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

acton

action

airman

afghan

alban

alan

alman

amman

apron

arson

asian

ashen

aspen

atman

augment

auction

auden

bagman

austin

bacon

baldwin

batman

bellman

bargain

barton

basements

basin

baron

barren

bason

banyan

baston

bastion

basement

baton

begun

batten

bedpan

bayman

beacon

beaten

beckon

batton

belgian

bellon

billion

birdman

boatman

billman

blowgun

billon

bison

bisson

bitten

bludgeon

blacken

bobbin

bolden

bookman

bowman

bordman

boston

boughten

bourbon

bracken

brakeman

brazen

brethren

bollen

breton

brighten

briton

broaden

brogan

broken

bullion

burman

bushman

burden

burdon

burton

burgeon

button

caftan

cabin

caisson

cajun

calvin

cancan

canaan

cannon

canon

canton

canyon

capstan

captain

caption

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

cayman

chairman

cauldron

caution

caxton

certain

chapman

chopin

chaplain

chosen

chessman

chevron

chieftain

chasten

cheapen

chicken

children

christen

churchman

citron

charon

christian

coachman

classman

clinton

claxon

colon

common

desman

postman

dampen

copeman

corban

cordon

damson

kirkman

cousin

cowan

craftsman

cotton

craven

cretin

cuban

crouton

cushion

crimson

curtain

klansman

daman

dalton

darken

dagon

deacon

deaden

deafen

yeoman

delphian

deepen

dagan

demon

emption

devon

diction

dian

dolman

divan

dobson

doctrine

dolphin

doorman

dozen

draftsman

driven

dragon

dromon

drunken

dustman

easement

dutchman

dungeon

eaten

dudgeon

earthen

eden

elan

ensign

engine

ermine

kinsman

freedman

famine

fallen

fasten

fatten

fashion

footman

faulcon

fibrin

fielden

faustian

felon

feigning

fiction

figment

figments

flagman

fireman

firman

flexion

fission

flatten

flashgun

foreman

floren

gammon

foreign

garden

freshen

fountain

fortune

fraction

frenchman

freeman

freshman

friction

frighten

frozen

fusion

function

gallon

garron

gascon

german

gowan

gentian

georgian

gibbon

gilden

golden

goodman

gluten

gorgon

given

glidden

glisten

gotten

gladden

faction

graven

griffon

grecian

falcon

guardsman

hackman

hangman

gumption

gudgeon

haitian

harden

happen

harken

hogan

hausen

headsman

headman

hearten

hasten

haven

heaven

heathen

heighten

helmsman

hetman

henchman

harten

hempen

heron

hidden

hessian

homespun

grandson

horseman

hoten

hoven

japan

houseman

huntsman

ibsen

hymen

hyphen

iceman

hyson

zaman

jargon

jetson

jasmine

ion

iran

jackman

jason

jordan

jetton

jorden

landman

keelson

kelson

kenyan

kalan

kansan

kelvin

milkman

kremlin

kitten

molten

kitchen

mormon

laden

lampron

layman

lagan

latin

landsman

leman

leaden

leaven

ledden

legion

lemon

lockman

logan

lesion

lengthen

lightman

lessen

lesson

leven

lichen

lighten

liken

linemen

lisbon

liman

lineman

linden

linen

listen

lion

liven

locken

lignin

london

lopeman

loosen

loran

lotion

luncheon

m1

longan

loren

lyden

madman

lynden

mailman

maiden

madden

mahone

magnum

mangan

merman

marchman

markman

marlin

marksman

margin

martian

marron

marten

martin

mansion

matron

mason

melton

mayan

melon

mention

mignon

mignons

milken

motion

mountain

minden

minion

mission

mitten

penman

open

pitman

million

moisten

pecan

morgan

muffin

mullen

muslin

mutton

nation

nekton

ninon

nicknames

nickname

norman

notion

oarsman

oilman

odin

ocean

often

omen

olden

onion

option

organ

orphan

osmund

outdone

outrun

othman

oven

packman

passman

owen

oxen

pagan

paean

pardon

parson

passion

panton

pathan

poison

persian

patron

pectin

pension

pavon

patten

penguin

peon

perron

person

pigment

pigeon

portman

pillion

pinion

piston

ponton

pigments

platen

platten

plantain

poignant

plankton

potion

pollan

junction

pollen

portion

sermon

session

seven

pressman

prison

proven

prussian

pullen

question

quicken

sharpen

rattan

raven

rayon

reason

reckon

soldan

redden

region

rerun

resin

roman

risen

rincon

ridden

riden

ripen

riven

ribbon

rosen

robin

ruin

rosin

rowan

rowen

rotten

runnion

russian

salesman

sampan

salmon

samson

saffron

sanction

sandman

satan

saucepan

satin

santon

saxon

scallion

scion

scotsman

scullion

seaman

sadden

season

sedan

semen

section

seedsman

segment

selden

segments

sequin

spoken

ration

sexton

shaman

shaken

shearman

shipman

shogun

showman

shorten

shotgun

shrunken

sicken

tendon

signing

silken

siphon

siren

slogan

smarten

smitten

sodden

soften

slacken

solon

sovereign

sovran

spokesman

spearman

spartan

sportsman

squadron

stallman

statesman

stepson

steven

stiffen

station

stallion

stockman

stillion

stolen

straighten

threaten

strengthen

suasion

stricken

striven

sturgeon

sudden

sullen

sultan

summon

suction

swollen

sweeten

sylvan

sunken

surgeon

townsman

seton

tartan

tension

taken

talon

tappen

tarpon

teston

thousand

syphon

thicken

tinman

tighten

toman

tillman

token

titan

watchman

torsion

toughen

traction

woman

wizen

woodman

woolman

tubman

trojan

trillion

triton

trodden

tungsten

turban

tuscan

undone

union

urban

urchin

urine

urson

vegan

version

villain

vision

vulcan

waken

wanton

wagon

warden

warren

weaken

weapon

whitson

wheaten

whiten

wiccan

widen

women

wooden

workman

treason

woolen

worsen

woven

yachtsman

written

yaupon

signings

zion

zircon

3 syllable words

acumen

abdomen

ablution

ablation

abrasion

abortion

abduction

absorption

abstention

abstraction

accession

aggression

accretion

admission

adrian

addition

adsorption

adoption

adhesion

aegean

affection

affliction

african

albumin

addiction

alaskan

albion

alderman

allusion

aleutian

alien

ambrosian

ambition

alsatian

anchorman

andean

anglican

assertion

anyone

apportion

appian

arian

arkansan

aryan

artesian

ascension

artisan

asinine

aspersion

assassin

assuming

attraction

audition

attention

attrition

asuncion

backwoodsman

aversion

austrian

australian

avian

awaken

backgammon

badminton

battalion

bedizen

beethoven

becoming

bedridden

bedouin

beginning

beginnings

beholden

bandwagon

benjamin

bitumen

biotin

bogeyman

bouillon

bosnian

bosnians

brazilian

businessman

bulletin

cambrian

campion

jovian

capsaicin

caravan

assumption

abandon

carrion

carnation

cartesian

emblazon

cardigan

causation

cessation

cetacean

chamberlain

chairwoman

champion

chairperson

charlatan

charwoman

chilean

cinnamon

citation

citizen

cistercian

civilian

collusion

clarion

clarendon

clergyman

coercion

cohesion

collegian

cognition

collection

collagen

collision

caucasian

commission

combustion

communion

companion

commotion

compassion

contagion

completion

complexion

construction

conclusion

desertion

concession

compulsion

conception

compunction

concussion

concoction

condition

confession

conduction

confection

compression

confusion

confucian

conflation

congestion

congressman

conjunction

connection

connexion

conscription

consumption

contraction

contention

contortion

cation

contusion

contrition

convection

convention

conversion

conviction

convulsion

contraption

correction

corrosion

counterman

cosmonaut

cosmonauts

councilman

creation

countryman

cremation

crestfallen

croatian

cushioning

crustacean

cyprian

dalmatian

damnation

corruption

corsican

decision

declension

defection

deflation

deduction

deflection

delusion

deception

deletion

denizen

dentition

depiction

depletion

derision

depression

description

constriction

determine

dilution

detection

detention

destruction

devotion

diffusion

diffraction

dilation

dictation

digression

digestion

dimension

direction

discipline

discretion

dismantle

discussion

dismantles

dismember

dispersion

disruption

dissection

dissension

distortion

dissonance

dissonant

distinction

distraction

disunion

document

diversion

division

documents

dominion

donation

dorian

downtrodden

duration

fabian

eleven

elation

egyptian

ejection

elison

election

catalan

emission

equation

emotion

enlighten

enliven

emulsion

englishman

encryption

embolden

erection

etruscan

eruption

examine

edition

evasion

exaction

eviction

everyone

examines

exclusion

excision

exemption

exception

exertion

excursion

excretion

exhaustion

expansion

erosion

explosion

extraction

expression

expulsion

extension

extortion

extinction

extrusion

castration

horatian

ferryman

fenian

feminine

fisherman

fijian

fishmonger

flirtation

fixation

filtration

foramen

forewoman

flotation

forbidden

forgotten

formation

foundation

freudian

freemason

fruition

fustian

frustration

galleon

franciscan

garrison

horizon

gaussian

gentleman

ghanaian

gestation

genuine

gillian

gordian

gradation

gravamen

grobian

guardian

gyration

halcyon

hammerman

halogen

handwoven

guncotton

harlequin

harmattan

hawaiian

heartbroken

heroin

heroine

hindustan

high-minded

housebroken

hydration

illusion

hydrogen

ignition

imagine

impassion

immersion

implosion

in-person

imprison

inaction

induction

inclusion

impression

incision

inception

indian

julian

infarction

inflation

journeyman

inflection

infusion

inhuman

insertion

ingestion

injection

injunction

inspection

inscription

instruction

intention

intestine

intrusion

invasion

inversion

invention

irian

irishman

italian

jacobin

jamaican

infection

javelin

jessamine

infliction

jettison

infraction

musician

keynesian

keratin

korean

kantian

laotian

laurentian

lactation

lecithin

lanolin

lesbian

lessening

location

libyan

ligament

ligaments

ligation

libration

logician

lutheran

lumberman

magician

malayan

machining

magdalen

malaysian

mandarin

marian

margarine

masculine

maximum

median

medallion

medicine

melanin

menhaden

middleman

mexican

mezzanine

midshipman

migration

misshapen

minuteman

mismanage

misnomer

misprision

misfortune

mistaken

munition

patrolman

moroccan

mutation

narration

myosin

nebraskan

negation

nevadan

nitrogen

niacin

nobleman

nonhuman

nonunion

notation

norwegian

nubian

nutrition

objection

obsession

occlusion

odeon

occasion

octillion

obstruction

omission

nemean

opinion

oppression

optation

optician

oration

patrician

orion

origin

overman

osmium

ottoman

overdone

ovation

outspoken

overrun

pakistan

oxygen

parisian

parthian

partisan

partition

perfusion

pentathlon

peterman

pavilion

permian

pelican

perception

percussion

perfection

permission

physician

policeman

persuasion

phrygian

perversion

petition

phoenician

pigmented

plebeian

plantation

poignancy

poignantly

pollution

position

incursion

muskmelon

porcelain

possession

precession

preclusion

precaution

predation

predestine

prediction

preemption

presumption

precision

pretension

prescription

prevention

profusion

probation

privation

procession

profession

progression

projection

production

ramadan

promotion

protean

quotation

proscription

protection

prostration

proportion

propulsion

provision

puritan

quickening

reaction

reasoning

recession

recision

rebellion

reception

reckoning

recommend

recommends

redemption

reduction

regimen

reflection

regimens

regiment

regiments

regression

relation

religion

remission

rendition

rejection

reopen

repression

reptilian

reunion

resonance

rescission

resection

restriction

resumption

resonant

retention

retraction

reversion

revision

rifleman

rhodopsin

rotation

revulsion

saleswoman

samoan

salvation

scorpion

seclusion

scythian

seasoning

secession

seasonings

secretion

sedation

sedition

segmented

selection

seduction

sensation

saccharin

sickening

simian

singleton

skeleton

solomon

snapdragon

solution

specimen

starvation

stagnation

stygian

submersion

submission

subscription

sumatran

superman

suburban

subtraction

subversion

succession

suggestion

summation

suppression

suspicion

suspension

syrian

tactician

tamarin

talisman

technician

taxation

temptation

silicon

thespian

thickening

timberman

toboggan

waterman

tradition

wesleyan

transaction

translation

uncommon

transmission

tuition

truncation

unbroken

uncertain

uterine

unison

uneven

unburden

unwritten

unbutton

transcription

vacation

venetian

venison

vatican

vermilion

vitamin

vocation

volition

veteran

vibration

transfusion

transgression

transition

zambian

4 syllable words

absolution

aberration

abolition

abdication

abrogation

abnegation

acquisition

acclamation

acclimation

accusation

accordion

agrarian

abyssinian

admiration

admonition

adrenaline

adoration

adulation

adaptation

affirmation

afghanistan

advocation

affectation

aggravation

aggregation

agitation

activation

alabaman

albanian

aldebaran

allegation

allocation

assemblyman

algerian

alteration

altercation

alternation

algonquian

american

amphibian

amputation

ammunition

animation

annotation

annexation

arabian

arbitration

application

approbation

apprehension

arizonan

appellation

armageddon

arthurian

armenian

aspiration

apparition

appalachian

assyrian

athenian

augmentable

attribution

augmentation

awakening

aviation

avocation

backwardation

barbarian

bavarian

benediction

bifurcation

bohemian

bolivian

businesswoman

calibration

californian

calculation

canadian

cancellation

carcinogen

catamaran

columbian

centurion

celebration

chameleon

circulation

circumcision

circumvention

circumspection

collodion

collocation

coalition

cogitation

coloradan

coloration

committeeman

comedian

commendation

commutation

comparison

compilation

consummation

competition

compensation

confiscation

composition

computation

concentration

condemnation

condescension

condensation

confirmation

congregation

confrontation

consolation

conjugation

consecration

connotation

conservation

constellation

constitution

conflagration

comprehension

consultation

combination

contemplation

designation

contraception

consternation

constipation

contribution

conversation

convocation

convolution

copenhagen

copernican

corinthian

contradiction

corporation

correlation

contrarian

cotyledon

contravention

crucifixion

criterion

culmination

cultivation

custodian

cyclopean

declaration

coronation

corp.

darwinian

crocodilian

decimation

decompression

defamation

decoration

dedication

definition

deformation

degradation

delegation

dehydration

demarcation

demolition

demonstration

dandelion

deportation

jubilation

deposition

depravation

depredation

deprivation

derivation

dereliction

deconstruction

desiccation

desolation

desperation

desecration

devolution

deviation

devastation

detonation

devonian

dilatation

dietitian

diminution

diocesan

disaffection

disconnection

disillusion

dislocation

disputation

disseminates

disinfection

dismemberment

dispensation

disposition

disinflation

disseminate

dissolution

distillation

dissertation

dissipation

distribution

divination

domination

dominican

draconian

duplication

economies

economist

economists

economize

extrication

elevation

education

electrician

elocution

elongation

emanation

emigration

emulation

englishwoman

embarkation

economy

equitation

equestrian

eritrean

estimation

estonian

erudition

eustachian

european

evocation

evolution

examiners

examiner

examining

excitation

excavation

exclamation

execution

exhalation

exhibition

exhortation

expiration

explication

expedition

exploration

expectation

explanation

exploitation

exposition

extradition

destination

fallopian

fascination

destitution

fermentation

fibrillation

federation

figuration

foliation

fluoridation

floridian

formulation

fragmentation

fumigation

galilean

fluctuation

gargantuan

fabrication

gentlewoman

generation

germination

graduation

gorgonian

glaciation

implantation

greco-roman

gregorian

gravitation

guatemalan

habitation

hegelian

hegemony

herculean

hesitation

hibernation

himalayan

hemoglobin

historian

information

gastrulation

ibuprofen

hyperion

hypertension

iberian

ideation

imposition

ignominy

hungarian

hydrocarbon

imitation

immolation

immigration

illustration

imperfection

importation

imputation

impregnation

incubation

incantation

granulation

inattention

incarnation

inclination

indication

indentation

indexation

indigestion

indignation

indonesian

indiscretion

implication

inquisition

insulation

inhalation

inhibition

interaction

installation

innovation

inspiration

instigation

institution

integration

insurrection

intercession

infestation

interception

interdiction

interjection

interwoven

intermission

intimation

interruption

intonation

intersection

interurban

intervention

introspection

introduction

intuition

invitation

invocation

irrigation

iranian

irritation

isolation

iteration

inundation

jacobean

infiltration

inflammation

jordanian

complication

kindergarten

exhumation

laceration

lancastrian

legislation

liberian

liberation

librarian

liquefaction

lilliputian

liquidation

levitation

limitation

litigation

leviathan

locomotion

lubrication

maccabean

macedonian

machination

malnutrition

malformation

mammalian

manumission

maturation

masturbation

mediation

medication

meditation

melanesian

menstruation

meridian

indecision

minnesotan

misbegotten

ministration

miseration

missourian

misconception

mismanages

mismanagement

misperception

mitigation

moravian

mongolian

motivation

molestation

mortification

peruvian

moderation

mutilation

napoleon

modulation

navigation

newtonian

nigerian

nicaraguan

noblewoman

nomination

nonpartisan

nonprescription

nurseryman

obligation

observation

nestorian

obfuscation

oblivion

obsidian

obstetrician

ohioan

occupation

octahedron

olympian

opposition

operation

oscillation

overburden

ostentation

ovulation

pagurian

oxidation

ordination

pagination

palpitation

paraguayan

orchestration

pelagian

pavlovian

pedestrian

penicillin

perforation

penetration

permutation

persecution

perspiration

perturbation

plutonian

pigmentation

planarian

politician

polynesian

polyhedron

incrustation

jurisdiction

population

praetorian

predetermine

preelection

predilection

preservation

presentation

preparation

premonition

prohibition

procreation

proclamation

profanation

propagation

protozoan

proposition

prosecution

prostitution

protestation

provocation

punctuation

publication

radiation

preconception

realization

readmission

reawaken

recitation

reassertion

reclamation

precondition

recantation

recollection

recognition

preignition

reelection

reexamine

refutation

reformation

regimental

registration

regulation

relocation

renovation

relaxation

reposition

repossession

reparation

reinspection

replication

repercussion

repetition

reproduction

republican

requisition

reservation

resolution

resignation

restitution

restoration

resurrection

respiration

retardation

retrocession

reputation

rhetorician

retribution

rhododendron

revocation

revelation

rumination

revolution

sequestration

samaritan

satisfaction

saturation

sanitation

sectarian

segregation

segmentation

self-deception

separation

shakespearean

siberian

sicilian

reconstruction

simulation

simonian

situation

smithsonian

recreation

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verification

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vulgarization

veterinarian

deceleration

8 syllable words

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