owen

pagan

passion

panton

passman

pardon

parson

pastimes

pastime

pathan

pectin

penguin

patron

patten

peacetime

pavon

penman

peon

perron

person

persian

pigeon

piston

pistons

pinion

pitman

pillion

plantain

plankton

platen

platten

ponton

pollan

pollen

poison

portion

portman

postman

postings

potion

posting

postmark

pressman

prison

prussian

pullen

question

quicken

questions

ration

rayon

raven

reason

reckon

rectum

redden

ragtime

region

rerun

resin

resting

ribbon

ridden

rincon

risen

riven

roasting

russian

runnion

riden

right-hand

ripen

robin

roman

rosen

rotten

saffron

salesman

selden

rosin

sadden

santon

sanction

samson

saxon

satan

satin

scotsman

scullion

seaman

season

scallion

rowen

ruin

rumen

scion

section

sections

seedsman

sexton

salmon

semen

session

shipman

sequin

seton

seven

shearman

shorten

shaken

sharpen

shakedowns

shotgun

sermon

shaman

shogun

showman

shakedown

shrunken

sicken

silken

rowan

sighting

sightings

sixteenths

sixteenth

sixteen

sixteens

sistine

siphon

siren

slacken

slogan

smarten

smitten

soften

soldan

proven

spearman

spartan

sovereign

sovran

spokesman

sportsman

squadron

stallion

stallman

stepson

statesman

station

spoken

stiffen

steven

strengthen

stricken

stillion

striven

stockman

straighten

stolen

sturgeon

suasion

suction

sultan

sullen

summon

sunken

surgeon

sustained

sustains

sustain

sylvan

swollen

system

syphon

systems

sweeten

tartan

taken

tarpon

talon

tappen

tasting

tastings

sudden

tension

tendon

testing

teston

thicken

threaten

thousand

tillman

tighten

tightens

titan

solon

toman

torsion

traction

townsman

toughen

touchdowns

touchdown

treason

twisting

trillion

tungsten

tuscan

tubman

triton

trodden

turban

trojan

undone

union

urson

urchin

urine

urban

written

vegan

toasting

victim

vestment

vestments

victims

vesting

version

villain

vision

vulcan

wanton

waken

wagon

warden

warren

whitson

wiccan

weaken

weapon

wheaten

wisdom

wasting

whiten

watchman

widen

woodman

wizen

woman

women

wooden

woolman

woolen

workman

worsen

woven

token

yachtsman

yaupon

yeoman

yachting

zaman

zion

zircon

sodden

3 syllable words

ablation

ablution

abortion

abrasion

abduction

abdomen

absorption

abstraction

accretion

academe

accident

accidents

acetone

addiction

acumen

affliction

addition

adhesion

affection

adsorption

adoption

aegean

admission

adrian

african

aggression

alaskan

aleutian

alderman

albumin

albion

alien

alsatian

allusion

ambition

ambrosian

andean

anchorman

anglican

apportion

anyone

appian

arkansan

artisan

artesian

aryan

assumption

assertion

attraction

aspersion

assassin

asuncion

attrition

astonish

astounded

astounding

asthmatics

asthmatic

auctioneer

auctioneers

arian

audition

austrian

aversion

australian

awaken

battalion

backwoodsman

backgammon

collection

badminton

bandwagon

benjamin

citizen

complexion

bedizen

bedouin

besetting

beholden

beethoven

bedridden

begotten

biotin

bitumen

bosnian

bouillon

brazilian

bulletin

avian

bystanders

campion

cambrian

castration

capsaicin

carnation

cartesian

carrion

cardigan

cetacean

cessation

catalan

causation

caucasian

cation

chairperson

chairwoman

chamberlain

charlatan

champion

charwoman

chilean

cinnamon

citation

clarion

civilian

clarendon

clergyman

compassion

coercion

cognition

cohesion

collagen

companion

collusion

collision

combustion

commission

commotion

collegian

communion

completion

compression

compulsion

compunction

concession

concussion

concoction

condition

conclusion

conduction

confection

confession

congestion

connexion

conflation

confucian

confusion

congressman

conjunction

connection

construction

convection

constriction

consumption

crustacean

contagion

contraction

contraption

contortion

contrition

contusion

conversion

conviction

conscription

convulsion

abandon

correction

corrosion

cremation

corruption

councilman

crestfallen

countryman

costumers

creation

corsican

croatian

costumer

decedent

customer

customers

cyprian

customize

dalmatian

decadent

decadents

damnation

decedents

decision

defection

deduction

deflation

denizen

deletion

delusion

dentition

depletion

depiction

depression

description

derision

desertion

destinies

destiny

devotion

digression

diffraction

dilation

dilution

discipline

diffusion

discussion

dispersion

digestion

direction

dissection

disdainful

dissident

dissidents

dissidence

distemper

distinctive

distinctly

distinguish

distinguished

disunion

division

dominion

diversion

donation

downtrodden

dorian

duration

ejection

echidna

egyptian

edition

elation

election

eleven

elison

emblazon

embolden

emission

emotion

emulsion

exemption

englishman

enlighten

enliven

erection

equation

equations

equating

erosion

estimate

estimates

eruption

encryption

evasion

eviction

exaction

etruscan

everyone

excision

exclusion

excitement

exciting

exceeding

determine

exertion

exhaustion

explosion

extender

extenders

extinguished

extinguish

gillian

fastener

fasteners

fastening

fastenings

fenian

filtration

feminine

fictional

ferryman

fisherman

fijian

flirtation

flotation

foramen

formation

forewoman

foundation

forgotten

franciscan

freemason

forbidden

frustration

freudian

fustian

fruition

garrison

galleon

gestation

genuine

gentleman

ghanaian

gaussian

gradation

fabian

gravamen

grobian

guardian

gyration

guesstimate

guesstimates

impassion

halcyon

hammerman

handwoven

halogen

harlequin

heartbroken

hawaiian

guncotton

heroin

heroine

hesitant

horatian

housebroken

horizon

hydration

hydrogen

immersion

ignition

illusion

imagine

gordian

implosion

imprison

inaction

in-person

incision

inclusion

bystander

incursion

indian

invasion

induction

inflation

infarction

infliction

infraction

infusion

ingestion

injection

insertion

inscription

injunction

inhuman

intestine

intrusion

inversion

italian

irishman

irian

istanbul

jacobin

javelin

jamaican

jettison

jovian

julian

lecithin

keratin

keynesian

korean

lactation

laurentian

lanolin

laotian

lastingly

kantian

lesbian

liechtenstein

libration

ligation

libyan

lightening

listener

listeners

listening

location

locations

logician

locating

lumberman

magician

macadam

magdalen

mexican

malayan

malaysian

mandarin

margarine

marian

masculine

medallion

medicine

menhaden

melanin

median

migration

midshipman

lutheran

misfortune

mistaken

misprision

misshapen

muskmelon

mutation

obstruction

munition

musician

myosin

moroccan

narration

negation

nebraskan

nevadan

nemean

nicotine

niacin

nitrogen

nightmarish

nobleman

nonhuman

nonunion

nightingale

objection

notation

norwegian

nutrition

obsession

nubian

oppression

occlusion

optation

occasion

occident

octillion

omission

odeon

opinion

optician

oration

precession

ottoman

outspoken

ovation

oxygen

overdone

overman

overrun

partition

partisan

patrician

parisian

parthian

pavilion

pelican

perception

perfection

percussion

possession

pentathlon

perfusion

permian

permission

persuasion

perversion

petition

peterman

phoenician

phrygian

physician

plantation

porcelain

plebeian

pollution

policeman

position

positions

orion

precaution

postnatal

post-mortem

postmasters

postmaster

preclusion

precision

origin

predation

predestine

preemption

prediction

prevention

procession

prescription

presumption

privation

proportion

probation

progression

profession

projection

promotion

production

profusion

protection

prostration

proscription

snapdragon

propulsion

puritan

quotation

questioner

questioners

questionnaire

questionnaires

pseudonyms

rebellion

reaction

reactions

ramadan

recision

redemption

rectangle

retraction

rectangles

reduction

rejection

regression

regimen

relation

religion

rendition

remission

reopen

repression

rescission

resection

reptilian

restriction

residence

resident

residents

resumption

pseudonym

seclusion

reunion

reversion

secretion

sectional

revulsion

sedation

protean

provision

revision

rhodopsin

sedition

rifleman

saccharin

rotation

salvation

samoan

scythian

seduction

selection

scorpion

sensation

right-handed

silicon

simian

singleton

skeleton

saleswoman

solomon

solution

specimen

stagnation

starvation

taxation

stygian

subtraction

submersion

suburban

submission

subscription

subversion

temptation

succeeding

suggestion

summation

sumatran

suppression

suspicion

tactician

superman

systemic

technician

syrian

sustenance

talisman

tamarin

tectonics

tectonic

testament

timberman

testaments

ticketing

thespian

toboggan

transmission

toastmaster

tradition

transaction

transcription

transfusion

transgression

vacation

translation

transition

truncation

tuition

unbutton

uncertain

unburden

uncommon

unbroken

unwritten

uterine

uneven

unison

vacations

venetian

vatican

venison

vibration

veteran

victimize

vermilion

vocation

vocations

vitamin

visiting

volition

waterman

wesleyan

zambian

4 syllable words

abdication

abnegation

absolution

aberration

abrogation

abolition

academy

accidental

activation

abyssinian

academies

acclamation

acclimation

accusation

academic

accordion

acquisition

actionable

academics

adaptation

affirmation

admiration

adrenaline

affectation

admonition

adoration

adulation

advocation

agitation

agrarian

aggravation

aggregation

alabaman

albanian

aldebaran

algerian

algonquian

allegation

alternation

alteration

altercation

allocation

annexation

animation

apprehension

american

ammunition

annotation

amphibian

amputation

application

appellation

appalachian

apparition

approbation

arbitration

arabian

arizonan

armageddon

arthurian

armenian

circumspection

aspiration

assemblyman

assyrian

astonishing

astonishment

athenian

attribution

augmentation

avocation

aviation

circumvention

bifurcation

barbarian

bavarian

benediction

bolivian

bohemian

businesswoman

calculation

calibration

californian

cancellation

canadian

carcinogen

centurion

celebration

chameleon

circulation

circumcision

backwardation

cogitation

coalition

coloration

collocation

collodion

combination

committeeman

comedian

comparison

coloradan

columbian

commendation

commutation

compensation

competition

compilation

comprehension

complication

composition

condescension

concentration

condensation

condemnation

confirmation

confrontation

confiscation

conflagration

congregation

conjugation

connotation

consternation

constipation

constitution

conservation

constellation

consolation

consummation

consecration

consultation

contraception

contrarian

contemplation

contravention

contribution

contradiction

conversation

convocation

convolution

coronation

corp.

corporation

correlation

declaration

corinthian

copenhagen

cotyledon

criterion

crocodilian

crucifixion

cultivation

culmination

custodian

cyclopean

customary

customizes

dandelion

darwinian

copernican

deconstruction

decompression

decoration

dedication

definition

defamation

dehydration

delegation

degradation

deformation

demonstration

demolition

demarcation

deportation

depravation

destitution

dereliction

derivation

depredation

deprivation

desecration

destinations

desperation

destination

desolation

desiccation

designation

deposition

detonation

devastation

computation

deviation

devonian

dichotomy

dictionary

dilatation

disaffection

diminution

dietitian

dictionaries

disposition

diocesan

disinfection

disinflation

disillusion

dispensation

dislocation

disputation

dissertation

dissipation

dissolution

distillation

distinguishes

distinctively

devolution

distinguishing

divination

distribution

dominican

domination

draconian

duplication

education

electrician

elongation

elocution

emanation

embarkation

elevation

emigration

englishwoman

equitation

equestrian

eritrean

emulation

estimation

estimations

estonian

estimated

estimable

erudition

estimator

estimators

estonians

evocation

evolution

excavation

eustachian

excitation

european

incrustation

exclamation

execution

exceedingly

exhibition

exhalation

exhortation

exhumation

expiration

expectation

explanation

expedition

exposition

exploitation

decimation

explication

exploration

extensively

extenuate

extendible

extinguishment

extinguishers

extinguisher

extradition

extrication

fascination

fabrication

fallopian

fibrillation

fermentation

figuration

federation

fluctuation

fluoridation

foliation

floridian

formulation

fragmentation

hypertension

fumigation

gastrulation

gargantuan

glaciation

galilean

germination

generation

gentlewoman

imitation

impregnation

imperfection

importation

graduation

greco-roman

gregorian

habitation

guatemalan

hegelian

herculean

hesitancy

immolation

historian

hemoglobin

hibernation

himalayan

hesitantly

hesitation

hungarian

hydrocarbon

hyperion

ibuprofen

illustration

ideation

iberian

immigration

implantation

implication

gorgonian

imposition

incantation

granulation

imputation

incarnation

inclination

gravitation

indentation

indexation

indigestion

indignation

indication

indiscretion

indecision

infestation

information

infiltration

inflammation

indonesian

inhalation

innovation

inquisition

inhibition

inspiration

interception

insulation

interaction

intercession

integration

interdiction

intermission

interruption

intersection

intimation

interurban

intonation

interjection

interwoven

introspection

introduction

intuition

inundation

invitation

legislation

invocation

irrigation

irritation

iteration

iranian

jacobean

isolation

isotonic

jordanian

jubilation

jurisdiction

kindergarten

laceration

lancastrian

levitation

leviathan

legitimize

liberation

liberian

librarian

limitation

lilliputian

liquidation

liquefaction

legitimate

litigation

locomotion

lubrication

machination

maccabean

macedonian

malnutrition

malformation

mammalian

manumission

masturbation

maturation

meditation

mediation

menstruation

medication

melanesian

meridian

ministration

misconception

miseration

misbegotten

misdemeanor

misdemeanors

misperception

mitigation

missourian

moderation

molestation

mortification

motivation

moravian

mongolian

mutilation

modulation

napoleon

nestorian

navigation

observation

newtonian

nomination

noblewoman

obfuscation

nonpartisan

obligation

nigerian

oblivion

nonprescription

obstetrician

occidental

occupation

nicaraguan

octahedron

obsidian

olympian

ohioan

operation

opposition

orchestration

ordination

preconception

minnesotan

ostentation

ostensible

ostensibly

oscillation

oxidation

pagination

ovulation

overburden

pagurian

palpitation

paraguayan

pedestrian

pelagian

pavlovian

penetration

perforation

permutation

perturbation

penicillin

perspiration

persecution

peruvian

pigmentation

planarian

plutonian

politician

polynesian

polyhedron

population

praetorian

posthumously

precondition

predetermine

predilection

preelection

incubation

presentation

premonition

preparation

preservation

proclamation

procreation

profanation

prohibition

propagation

simonian

preignition

prostitution

protestation

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protozoan

proposition

provocation

punctuation

publication

questionable

radiation

realization

readmission

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recantation

recollection

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recognition

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reelection

rectangular

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registration

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renovation

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reproduction

republican

reservation

residences

respiration

residential

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resolution

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residencies

resurrection

residency

retardation

reformation

retribution

retrocession

revocation

revelation

rhetorician

rhododendron

revolution

rumination

satisfaction

samaritan

sanitation

saturation

segmentation

sectarian

segregation

sequestration

self-deception

smithsonian

separation

shakespearean

sicilian

simulation

situation

siberian

speculation

statistician

stimulation

stipulation

strangulation

substitution

subluxation

subdivision

surrogation

superstition

supposition

supervision

suffocation

sustainable

syncopation

syndication

tabulation

tasmanian

tamoxifen

superhuman

termination

testimonies

testimony

tetrahedron

titillation

toleration

transformation

ulceration

tribulation

transportation

trepidation

transplantation

usurpation

vaccination

utopian

vacillation

vegetation

valuation

veneration

validation

variation

ventilation

victorian

vindication

violation

visitation

wagnerian

watermelon

valerian

5 syllable words

abomination

abbreviation

acceleration

accreditation

academician

accidentally

accommodation

accumulation

academically

academicians

alienation

administration

adjudication

adulteration

affiliation

agglomeration

alliteration

amalgamation

amazonian

amelioration

amortization

amplification

annihilation

anticipation

appreciation

approximation

appropriation

articulation

assassination

attenuation

assimilation

association

assemblywoman

argentinian

argumentation

alleviation

augustinian

authorization

authentication

babylonian

beethovenian

brutalization

brobdingnagian

caledonian

canonization

capitulation

carolinian

carthaginian

certification

cauterization

centralization

centenarian

christianization

collaboration

civilization

clarification

classification

cohabitation

codification

coagulation

colonization

commemoration

communication

concatenation

conciliation

confabulation

confederation

configuration

conglomeration

congratulation

contamination

consolidation

consideration

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cooperation

decapitation

corroboration

coordination

deceleration

customarily

defenestration

degeneration

deification

deliberation

delicatessen

delineation

denomination

denunciation

depopulation

depreciation

desalination

desegregation

decomposition

discoloration

dionysian

discrimination

disintegration

disembarkation

disinclination

dissatisfaction

dissemination

dissociation

distinguishable

determination

domestication

dramatization

ejaculation

edification

elaboration

elimination

emancipation

electrocution

elizabethan

enumeration

epicurean

equivocation

eradication

equalization

exaggeration

examination

evaporation

evacuation

exacerbation

evaluation

exasperation

ethiopian

excoriation

exfoliation

exhilaration

exoneration

expatriation

expropriation

extenuating

facilitation

falsification

fertilization

exoskeleton

fortification

gasification

glorification

gratification

hallucination

hanoverian

harmonization

humiliation

hydrogenation

hybridization

hyperinflation

illumination

imagination

hyperborean

immunization

inactivation

inauguration

improvisation

incarceration

incineration

incrimination

incorporation

invalidation

infatuation

insemination

initiation

insinuation

inoculation

inhabitation

indoctrination

interconnection

interrogation

interpolation

interpretation

intimidation

intoxication

instrumentation

investigation

irradiation

ionization

jeffersonian

juxtaposition

justification

legalization

legitimizes

legitimately

libertarian

lithuanian

localization

lusitanias

magnetization

magnification

macedonians

manipulation

manifestation

mathematician

maximilian

maximization

mechanization

metropolitan

legitimacy

misapprehension

miscalculation

misapplication

misinformation

mississippian

mobilization

modification

modernization

mummification

multiplication

negotiation

neutralization

neapolitan

nickelodeon

nonintervention

nitroglycerine

normalization

nonsectarian

obliteration

notification

nullification

oregonian

orientation

organization

ossification

pacification

overproduction

participation

panamanian

pasteurization

patagonian

peloponnesian

ornamentation

pennsylvanian

philadelphian

perpetuation

polarization

pomeranian

precipitation

predestination

origination

predisposition

preoccupation

presupposition

presbyterian

prevarication

procrastination

pronunciation

prognostication

proliferation

proletarian

premeditation

purification

pythagorean

qualification

quantification

reaffirmation

ramification

ratification

reactionaries

reactionary

recommendation

recombination

recrimination

recuperation

rectification

reforestation

reiteration

regeneration

reintegration

rejuvenation

remuneration

renunciation

refrigeration

repatriation

representation

repudiation

resuscitation

retaliation

revaluation

reverberation

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

sedimentation

simplification

solicitation

sophistication

specialization

specification

sterilization

stratification

substantiation

subordination

synchronization

systematically

testimonial

testimonials

testamentary

theologian

triangulation

unification

unitarian

utilization

vegetarian

vaporization

verification

veterinarian

vilification

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

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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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