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

ageratum

activism

adventuresome

algorithm

ammonium

aneurism

aluminium

aluminum

altruism

animism

alluvium

antebellum

aquarium

arboretum

atavism

athenaeum

bacterium

barbarism

aphorism

beryllium

bolshevism

cataclysm

byzantium

catechism

carborundum

careerism

centralism

chauvinism

classicism

colloquium

coliseum

colosseum

chrysanthemum

criticism

communism

curriculum

compendium

cynicism

cytoplasm

dandyism

darwinism

linoleum

delirium

druidism

dualism

duodenum

dogmatism

dimorphism

elysium

embolism

egotism

emporium

egoism

dynamism

encomium

epithelium

formalism

europium

euphemism

exorcism

feudalism

ergotism

fatalism

fetishism

futurism

gymnasium

gnosticism

harmonium

idealism

herbarium

heroism

hedonism

hellenism

helotism

hinduism

hypnotism

humanism

iridium

interregnum

jerusalem

italianate

jansenism

judaism

jingoism

journalism

geranium

lawrencium

legalism

despotism

leninism

defeatism

logarithm

lyricism

neutralism

magnetism

nihilism

mannerism

methodism

mausoleum

mechanism

memorandum

mesmerism

microcosm

magnesium

millennium

molybdenum

modernism

moralism

mormonism

neoplasm

nephridium

nepotism

neptunium

mysticism

narcissism

nativism

niobium

palladium

optimism

organism

ostracism

pacifism

pluralism

officialdom

paganism

petroleum

pessimism

plagiarism

plasmodium

opprobrium

polonium

populism

potassium

pragmatism

pugilism

ptolemaic

rheumatism

referendum

satanism

selenium

semitism

socialism

skepticism

synergism

stoicism

symbolism

symposium

vanadium

tellurium

terrorism

tribalism

titanium

ultimatum

unionism

uranium

vandalism

zionism

zirconium

12 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word hoodlum

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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