Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word fortune.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 fortune.
2 syllable words

action

acton

arson

airman

alan

alman

amman

ardent

apron

alban

ashen

aspen

burdon

asian

atman

attune

auction

auden

austin

baboon

burden

bagman

baldwin

basin

bargain

banyan

bacon

baron

barton

barren

bason

baton

balloon

baston

batten

batton

bayman

beacon

beaten

beckon

bassoon

belgian

bellman

billion

billman

bellon

billon

boarding

bludgeon

birthing

blacken

blowgun

begun

bisson

bitten

boardings

birdman

birthmarks

birthmark

boatman

bison

bobbin

bollen

bookman

boredom

boughten

broaden

bolden

boston

bourbon

bowman

bracken

broadens

brogan

brakeman

braiding

brazen

broken

brethren

brighten

breton

briton

breathing

britons

breeding

brooding

bruting

buffoon

bullion

burdened

burdens

burgeon

burton

bushman

carbon

canton

caption

cabin

calvin

canyon

cajun

caisson

canaan

cannon

canon

captain

capstan

dalton

carman

carmine

cardoon

carton

cartons

cartoons

caution

cartoon

cauldron

certain

caxton

cayman

chairman

chaplain

chapman

burman

charon

chasten

cheapen

christian

churchman

chosen

chessman

chevron

chieftain

chicken

christen

children

coachman

classman

claxon

citron

clinton

cocoon

colon

crimson

common

curtain

commune

copeman

cotton

cousin

cowan

craftsman

craven

credence

cretin

crewman

cushion

curtains

crouton

cuban

cumin

croutons

dagan

darken

dampen

button

damson

zircon

dagon

deafen

deepen

demon

delphian

diction

dian

desman

devon

driven

dromon

dobson

dolman

doctrine

dolphin

dozen

dragon

draftsman

dreadnought

drunken

dudgeon

dungeon

dutchman

earthen

dustman

eaten

eden

elan

engine

emption

ensign

ermine

fibrin

fireman

fiction

firman

flashgun

faction

falcon

farthing

faulcon

fallen

famine

fashion

fasten

fatten

festoon

fielden

fission

flatten

flexion

footman

fortin

fountain

fortnight

fortnights

fourteen

fraction

freshen

fourteenth

freedman

freeman

freedom

freetown

frighten

frozen

freshman

freedoms

friction

function

fourteens

fruiting

fusion

gallon

garden

gardens

gammon

garron

gascon

gentian

german

gilden

gibbon

given

girding

gladden

golden

gotten

goodman

glidden

glisten

gluten

grandson

gowan

grading

grating

graven

galloon

grecian

greeting

greetings

felon

griffon

grouting

gudgeon

gumption

hackman

guardsman

haitian

hangman

harden

hardened

happen

hardens

harken

harten

hausen

harpoon

hasten

hearten

haven

headman

headsman

heathen

henchman

heighten

heron

hessian

hempen

heaven

hetman

hidden

hoarding

houseman

hoten

hogan

hoven

homespun

human

huntsman

hurting

hymen

hyphen

hyson

ibsen

immune

impugn

deacon

daman

deaden

ion

jargon

jackman

jasmine

jason

jetson

jetton

junction

jejune

kansan

keelson

kelson

kelvin

kenyan

kalan

kitchen

klansman

kirkman

kremlin

kitten

laden

lagan

lampron

landman

landsman

lampoon

lagoon

latin

layman

leaden

leaven

ledden

lengthen

legion

lesion

leman

lemon

lessen

lesson

leven

lightman

lineman

lighten

liken

liman

lichen

linden

linemen

linen

lockman

lotion

lion

lisbon

listen

liven

locken

london

logan

longan

loosen

lopeman

lumen

mahone

lyden

madden

lynden

m1

mansion

marchman

mangan

markman

marksman

marlin

martin

martians

martens

marron

maroon

marten

mention

martins

mason

matron

mayan

melon

melton

minden

mignon

maiden

milken

million

minion

mission

mitten

packman

moisten

motion

molten

monsoon

mountain

muffin

muslin

mullen

mutton

nation

nekton

newsman

neptune

ninon

notion

olden

often

ocean

odin

omen

option

onion

ordain

open

ordnance

othman

outdone

oxen

oven

owen

peon

panton

pardon

pardons

parson

outrun

part-time

parting

partner

partners

passion

passman

pathan

patten

patron

pavon

pectin

pension

penman

pagan

penguin

portend

persian

perron

person

pigeon

pillion

pertain

pertains

pinion

piston

plantain

platen

platten

plankton

pitman

platoon

poison

ponton

pollan

pollen

pontoon

portent

portends

portents

potion

postman

shorthand

pressman

pretends

prison

pretend

proven

prudence

protein

proteins

prudhomme

prussian

pullen

prudent

question

ration

quicken

raven

rayon

raccoon

reason

reckon

redden

region

shotgun

rerun

resin

runnion

russian

riden

ripen

rincon

ribbon

ridden

risen

riven

robin

roman

rosen

rosin

rotten

rowan

rowen

rumen

ruin

saffron

sadden

salesman

salmon

samson

santon

sanction

sardine

scion

sardines

saxon

scallion

satin

satan

scotsman

section

saloon

scullion

seaman

season

seedsman

selden

sermon

session

sharpen

shearman

sequin

seton

seven

sexton

shaken

shaman

shogun

shipman

shirting

showman

semen

shrunken

shrouding

shredding

silken

sicken

paean

siren

siphon

skirting

slacken

slogan

smarten

soldan

sodden

soften

smitten

solon

spartan

sovereign

sovran

spearman

stallman

sportsman

squadron

stallion

spoken

spokesman

statesman

station

stolen

stepson

stockman

stillion

steven

stiffen

straighten

strengthen

sturgeon

suasion

striven

suction

sudden

surgeon

sultan

sullen

summon

sunken

swollen

sylvan

sweeten

trident

syphon

talon

taken

tappen

tarpon

tartan

tension

tendon

teaspoon

teston

thicken

traction

tighten

token

toman

titan

thirteenth

thousand

tillman

threaten

threatens

thirteenths

thirteen

toughen

townsman

undone

trading

tradings

stricken

vegan

treason

treatment

treatments

tribune

trojan

tubman

tuscan

triton

trodden

turban

tungsten

tycoon

typhoon

urban

union

urine

urson

treadmill

trillion

treadmills

verdant

verdin

version

vision

villain

vulcan

wagon

waken

wanton

watchman

whiten

widen

whitson

weaken

weapon

wheaten

wiccan

wizen

woman

yaupon

women

worsen

woven

yachtsman

woodman

woolman

workman

wooden

woolen

written

wording

writing

writings

yeoman

zion

zaman

3 syllable words

ablation

ablution

abduction

abdomen

abortion

abrasion

absorption

accession

abstention

abstraction

accretion

acumen

african

addiction

addition

affection

adhesion

adsorption

admission

adoption

adrian

aegean

aerodyne

affliction

afternoon

aggression

arian

alaskan

albumin

alderman

aleutian

allusion

alien

alsatian

apportion

ambition

ambrosian

anchorman

andean

anglican

anyone

appian

ardently

aryan

artisan

artesian

ascension

arkansan

albion

aspersion

assassin

assertion

attrition

attraction

asuncion

attention

assumption

aversion

austrian

audition

australian

avian

awaken

backgammon

badminton

backwoodsman

bartender

bartenders

bedridden

battalion

bandwagon

baritone

bedizen

baritones

bedouin

beholden

benjamin

biotin

bitumen

boardinghouse

bosnian

bouillon

brazilian

breadwinner

breadwinners

bulletin

beethoven

burdensome

cambrian

campion

capsaicin

cardigan

cardinal

carnation

cartesian

carrion

cardinals

caucasian

catalan

cation

causation

cartoonist

cartoonists

castration

certainly

cessation

certainties

certainty

cetacean

charlatan

charwoman

croatian

chairwoman

champion

chardonnay

chamberlain

chardonnays

chilean

cinnamon

cistercian

citation

collagen

clarion

civilian

clergyman

clarendon

collegian

collision

cohesion

cognition

collection

collusion

citizen

combustion

chairperson

commission

commotion

compassion

croatians

companion

concussion

completion

conclusion

cremation

complexion

compression

concession

compulsion

conception

compunction

concoction

conduction

condition

confession

congestion

confection

conflation

confucian

confusion

connection

connexion

congressman

conscription

conjunction

constriction

contagion

contortion

contraction

contraption

contention

consumption

contrition

contusion

convection

convention

conversion

conviction

convulsion

correction

corrosion

corruption

corsican

cortinas

creation

councilman

countryman

court-martial

construction

creations

cortina

credential

credentialed

credentials

credenza

crestfallen

communion

crustacean

cyprian

abandon

dalmatian

damnation

deception

decision

deduction

declension

defection

deflation

deletion

deflection

dentition

delusion

denizen

depletion

determine

desertion

depiction

derision

depression

description

digestion

digression

dilation

dilution

detection

detention

destruction

devotion

dictation

diffraction

diffusion

direction

dimension

discipline

discretion

discussion

dispersion

distortion

dissection

disruption

dissension

distinction

distraction

division

dominion

diversion

donation

downtrodden

disunion

equation

duration

durations

earthenware

elation

edition

egyptian

ejection

election

eleven

elison

emblazon

embolden

emulsion

emission

emotion

encryption

englishman

enlighten

enliven

erection

erosion

eruption

etruscan

evasion

everyone

eviction

exaction

excursion

excretion

exertion

excision

exception

exclusion

exhaustion

exemption

expansion

explosion

expression

extortion

fabian

extraction

expulsion

extension

extinction

extrusion

farthingale

ferryman

guardian

fenian

feminine

filtration

fijian

firedamp

fisherman

fixation

flirtation

flotation

forbidden

foramen

forewoman

forgotten

formation

fortuna

fortnightly

foundation

franciscan

freemason

freethinker

freethinkers

freudian

fruition

frustration

fustian

galleon

gardener

gardeners

gardening

gardenias

garrison

gaussian

gentleman

genuine

gestation

ghanaian

gillian

gordian

gradation

gradient

gradients

gravamen

grobian

guardians

gyration

gyrations

hammerman

halcyon

guncotton

halogen

handwoven

hardener

hardeners

hardening

harlequin

hawaiian

heartbroken

heroin

heroine

hydration

horatian

housebroken

horizon

honeymoon

hydrogen

illusion

ignition

imagine

immersion

inaction

impassion

implosion

imprison

impression

in-person

incision

inception

inclusion

incursion

induction

infarction

indian

ingestion

infection

inflation

inflection

infliction

infraction

infusion

inhuman

insertion

inscription

injunction

inspection

intention

instruction

inversion

irian

irishman

irritant

intestine

intrusion

invasion

invention

irritants

italian

jacobin

jamaican

javelin

jettison

jovian

julian

laurentian

kantian

keratin

lecithin

lactation

lanolin

laotian

keynesian

lesbian

libration

ligation

libyan

misfortune

location

logician

lumberman

magdalen

magician

margarine

malayan

malaysian

mandarin

marathon

marathons

marian

migration

lutheran

maritimes

masculine

maritime

median

medallion

medicine

melanin

menhaden

midshipman

mexican

misprision

mistaken

moroccan

myosin

muskmelon

munition

musician

mutation

narration

negation

nevadan

nebraskan

nemean

niacin

nitrogen

nonhuman

nobleman

nonunion

norwegian

notation

nutrition

nubian

objection

obsession

occasion

odeon

occlusion

octillion

obstruction

orations

oppression

omission

opinion

optation

optician

opportune

ordinance

orion

ottoman

overman

ovation

overdone

overrun

outspoken

oxygen

pantaloon

parthian

partisan

pardoning

parthenon

partition

parisian

partnership

partnerships

patrician

pavilion

percussion

pentathlon

perception

pelican

perfection

perfusion

porcelain

permian

peterman

perversion

persuasion

petition

pertinent

phoenician

physician

phrygian

picayune

plebeian

plantation

pollution

policeman

permission

position

possession

precaution

predation

portmanteau

precession

precision

preclusion

preemption

predestine

prediction

privation

misshapen

prescription

pretensions

pretension

pretender

pretended

pretenders

prevention

probation

presumption

procession

progression

profession

production

profusion

injection

prostration

promotion

projection

proportion

propulsion

protean

protection

provision

proscription

reopen

prudency

puritan

reaction

puritans

ramadan

quotation

recision

recession

rebellion

reception

reduction

redemption

reflection

regimen

regression

relation

rejection

religion

remission

prudential

prudently

reptilian

repression

rescission

revision

resumption

resection

restriction

retraction

retention

reunion

reversion

revulsion

rifleman

rotation

rhodopsin

saccharin

saleswoman

salvation

samoan

scorpion

sardonic

scrutinize

secretion

sedation

seduction

secession

sedition

scythian

seclusion

scrutiny

shortening

selection

sensation

short-winded

rendition

silicon

simian

skeleton

singleton

snapdragon

solomon

solution

transcription

stagnation

starvation

transgression

submission

suburban

subscription

stygian

submersion

subtraction

subversion

succession

suppression

suggestion

summation

superman

sumatran

suspension

suspicion

specimen

syrian

tamarin

talisman

tactician

tablespoon

taxation

technician

temptation

toboggan

threatening

timberman

thespian

tradition

transaction

transition

translation

transmission

transfusion

venison

tuition

truncation

tritium

unburden

unbroken

unbutton

uncertain

uncommon

uneven

unwritten

unison

vatican

urethane

vacation

uterine

venetian

vermilion

veteran

vibration

vocation

vitamin

volition

waterman

wesleyan

zambian

4 syllable words

aberration

abolition

abdication

abnegation

accordion

abrogation

abyssinian

absolution

acclamation

acclimation

activation

adaptation

admiration

adoration

adrenaline

adulation

admonition

advocation

affectation

affirmation

accusation

aggravation

acquisition

aggregation

agrarian

alabaman

albanian

aldebaran

alteration

algerian

allegation

allocation

algonquian

altercation

agitation

apparition

alternation

appalachian

annotation

amphibian

ammunition

animation

annexation

amputation

american

appellation

application

arabian

approbation

arbitration

apprehension

arthurian

armageddon

armenian

arizonan

arithmetic

aspiration

assyrian

attribution

athenian

assemblyman

avocation

aviation

augmentation

backwardation

barbarian

bavarian

bifurcation

benediction

bohemian

bolivian

businesswoman

calibration

californian

calculation

cancellation

canadian

carcinogen

celebration

centurion

chameleon

circulation

circumcision

circumspection

circumvention

coalition

cogitation

collodion

collocation

coloration

coloradan

columbian

combination

comedian

committeeman

comparison

competition

compilation

compensation

composition

concentration

comprehension

computation

complication

consternation

condemnation

condensation

condescension

confirmation

conflagration

confrontation

confiscation

conservation

connotation

consecration

congregation

consolation

conjugation

constellation

constipation

constitution

consummation

consultation

contemplation

contraception

contradiction

contrarian

contribution

coordinate

conversation

contravention

convocation

convolution

coordinates

coronation

corp.

corporation

correlation

copernican

corinthian

copenhagen

cotyledon

commendation

criterion

custodian

crocodilian

culmination

cultivation

crucifixion

cyclopean

commutation

darwinian

dandelion

decimation

declaration

dedication

decompression

decoration

deconstruction

defamation

definition

deformation

dehydration

demolition

degradation

delegation

demarcation

demonstration

deportation

dereliction

deposition

desecration

deprivation

derivation

desiccation

designation

desperation

destination

destitution

detonation

devolution

devonian

deviation

devastation

dietitian

desolation

diocesan

depravation

dilatation

diminution

disaffection

depredation

disconnection

disillusion

dislocation

dispensation

disinfection

disinflation

disposition

disputation

dissertation

dissolution

distillation

dissipation

dominican

distribution

divination

domination

draconian

duplication

education

electrician

elongation

emanation

elocution

elevation

embarkation

emigration

emulation

englishwoman

equestrian

equitation

erudition

estimation

estonian

gregorian

european

eustachian

evocation

evolution

excitation

excavation

execution

exhortation

exhibition

exclamation

exhalation

exhumation

exposition

expiration

explication

fibrillation

expectation

extradition

extrication

fabrication

fascination

fallopian

federation

fermentation

figuration

expedition

explanation

exploitation

exploration

floridian

fluctuation

foliation

fluoridation

fortunately

formulation

fragmentation

fumigation

galilean

eritrean

gargantuan

generation

gastrulation

gentlewoman

germination

glaciation

gorgonian

graduation

granulation

gravitation

greco-roman

guatemalan

habitation

guardianship

hemoglobin

hegelian

hesitation

herculean

hibernation

himalayan

historian

hungarian

hydrocarbon

hyperion

iberian

ideation

hypertension

ibuprofen

illustration

imitation

immolation

imperfection

implantation

implication

importation

immigration

imposition

imputation

impregnation

inattention

incarnation

inclination

incrustation

indigestion

indication

indiscretion

incubation

indonesian

indecision

inflammation

infiltration

indentation

indexation

information

incantation

inhalation

inhibition

indignation

innovation

inquisition

inopportune

inspiration

installation

integration

insulation

insurrection

instigation

institution

interaction

intercession

interception

interdiction

intermission

interruption

interurban

intersection

intervention

interwoven

iranian

intimation

intonation

inundation

intuition

introduction

introspection

invitation

invocation

interjection

irrational

iridium

irrigation

jacobean

iteration

isolation

jordanian

jordanians

jubilation

jurisdiction

laceration

irritation

kindergarten

lancastrian

legislation

leviathan

liberation

lilliputian

librarian

limitation

litigation

liquefaction

locomotion

liquidation

lubrication

maccabean

machination

macedonian

levitation

malformation

manumission

malnutrition

mammalian

masturbation

maturation

meditation

mediation

medication

melanesian

menstruation

meridian

moderation

liberian

miseration

ministration

minnesotan

misbegotten

misconception

missourian

infestation

modulation

misperception

mitigation

mortification

mongolian

moravian

motivation

mutilation

napoleon

navigation

nestorian

newtonian

nicaraguan

nigerian

nonpartisan

nomination

noblewoman

nonprescription

oblivion

observation

obligation

obfuscation

obsidian

obstetrician

occupation

ohioan

octahedron

olympian

operation

orchestration

opposition

ordinary

ordination

ordinaries

ordinances

oscillation

ostentation

overburden

ovulation

oxidation

pagurian

palpitation

pagination

paraguayan

pavlovian

penetration

penicillin

pedestrian

pelagian

perforation

peruvian

perspiration

persecution

perturbation

pigmentation

planarian

plutonian

politician

polynesian

polyhedron

population

permutation

predominates

praetorian

preconception

precondition

predilection

predetermine

preelection

predominate

predominance

predominant

preignition

preparation

preservation

molestation

presentation

punctuation

profanation

procreation

prohibition

propagation

proposition

proclamation

prosecution

prostitution

protestation

protozoan

provocation

reparation

repercussion

repetition

publication

radiation

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recognition

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rumination

rhododendron

rhetorician

samaritan

sanitation

reputation

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satisfaction

sectarian

segmentation

segregation

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shakespearean

self-deception

scrutinizes

premonition

siberian

sicilian

simonian

situation

smithsonian

simulation

speculation

statistician

stimulation

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strangulation

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substitution

supervision

supposition

superhuman

superstition

surrogation

suffocation

tamoxifen

tabulation

tasmanian

termination

syndication

tetrahedron

toleration

titillation

transplantation

transportation

tribulation

trepidation

transformation

ulceration

syncopation

usurpation

vacillation

utopian

vaccination

valerian

variation

validation

valuation

variations

veneration

vegetation

ventilation

violation

vindication

visitation

victorian

wagnerian

watermelon

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abbreviation

abomination

acceleration

academician

accommodation

accreditation

administration

accumulation

adulteration

adjudication

affiliation

agglomeration

alliteration

alienation

alleviation

amelioration

amazonian

amortization

annihilation

amplification

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appreciation

appropriation

approximation

argentinian

argumentation

articulation

association

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assemblywoman

authorization

augustinian

authentication

babylonian

assassination

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brutalization

beethovenian

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capitulation

carolinian

carthaginian

cauterization

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civilization

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classification

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colonization

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creationism

communication

deceleration

decapitation

decomposition

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deification

degeneration

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denomination

denunciation

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desalination

determination

dionysian

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discrimination

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dissemination

dissatisfaction

dramatization

domestication

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ejaculation

electrocution

elizabethan

emancipation

enumeration

epicurean

elimination

equalization

eradication

equivocation

evaporation

ethiopian

evaluation

evacuation

exacerbation

exaggeration

excoriation

exasperation

examination

exhilaration

exfoliation

exoneration

expatriation

exoskeleton

extermination

facilitation

falsification

fertilization

expropriation

fortification

gasification

glorification

gratification

hallucination

hanoverian

harmonization

humiliation

hybridization

hydrogenation

hyperborean

hyperinflation

illumination

imagination

immunization

improvisation

inactivation

inauguration

incorporation

incarceration

incineration

incrimination

indoctrination

infatuation

inhabitation

inoculation

insemination

insinuation

instrumentation

interconnection

invalidation

intoxication

intimidation

investigation

ionization

interpolation

interpretation

irradiation

irredentism

interrogation

irrationally

jeffersonian

justification

juxtaposition

legalization

libertarian

lithuanian

localization

magnification

magnetization

manifestation

manipulation

mathematician

maximilian

mechanization

maximization

metropolitan

modernization

misapprehension

misapplication

miscalculation

misinformation

mobilization

mississippian

modification

mummification

multiplication

neapolitan

negotiation

neutralization

nickelodeon

nitroglycerine

nonintervention

nonsectarian

normalization

obliteration

notification

nullification

oregonian

orientation

organization

ornamentation

ordinarily

origination

ossification

overproduction

pacification

panamanian

participation

patagonian

peloponnesian

pennsylvanian

peritoneal

pasteurization

periodontal

philadelphian

polarization

pomeranian

perpetuation

precipitation

predestination

predisposition

predominantly

preoccupation

presbyterian

presupposition

prevarication

premeditation

proliferation

proletarian

pronunciation

procrastination

prognostication

puritanism

purification

pythagorean

qualification

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ratification

quantification

reaffirmation

puritanisms

recombination

recuperation

rectification

reforestation

regeneration

refrigeration

reiteration

reintegration

rejuvenation

puritanical

recrimination

remuneration

renunciation

recommendation

repatriation

representation

retaliation

reverberation

revaluation

resuscitation

russification

repudiation

sanctification

scandinavian

sedimentation

solicitation

initiation

specialization

simplification

sterilization

stratification

subordination

substantiation

sophistication

specification

theologian

synchronization

triangulation

unitarian

utilization

vaporization

unification

verification

vilification

veterinarian

vulgarization

vegetarian

yugoslavian

washingtonian

8 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word fortune

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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.


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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
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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
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When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
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Different Types of Rhymes
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