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

addle

agile

bristol

amble

ample

amused

bubble

aisle

angel

angle

ankle

annal

anvil

annul

appel

apple

artful

astral

arval

aural

austral

april

awful

brandle

algal

axle

bangle

banquets

banquet

baleful

bashful

battle

basil

bauble

beadle

basal

beagle

bedell

barrel

beetle

bengal

beryl

bevel

bible

bagel

bethel

babble

babel

bestial

boastful

boodle

bodle

boggle

blissful

bogle

borel

bottle

betel

bowel

bramble

baffle

brindle

brickle

bridal

bridle

bristle

bushel

bundle

brothel

brutal

buccal

buckle

bugle

anal

burel

bumble

bustle

butyl

burble

cable

cackle

cancel

camel

candle

cantle

brittle

capel

carnal

capsule

careful

carol

caple

carpal

carrel

carrol

castle

cattle

caudal

central

caudle

chortle

benights

channel

chattel

chuckle

chapel

cheerful

benight

causal

choral

ceryl

chemists

coddle

cobble

cockle

coastal

civil

coble

circle

colonel

concede

conceit

concedes

conchoid

connect

connects

constant

constants

constrain

constrained

constrains

constraint

chemist

chisel

construct

consul

constructs

construe

coppel

copple

cordial

cornel

corbel

coral

cromwell

council

counsel

crandall

couple

cranial

crewel

crackle

cradle

cripple

crucial

cruel

constraints

cuddle

crumple

crustal

crystal

cudgel

constrict

cycle

darnel

daniel

cymbal

damsel

dabble

damaged

dawdle

dangle

dazzle

dekle

crumble

dental

dermal

devil

dial

dimple

ding-dong

dingle

dibble

dismal

distal

docile

doleful

goral

able

doodle

doomsday

dorsal

double

doubtful

downstage

dreadful

ducal

downstream

dowel

dual

drabble

dribble

ductile

duffel

duel

drivel

drizzle

dwindle

eagle

easel

eisel

enact

enacts

engle

entrail

encode

equal

ethel

ethyl

evil

faithful

facile

fable

fangle

fateful

fatal

faunal

fennel

fearful

fecal

feeble

feral

fertile

fetal

feudal

fiddle

final

fickle

fancied

finished

fipple

fiscal

fitful

flannel

fissile

fizzle

floral

fluegel

focal

foible

fondle

forceful

fragile

fretful

frightful

fossil

frontal

formal

frazzle

freckle

frizzle

fumble

frugal

fuddle

fruitful

gainful

fuel

granule

facial

functions

funnel

fungal

futile

gaggle

function

garble

gambrel

gamble

genial

gavel

gable

glottal

gentle

girdle

global

glacial

gleeful

gobble

goggle

google

giggle

grackle

graceful

grateful

grapple

gravel

grindle

grumble

grovel

grizzle

gunshot

gunshots

gurgle

guzzle

gymnast

hackle

haggle

hamel

gymnasts

hable

hamal

hamstring

hamster

hamsters

hamstrings

handle

harmful

hansel

harmel

harle

hatchel

healthful

hateful

hassle

hazel

hazle

heckle

hegel

helpful

hobble

herschel

herbal

homestead

homesteads

homestretch

hopple

honest

hostel

hostile

huddle

houseful

humble

housel

hovel

huckle

howell

hummel

hymnal

hustle

idle

idol

hurtle

hurdle

hurtful

hopeful

gribble

incite

incites

ingle

ingot

ingots

inset

inside

install

instance

installs

instant

instill

insides

instead

instills

instinct

instincts

instruct

gristle

instructs

gospel

jostle

jingle

jackal

jiggle

journal

junctions

joyful

jumble

jangle

juggle

junction

jungle

jewel

juncture

junctures

junket

junkets

kendal

kindle

kennel

kettle

kiddle

kittle

kingdoms

kingdom

kernel

kibble

kittel

kinkle

knighthood

knittle

knockdown

knuckle

knightly

kumquat

label

lancets

lancet

larval

languid

ladle

lengthens

lengthen

laurel

lawful

legal

lengthwise

lengthy

lentil

limestone

lingle

level

libel

lethal

limestones

linseed

lintel

little

lisle

local

lustful

loral

lunchtime

loyal

mainstay

mainstays

mantel

mantle

marble

mangle

mainstream

mammal

maple

marshal

marvel

medal

meddle

martial

mendel

mental

metal

mindful

mettle

middle

mingle

mickle

minstrel

minstrels

minster

missal

missel

missile

mistral

methyl

model

mongol

moonstones

moonstone

mochel

modal

mogul

muddle

monster

monsters

mortal

morsel

moral

moonstruck

mosel

motile

mitral

mournful

muckle

muffle

mobile

long-term

mumble

mussel

muzzle

myrtle

natal

naval

nasal

navel

needful

needle

nettle

nestle

neural

nimble

nibble

nickel

nickle

nipple

noble

non-stick

nonstops

nonstop

noodle

novel

nozzle

normal

nuptial

nuzzle

onset

ogle

opal

oral

orval

oval

paddle

painful

neutral

panful

panel

papal

parcel

muscle

partial

pedal

peaceful

peddle

paschal

pebble

pencil

penal

people

mural

peril

petal

phenol

pickle

piddle

pistil

pistol

pimple

pleural

plural

playful

pommel

poodle

popple

portal

postel

pottle

postal

pretzel

prattle

prayerful

primal

pummel

puncture

punctured

punctures

puddle

pupil

puzzle

quarrel

purple

quibble

rabble

racial

rankle

rascal

ramble

raffle

rammel

rancid

rattle

ravel

rectal

rebel

regel

regal

reigle

renal

rental

restful

rhinestones

rhinestone

revel

rial

riddle

riffle

rifle

rigel

riggle

rightful

rundle

rouble

rubble

ruble

ripple

rival

roble

royal

ruddle

rumble

rumple

rueful

ruffle

ruttle

rustle

rural

sanctions

sanction

saddle

sample

sable

sanctum

sandal

quintal

scoundrel

scornful

scalpel

scandal

scovel

scruple

scuffle

scuttle

scrabble

scramble

scribble

seckel

sequel

settle

several

shamble

shackle

shameful

servile

shekel

shindle

shrapnel

shuttle

shovel

shuffle

sidle

shrivel

sibyl

sickle

signal

simple

shingle

sinful

single

seamster

skittle

smittle

smuggle

skillful

sizzle

snowstorms

sniffle

snowstorm

snuggle

sorel

sorrel

speckle

social

spaniel

sparkle

spangle

spacial

spatial

special

spectral

spinal

spindle

spiral

spiteful

startle

spittle

spousal

squabble

stemple

sprinkle

squiggle

sterile

squirrel

stickle

stable

staple

steeple

stifle

straddle

subtle

stumble

strangle

struggle

stubble

suckle

stressful

straggle

sipple

supple

suttle

swindle

symbol

swingle

swivel

tangle

tasteful

tattle

tackle

table

tactful

tassel

tearful

temple

tensile

teagle

thankful

terrel

tercel

throttle

thoughtful

tidal

thistle

tickle

thermal

tittle

toddle

toggle

tinsel

title

tingle

tinkle

tipple

tomcat

tonsil

tootle

towel

tonight

total

tranquil

topple

tramble

trammel

trample

tremble

travel

treble

tressel

trestle

trial

tribal

tincture

trinkle

trickle

triple

tribble

trouble

truffle

teamster

truthful

tubal

turtle

trundle

tindal

tumble

tunnel

twaddle

tungsten

tuneful

tussle

umbel

tweedle

twiddle

twinkle

uncle

teamsters

uncut

thimble

trifle

uncouth

unset

unseat

unused

unwashed

useful

ural

vandal

vassal

venal

vengeful

ventral

verbal

vernal

vestal

vigil

vessel

vial

vinyl

tinctures

vital

virile

vocal

waddle

wamble

waffle

warble

vowel

wainscot

watchful

wasteful

wattle

whistle

whittle

wiggle

windle

weasel

weevil

wistful

wishful

wobble

willful

worrel

youthful

wrangle

wrongful

winkle

wrinkle

yangtze

wrestle

wriggle

youngster

youngsters

zestful

3 syllable words

actual

acquittal

abysmal

accrual

changeable

abnormal

admiral

adrenal

cervical

affable

ambrosial

amsterdam

aerial

amnesty

ancestral

animal

aniseed

anecdote

anisette

anecdotes

annual

apparel

apical

apostle

appraisal

arsenal

archetypal

approval

archival

arable

archangel

arousal

ariel

arrival

article

astraddle

assemble

audible

autumnal

auroral

breakable

axial

bacchanal

backpedal

bedevil

balmoral

bankable

bearable

banister

bannister

baptismal

beautiful

barnacle

befuddle

bedraggle

betrayal

biddable

amnesties

biblical

bicycle

bifocal

belittle

bilingual

bimodal

biracial

boondoggle

bountiful

caboodle

bronchial

burial

burnable

callable

cantonal

cannibal

canoeist

canisters

capable

capital

capitol

cardinal

caramel

carnival

casual

canister

cathedral

cereal

chargeable

chasuble

chronicle

cerebral

chemical

celestial

chemistry

clavicle

classical

clerical

coequal

coincide

coincides

conjugal

communal

colloidal

colorful

comical

commingle

commercial

colossal

committal

conceded

conceding

conceited

congenial

conical

connected

connections

connection

connector

connective

connectors

consider

considers

constable

constantly

constancy

constipates

constipate

constitute

constitutes

constables

connecter

connecting

constructions

constrictions

constriction

construction

constructive

constrictor

constrictors

constructor

constructors

coracle

cortical

coronal

corporal

countable

criminal

credible

court-martial

credential

critical

crucible

cubicle

constricted

constricting

culpable

cultural

curable

cuticle

cyclical

cynical

debacle

delightful

decimal

deceitful

densities

denial

density

digital

disciple

disable

dishevel

dispersal

dismantle

disloyal

dismissal

disposal

distasteful

distrustful

dissemble

diurnal

doctrinal

doable

doctoral

doggerel

domical

domestics

drinkable

durable

eatable

dutiful

dynasty

dynastic

dynasties

edible

embattle

enactments

embezzle

empanel

enactment

enable

enamel

encircle

ennoble

enfeeble

ensemble

entangle

entitle

epistle

epochal

equable

fluxional

eternal

ethical

ethnical

eventful

errorful

especial

essential

example

factual

external

fallible

follicle

familial

farcical

fanciful

feasible

federal

femoral

festival

fictional

flexible

filial

financial

finagle

flammable

fixable

flavorful

fluvial

forcible

granduncle

fractional

disgraceful

fraternal

forgetful

functional

fusible

funeral

graphical

general

genital

genocide

genocides

gradual

fumigate

instructions

gullible

guncotton

guttural

gymnastic

gymnastics

helical

homesteader

homesteaders

hormonal

horrible

homicides

honestly

honesty

hospital

humoral

homicide

icicle

impanel

imbecile

ignoble

illegal

immobile

immoral

immortal

impartial

imperil

inaction

incident

incidents

inactive

incidence

incitements

inchoate

incitement

institute

informal

infertile

infernal

initial

insider

instances

insightful

installing

instantly

instigates

instigate

insiders

instinctive

institutes

instruction

instructive

instructors

instructor

domestic

instrument

disdainful

integral

internal

interval

jovial

judgmental

judicial

juvenile

lateral

laudable

legible

instruments

leasable

likeable

liable

likable

lexical

liberal

lineal

lionel

laughable

literal

littoral

livable

logical

long-distance

longitudes

longitude

magical

madrigal

lovable

low-level

lyrical

mackerel

marginal

mandible

manhandle

manual

marital

maternal

masterful

meaningful

mayoral

medial

medical

menstrual

menstruate

merciful

menial

metrical

mineral

minimal

minister

miracle

ministers

ministry

ministries

mishandle

mistrial

miscible

ministral

mistrustful

monastic

monocle

monoxide

movable

multiple

musical

mutual

mutable

mystical

mythical

national

nautical

natural

neglectful

newfangle

nocturnal

newcastle

nominal

non-catholic

non-standard

non-verbal

non-catholics

nonlethal

nonstarters

nonstarter

notional

notable

numeral

obstacle

official

one-sided

optional

optical

optimal

orbital

orchestral

oracle

painstaking

panhandle

palpable

parable

palatial

particle

parental

passable

paternal

pedestal

pastoral

peaceable

pectoral

payable

personal

perusal

physical

pickerel

pianist

pianists

pineapple

portable

pivotal

plausible

plentiful

pliable

pluvial

pinnacle

pineal

pitiful

possible

portrayal

potable

potential

postnatal

powerful

practical

principal

prenatal

preamble

prefrontal

primeval

principle

projectile

prodigal

proposal

provable

proconsul

provincial

proximal

probable

prudential

psychical

punctual

punctuate

quadruple

purposeful

rational

quintuple

quizzical

quotable

reachable

radical

ramshackle

readable

redouble

radial

rectangle

rebuttal

recital

regional

refusal

rentable

removal

regretful

reinstall

reenacts

rehearsal

remodel

remorseful

reinstalls

renegade

renegades

reinstate

renewal

rekindle

reenact

resettle

resourceful

reprisal

resemble

respectful

resentful

retinal

retrieval

retrial

revival

reversal

ridable

sanctity

ritual

sagittal

salable

sanctify

scalable

sensible

sculptural

scriptural

sensitize

seasonal

seminal

sectional

sectoral

sensation

semester

sensitive

sensations

sentinel

sensual

semesters

sequential

sexual

serial

sigmoidal

seamstresses

sinister

sinusoid

sizable

skeletal

sociable

sorrowful

skeptical

spectacle

soluble

solvable

successful

structural

substantial

suitable

surgical

survival

syllable

unable

tangible

tangential

tactical

taxable

teachable

unbundle

teaspoonful

technical

temporal

tenable

tentacle

testicle

terminal

textual

terrible

unequal

topical

touchable

townspeople

traceable

tracheal

tractable

trainable

tribunal

transmittal

tropical

triumphal

treatable

triangle

tricycle

trivial

turntable

tunable

tunicate

typical

uncivil

uncouple

unlawful

ungrateful

ungodly

upheaval

unravel

unsettle

versatile

unshackle

unstable

untruthful

vertebral

untangle

usual

vegetal

vegetable

usable

vaginal

valuable

varietal

vehicle

ventricle

utensil

vertical

viable

vesicle

unfaithful

virtual

visual

visible

vitriol

visceral

volatile

washable

voluble

wearable

virginal

whimsical

wonderful

worshipful

withdrawal

workable

4 syllable words

abdominal

accidental

acoustical

additional

accountable

actionable

accessible

acceptable

achievable

adaptable

admissible

adoptable

admirable

adorable

adjustable

affordable

agreeable

adverbial

alkaloidal

alluvial

allowable

amenable

advisable

amendable

amicable

amiable

amygdala

anesthetist

anarchical

anecdotal

annexation

applicable

antipodal

answerable

antisocial

anxieties

apocryphal

appealable

anxiety

appreciable

approachable

arboreal

arguable

approvable

arterial

asexual

attainable

atypical

artificial

augmentable

available

avoidable

bacterial

anaesthetic

behavioral

biannual

bilateral

bisexual

believable

beneficial

biaxial

botanical

biennial

binomial

anaesthetics

canonical

coincidence

centennial

centrifugal

chimerical

charitable

instrumental

coaxial

circumstantial

coincident

collectible

commendable

colloquial

comfortable

collegial

collateral

colonial

comparable

combinable

compatible

compensable

concatenates

conceivable

conditional

confessional

concatenate

conceptual

congenital

confidential

confirmable

congressional

consequential

consensual

considerate

consonantal

consolable

collapsible

constellation

constellations

constipated

consternation

constipation

constitution

constituent

constituents

constitutions

constitutive

constructionist

constructively

conventional

continental

controversial

consumable

continual

contestable

controllable

contemptible

convivial

convertible

correctional

corrigible

corruptible

creditable

custodial

cylindrical

debatable

delusional

deductible

defensible

delectable

definable

decennial

deferential

demonstrable

departmental

detrimental

dependable

desirable

deplorable

describable

devotional

despicable

detachable

diagonal

digestible

dimensional

differential

directional

disapproval

disassemble

discernible

discountable

disentangle

dispensable

disposable

divisional

disputable

divisible

disrespectful

domesticates

domesticate

duodenal

dysfunctional

equitable

elemental

emotional

electrical

eligible

elliptical

emaciates

emaciate

emmanuel

empirical

employable

epithelial

enforceable

enjoyable

epidermal

enviable

episcopal

encyclical

ephemeral

exchangeable

eventual

equivocal

estimable

exceptional

ethereal

execrable

erasable

excitable

excusable

formidable

expandable

explainable

explicable

exportable

extendible

existential

exponential

forfeitable

fashionable

fathomable

favorable

fissionable

fanatical

extricable

foreseeable

forgettable

forgivable

functionally

fundamental

functionary

functionaries

fumigation

genocidal

galenical

gnosticism

governmental

grammatical

implacable

habitual

habitable

hanseatic

heritable

hexagonal

historical

heretical

hierarchical

homicidal

honorable

imitable

horizontal

impersonal

honeysuckle

hospitable

hysterical

hydrothermal

identical

immiscible

illogical

illegible

immovable

immutable

institutions

domestically

impeccable

impossible

impeachable

impassable

imperial

impractical

implausible

improbable

inaudible

incidences

inaugural

incidental

incapable

incidentals

inedible

incredible

incremental

incurable

inactivate

indelible

ineffable

industrial

inactivates

institution

inequities

inequity

infallible

infeasible

inflexible

inflammable

inflatable

inferential

influential

injectable

insatiable

inimical

insensible

inscrutable

iniquity

installations

insoluble

installation

instigators

instigator

instigation

instinctively

instructional

impregnable

zoological

intentional

intangible

insubstantial

intermingle

intestinal

intramural

invisible

invincible

invaluable

intractable

interstitial

irascible

ironical

irrational

irritable

isothermal

issuable

kinesthetic

knowledgeable

laryngeal

lamentable

liturgical

logistical

instrumentals

manageable

malleable

maniacal

marketable

marsupial

material

mechanical

measurable

matriarchal

medicinal

mesodermal

metacarpal

memorable

memorial

mercurial

menstruation

methodical

millennial

minnesotan

minnesotans

ministrations

miserable

ministration

monastery

monumental

mollycoddle

monasteries

motorcycle

monstrosity

monolingual

mosaical

municipal

navigable

negotiable

negligible

neonatal

patrimonial

noncommittal

nonsensical

noncommercial

nonessential

nontaxable

nonvolatile

noticeable

nontechnical

occidental

occasional

obstetrical

octagonal

numerical

observable

obtainable

occipital

octahedral

nutritional

operable

orthogonal

original

oriental

ornamental

palatable

ostensible

paranormal

parietal

participle

perishable

patentable

parochial

patriarchal

pentecostal

perceptible

perennial

peripheral

perpetual

persuadable

phenomenal

permissible

personable

pictorial

polemical

pitiable

polygonal

pontifical

political

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Words that rhyme with the word longitudinal

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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