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

anarchist

agonist

analyst

amethyst

activist

alarmist

alchemist

adventist

arsonist

archivist

arises

archaic

argosy

balloonist

barrages

bassoonist

bicyclist

botanist

caresses

bourgeoisie

calvinist

carjackings

carriages

carjacking

catalyst

circuses

cherishes

choruses

churchgoing

churchgoer

churchgoers

coexist

corsica

colonist

conformist

corsican

corsicas

crocuses

cyclist

carcasses

ethicist

dualist

duelist

egotist

erases

farcical

farsighted

extremist

fetishist

dramatist

finalist

forecaster

forecasters

forecasting

forages

fatalist

mannerist

futurist

garages

harasses

graciously

guitarist

idealist

heiresses

humorist

humanist

hygienist

hypnotist

hyraxes

jansenist

iraqis

journalist

jurassic

loyalist

modernist

morasses

marxism

marriages

medalist

mirages

moralist

methodist

monarchist

narcissist

nativist

nourishes

nearsighted

orchestrate

oculist

optimist

orchestra

orchestral

orchestras

orchestrates

orgasms

orgasm

pacifist

parodist

percussive

parishes

percussion

perquisite

perquisites

persisting

persecute

persistent

persecutes

persico

persuasion

persuasions

persuasive

pharmacist

pragmatist

pharisees

physicist

pianist

presages

preexists

preexist

precession

precision

processes

procession

processions

prosecute

projections

projectors

projector

prosecutes

publicist

pugilist

purchaser

purchasers

purchases

reformist

rehearses

reservist

satanist

royalist

scientist

sarcasm

sargasso

realist

socialist

soloist

projectile

specialist

theorist

terrorist

strategist

suffragist

surgical

tauruses

syracuse

terraces

thoracic

projection

triassic

tricycle

tricuspid

vocalist

viruses

projectiles

xeroxes

7 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word persist

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

Rhyming Dictionary


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