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

machination

abdication

abnegation

abolition

abrogation

acclamation

acclimation

accusation

acquisition

activation

adulation

admiration

admonition

adaptation

advocation

affirmation

agitation

allegation

aggravation

aggregation

allocation

approbation

animation

annotation

amputation

ammunition

appellation

appalachian

application

aspiration

backwardation

avocation

calculation

calibration

cancellation

celebration

collocation

circulation

coronation

combination

commendation

commutation

culmination

compensation

condemnation

compilation

condensation

connotation

consolation

consummation

convocation

correlation

decimation

declaration

dedication

defamation

definition

degradation

delegation

derivation

depravation

depredation

deprivation

destination

detonation

desecration

desiccation

designation

desolation

devastation

dilatation

divination

domination

equitation

education

elevation

emulation

emanation

emigration

estimation

fascination

excavation

excitation

exhalation

explanation

fabrication

fascinated

fascinating

fermentation

fluctuation

fluoridation

fragmentation

imitation

immolation

gastrulation

germination

graduation

granulation

gravitation

habitation

hesitation

inclination

inhalation

innovation

isolation

intonation

inundation

irrigation

jacobean

jubilation

machinations

litigation

medication

maccabean

meditation

maturation

melanesian

population

modulation

mutilation

motivation

navigation

nomination

occupation

obligation

oscillation

ordination

pagination

palpitation

oxidation

penetration

presentation

renovation

premonition

realization

proclamation

profanation

propagation

provocation

recantation

recitation

reclamation

recognition

recollection

recreation

regulation

replication

resignation

reputation

revocation

revelation

rumination

sanitation

saturation

segmentation

segregation

speculation

strangulation

suffocation

surrogation

termination

tabulation

ventilation

vaccination

vaccinations

vacillation

validation

vegetation

valuation

violation

Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word machination.
1 syllable words
2 syllable words

accents

accent

account

accounts

acquaint

action

acton

agents

alan

airman

alban

agent

alman

amman

arson

ascend

ashen

asian

aspen

ashamed

ascends

ascent

assent

auction

atman

auden

austin

backhand

assumed

bacon

baron

bastion

barren

bason

baton

banyan

baston

basin

bargain

barton

baldwin

batten

batton

bagman

bayman

beckon

beacon

beaten

belgian

begun

bellman

bellon

besant

blacken

bison

billon

bisson

bitten

blowgun

billion

billman

bismuth

bludgeon

boatman

bracken

bobbin

bollen

bookends

bookend

bolden

bookman

brakeman

boughten

bourbon

boston

bordman

bowman

brazen

brethren

dampen

apron

breton

broaden

cajun

burdon

burman

burton

bullion

bushman

burden

button

burgeon

cabin

caisson

calvin

canaan

cannon

canon

caption

captain

capstan

carbon

carman

carmine

canyon

carton

cauldron

caution

canton

caxton

cayman

chairman

chaplain

checkmates

checkmate

christian

chapman

charon

chasten

chessman

chevron

cheapen

chicken

chosen

chieftain

children

christen

churchman

citron

certain

clinton

coachman

classman

cogent

claxon

colon

broken

common

copeman

corban

cordon

craftsman

cotton

cousin

cowan

craven

cretin

crewman

crouton

crimson

cuban

cushion

cushioned

curtain

dagan

dagon

cumin

dalton

daman

brogan

damson

brighten

darken

decant

deafen

decent

deepen

delphian

demon

descends

descent

descents

desman

diction

devon

dian

descend

discounts

discount

disjoint

disowned

dissents

dissent

dobson

docent

docents

doctrine

dolman

dolphin

doughnut

doughnuts

dozen

dragon

dungeon

draftsman

dutchman

dustman

earthen

driven

dromon

eaten

eden

elan

emption

engine

ensign

drunken

dudgeon

ermine

deaden

faction

falcon

famine

fallen

fashion

fashioned

fasten

faustian

fatten

faulcon

felon

fibrin

fiction

flexion

fission

flatten

flashgun

firman

fireman

floren

foreman

fielden

function

foreign

fraction

fortune

fountain

foxhound

freshen

freeman

freedman

freshman

friction

frighten

frozen

fusion

footman

gallon

gammon

garron

gascon

gentian

georgian

gladden

given

glidden

gilden

glisten

gotten

grandson

gorgon

gluten

golden

goodman

gowan

gibbon

graven

german

gumption

grecian

gudgeon

griffon

guardsman

hackman

haitian

happen

harden

harken

hasten

hausen

haven

harten

headman

headsman

heaven

hearten

heathen

heighten

heron

hessian

hetman

henchman

hidden

hogan

homespun

horseman

houseman

hoten

hoven

hempen

human

huntsman

hangman

hymen

hyphen

hyson

garden

ibsen

ignites

ignite

deacon

briton

mention

ion

jacinth

jackman

jasmine

jason

jetton

jargon

jetson

jordan

jorden

junction

kansan

kalan

keelson

kelson

kelvin

kenyan

kitchen

klansman

kremlin

kirkman

kitten

kismets

lagan

latin

laden

lampron

landman

layman

leaden

leaven

ledden

landsman

lengthen

legend

legends

legion

lemon

leman

kismet

lesion

lessen

lesson

leven

lichen

liken

lighten

liman

lightman

lignite

lineman

linden

linemen

lion

linen

locken

lockman

liven

locksmith

luncheon

logan

lotion

london

loren

loosened

longan

loosen

lopeman

lucent

lumen

lyden

lisbon

lynden

m1

listen

magnates

madden

magnate

magnet

mahone

magnets

maiden

mangan

mansion

margin

marchman

markman

marksman

marlin

marron

martian

mason

marten

martin

matron

mayan

melon

melton

milken

mignon

minden

million

often

minion

miscount

mission

mismatched

mitten

moisten

molten

morgan

motion

muffin

mullen

mountain

muslin

mormon

mutton

piquant

nation

nascent

nekton

ninon

newsman

notion

norman

ocean

oarsman

odin

onion

omen

open

option

organ

orphan

oven

outdone

outrun

olden

pageants

packman

oxen

pagan

owen

paean

pageant

panton

othman

pardon

penman

passion

passman

peasants

patten

peasant

pectin

pavon

patron

pension

pathan

penguin

pheasants

persian

perron

person

pheasant

peon

pigeon

parson

pillion

pinion

piston

pitman

plankton

mismatch

plantain

pollan

pollen

poison

portion

ponton

portman

platen

potion

session

platten

zircon

postman

pressman

prussian

prison

question

quicken

quicksands

quicksand

proven

ration

raven

rayon

pullen

reason

reckon

recent

recounts

recount

recant

redden

region

regents

regent

rescinds

rescind

resend

resin

rerun

resent

resents

resound

riden

ripen

robin

rosin

rincon

ribbon

ridden

risen

riven

roman

rosen

salmon

rotten

russian

sadden

saffron

runnion

salesman

rumen

rowan

rowen

ruin

sanction

samson

santon

satan

saxon

satin

scallion

scion

scullion

scotsman

seconds

second

season

section

selden

seaman

seedsman

semen

sequent

sequin

sermon

shaken

sexton

seton

shrunken

sicken

sharpen

shorten

shotgun

shogun

showman

shearman

shipman

soften

silken

smitten

signet

station

slacken

siphon

siren

smarten

slogan

sovereign

sovran

spartan

solon

spearman

stallion

spoken

squadron

stallman

spokesman

sportsman

statesman

soldan

sodden

stockman

stepson

steven

stiffen

straighten

stolen

stillion

strengthen

suasion

sturgeon

stricken

striven

suction

sudden

sullen

sultan

summon

sunken

surgeon

sweeten

swollen

sylvan

taken

talon

tappen

syphon

tarpon

tartan

tendon

tension

thousand

thousandth

thousandths

seven

thousands

shaman

thicken

threaten

teston

tighten

titan

token

toman

traction

torsion

toughen

townsman

treason

tuscan

triton

turban

trodden

trojan

tubman

trillion

tungsten

undone

urchin

vacant

urban

urson

urine

vegan

union

tillman

version

vignettes

viscount

villain

viscounts

vision

wagon

waken

vulcan

warren

wanton

warden

weapon

vignette

weaken

whiten

wheaten

whitson

wiccan

wizened

widen

watchman

wizen

woman

women

wooden

woolen

woodman

woolman

workman

worsen

yaupon

yachtsman

woven

written

yeoman

zaman

zion

3 syllable words

abandon

abduction

ablation

ablution

acantha

abortion

absorption

abrasion

accenting

accented

abstention

accession

abstraction

accretion

accountants

acquainted

acquaintance

accountant

adhesion

admission

addition

addiction

adoption

adsorption

acumen

adrian

aegean

affliction

african

agenda

abdomen

affection

aggression

alaskan

albion

aleutian

allusion

alderman

alien

albumin

ambition

ambrosian

anchorman

andean

anyone

appian

apportion

anglican

agendas

artesian

ascending

arian

arkansan

aryan

artisan

assertion

ascendance

ascendant

ascension

aspersion

assassin

assumption

attention

attrition

attraction

asunder

audition

aversion

backgammon

awaken

avian

australian

austrian

backhanded

backwoodsman

bandwagon

battalion

bedizen

bedouin

beethoven

bedridden

beholden

benjamin

biotin

bitumen

bosnian

bouillon

brazilian

badminton

bulletin

byzantine

campion

cambrian

capsaicin

cardigan

caucasian

cartesian

cation

catalan

carrion

causation

cetacean

chairperson

chairwoman

chamberlain

champion

charlatan

chilean

charwoman

cinnamon

citation

cistercian

citizen

civilian

clarendon

clarion

cognition

coercion

cocoanuts

cohesion

clergyman

collagen

collection

collegian

collision

collusion

cognitive

confusion

commotion

compassion

combustion

communion

companion

compunction

completion

complexion

compression

concession

conception

conclusion

concoction

concussion

compulsion

confession

conflation

confection

condition

conduction

confucian

congestion

connection

connexion

conjunction

conscription

congressman

constriction

construction

consumption

contagion

contention

contraction

contraption

contortion

contrition

contusion

convection

convention

conversion

conviction

convulsion

correction

crustacean

corruption

corrosion

corsican

councilman

countryman

creation

cremation

croatian

crestfallen

cosmetics

cosmetic

commission

cyprian

declension

deception

decimate

decision

deduction

defection

deflation

deflection

delusion

dentition

deletion

depletion

depiction

denizen

depression

derision

descendants

description

descendents

descending

descendant

desertion

detention

destruction

detection

dictation

devotion

determine

dilation

digestion

digression

dimension

dilution

diffraction

diffusion

dignity

direction

discipline

descendent

discontent

discretion

discontents

discounters

discounter

discussion

dissection

disjointed

dispersion

disruption

dissension

dissenting

dissenters

dissenter

distinction

diversion

distortion

distraction

division

disunion

donation

dorian

dominion

dogmatic

downtrodden

election

duration

eccentrics

elation

eccentric

edition

egyptian

ejection

emotion

eleven

elison

emblazon

emulsion

encryption

emission

enlighten

enliven

embolden

englishman

equation

eruption

essential

essentials

erection

erosion

etruscan

evasion

eviction

everyone

exaction

exception

excision

exclusion

excretion

excursion

exertion

exemption

exhaustion

expansion

expression

expulsion

extension

extinction

extortion

explosion

extraction

extrusion

fascinates

fascinate

fabian

feminine

hydrogen

ferryman

fixation

flirtation

filtration

fisherman

formation

foundation

flotation

fijian

forgotten

forbidden

forewoman

frustration

franciscan

freemason

freudian

galleon

fenian

fustian

foramen

fruition

hammerman

gaussian

gradation

gestation

gillian

gigantic

gordian

gravamen

gyration

guncotton

guardian

grobian

hackmatack

ghanaian

halcyon

genuine

hydration

halogen

harlequin

hawaiian

heartbroken

horatian

huguenots

heroin

heroine

gentleman

horizon

housebroken

huguenot

hyacinth

handwoven

hyacinths

ignition

illusion

ignited

imagine

garrison

immersion

impassion

implosion

impression

inaction

in-person

imprison

position

inception

incision

incursion

inclusion

inflation

induction

infection

infarction

injunction

inflection

ingestion

infusion

infraction

injection

infliction

insertion

inspection

instruction

intention

invention

intrusion

intestine

invasion

irian

irishman

inversion

italian

jacobin

jamaican

javelin

jettison

jovian

laurentian

kantian

julian

korean

keratin

lecithin

keynesian

laotian

lanolin

lesbian

libration

ligation

libyan

location

logician

lumberman

lutheran

mackintosh

magician

magnetic

magnetics

magdalen

magnetite

malaysian

magnetron

magnitudes

magnitude

malayan

macintosh

mandarin

marian

margarine

masonite

masculine

medallion

medicine

median

migration

inscription

melanin

possession

mexican

midshipman

preclusion

misfortune

misconduct

mishandle

mishandles

misprision

mismatches

misshapen

mistaken

misanthrope

munition

musician

moroccan

muskmelon

mutation

myosin

nebraskan

nemean

nevadan

nitrogen

niacin

nobleman

nonhuman

notation

norwegian

nubian

nonunion

nutrition

occasion

obsession

objection

obstruction

occlusion

octillion

odeon

oppression

omission

opinion

optation

optician

oration

origin

orion

osmotic

ovation

outspoken

overdone

physician

overman

oxygen

pageantry

overrun

ottoman

parisian

parthian

passionate

partisan

patrician

peasantry

pegmatite

pelican

pavilion

partition

perception

perfection

petition

pentathlon

persuasion

permission

perversion

permian

peterman

perfusion

phrygian

indian

policeman

pollution

menhaden

porcelain

prediction

precaution

precession

precision

inhuman

predestine

sequential

preemption

plebeian

prescription

presumption

pretension

production

procession

profession

progression

probation

projection

profusion

promotion

prevention

prostration

propulsion

protection

proportion

proscription

provision

reagent

privation

quiescent

puritan

quotation

raconteur

protean

reaction

reagents

ramadan

recession

reception

recision

recently

recondite

recommits

reduction

redemption

reflection

regression

reignite

regimen

rejection

rebellion

recommit

rendition

relation

remission

religion

rejoinder

rekindle

repression

reptilian

resection

rescission

resentments

resentment

resumption

retention

restriction

reunion

revulsion

reversion

revision

rotation

retraction

rhodopsin

rifleman

saccharin

saleswoman

samoan

scorpion

reopen

secretion

secondhand

secession

seclusion

secondly

seduction

selection

sedition

resentful

scythian

silicon

signatures

signature

sigmoidal

skeleton

simian

singleton

snapdragon

starvation

solution

solomon

specimen

stygian

submersion

submission

subtraction

suburban

succession

subversion

subscription

suggestion

sumatran

suppression

suspension

suspicion

superman

tactician

tamarin

talisman

syrian

technician

temptation

thespian

toboggan

transition

transcription

tradition

transgression

transmission

transaction

transfusion

truncation

unburden

unbroken

tuition

unbutton

uncertain

uncommon

uneven

unwritten

uterine

vaccinate

timberman

vatican

unison

venison

vibration

veteran

vermilion

vocation

volition

vitamin

waterman

wesleyan

zambian

4 syllable words

aberration

absolution

abyssinian

accentuates

accommodates

accentuate

accommodate

accountable

accordion

accountancy

acquaintanceship

acquaintances

adoration

adrenaline

affectation

agrarian

alabaman

albanian

algonquian

algerian

altercation

alteration

aldebaran

alternation

american

amphibian

annexation

apparition

apprehension

arabian

arbitration

arizonan

arthurian

armageddon

armenian

ascendency

assemblyman

attribution

asymmetries

asymmetry

assyrian

athenian

augmentation

aviation

barbarian

bavarian

benediction

bifurcation

bolivian

bohemian

businesswoman

canadian

byzantium

californian

carcinogen

centurion

chameleon

circumcision

circumspection

circumvention

cogitation

coalition

collodion

coloration

comedian

committeeman

comparison

competition

computation

concentration

complication

composition

comprehension

confrontation

coloradan

confiscation

conflagration

condescension

confirmation

congregation

conjugation

consecration

conservation

constellation

constipation

consultation

consternation

constitution

contemplation

contraception

contribution

contradiction

contravention

contrarian

conversation

convolution

copenhagen

copernican

columbian

corinthian

corp.

corporation

cotyledon

crocodilian

criterion

crucifixion

cultivation

cyclopean

custodian

dandelion

incarnation

decentralize

decompression

decoration

deconstruction

deformation

dehydration

demonstration

demolition

demarcation

deposition

deportation

dereliction

desperation

destitution

deviation

devolution

diaconate

disconnection

devonian

dietitian

disaffection

diminution

dignitary

dignitaries

diocesan

discontinue

discontented

discountable

disentangle

disillusion

disinflation

dispensation

disinfection

dislocation

disintegrates

disinterested

disintegrate

disinterest

disposition

disputation

dissertation

dissipation

dissolution

distillation

distribution

dissymmetry

disunity

dogmatism

dominican

dogmatically

dosimeters

draconian

duplication

dysentery

electrician

elongation

elocution

embarkation

englishwoman

equestrian

erudition

essentially

eritrean

estonian

eustachian

european

evolution

evocation

exclamation

execution

exhibition

exhortation

exhumation

expectation

explication

expiration

expedition

extrication

exploration

exposition

exploitation

extradition

fallopian

fecundity

federation

foliation

fumigation

fibrillation

formulation

figuration

floridian

galilean

generation

glaciation

gorgonian

gregorian

greco-roman

guatemalan

hacienda

hibernation

herculean

himalayan

historian

hegelian

hemoglobin

hungarian

hydrocarbon

gentlewoman

hypertension

hyperion

iberian

ideation

ibuprofen

illustration

gargantuan

immigration

incantation

implication

importation

imposition

implantation

imperfection

impregnation

imputation

inattention

darwinian

indication

incrustation

indexation

incubation

indentation

indecision

indigestion

indignation

inflammation

infestation

infiltration

indonesian

information

inhibition

inquisition

indiscretion

installation

inspiration

instigation

institution

insulation

insurrection

integration

intercession

intermission

interception

interdiction

interaction

interjection

interruption

intersection

interurban

intervention

intimation

introspection

introduction

intuition

invocation

invitation

iranian

legislation

irritation

isentropic

interwoven

iteration

jordanian

laceration

jurisdiction

lancastrian

legendary

kindergarten

levitation

liberation

leviathan

librarian

lilliputian

limitation

liquidation

liquefaction

locomotor

locomotion

lubrication

locomotive

macedonian

macintoshes

magnetism

malformation

malnutrition

mammalian

manumission

masturbation

liberian

mediation

menstruation

planarian

mesenteric

meridian

misconception

ministration

miseration

misbegotten

misperception

missourian

misunderstand

misinterpret

misunderstands

moderation

mitigation

molestation

mongolian

moravian

mortification

nestorian

nigerian

nicaraguan

newtonian

noblewoman

nonprescription

obfuscation

observation

obstetrician

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washingtonian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word machination

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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
  • 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
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  • True and Cure

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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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  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
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