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

abrogate

abrasions

abrasion

abrasive

affricate

affricates

african

aforesaid

africans

appraisals

coppersmith

apercu

appraisal

appraisers

appraiser

appraises

apprises

approaches

approaching

avarice

apricot

aversions

apricots

artifact

aversion

average

averages

aversive

cataract

capricorn

bifurcate

caprices

behaviors

beverage

cooperage

beverages

copiers

copyright

copyrights

deprecates

deforest

depressant

deprecate

depressions

depression

everest

divergent

depressive

diaphragm

interact

devours

diapers

diffraction

depressants

diverges

diverging

hovercraft

coverage

diversions

everglades

diversion

divorces

divorcee

evergreen

euphoric

fabricate

evergreens

fabricant

fabricates

feverish

gibberish

inexact

hyperspace

mavericks

layperson

maverick

leprechaun

leprosy

leprechauns

leverage

lubricant

lubricate

lubricants

nebraskan

vaporize

depresses

nebraskans

overcoat

overcoats

overcome

ovaries

overcharge

overcomes

overcook

overcooks

overgrowth

overreach

overcrowd

overgrown

overcrowds

oversea

overseas

oversee

oversees

oversight

overshoot

overshot

oversell

oversize

oversleep

overstock

overweight

overstay

overuse

overstate

overstep

overstates

paperweight

reprisals

oppressions

rapprochement

oppressive

refractor

reenact

refractive

reforest

referees

refractors

refreshment

refreshments

refreshes

refreshing

refresher

repressions

repression

represent

represents

repressive

reprisal

reversals

reversal

reversers

reverses

reversing

reveries

reverser

reversion

reviewers

riverside

rubberize

repurchase

rivieres

robberies

sapphires

sobriquet

sovereignty

supercharge

subversion

supersede

subversive

supersedes

suffragette

suffragettes

suffragist

suffragists

suppresses

suppression

suppressor

subcontract

uprising

uprisings

reappears

oppresses

oppression

oppressor

oppressors

6 syllable words
7 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word overact

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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