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

abeyance

abhorrence

abhorrent

abundance

abstinence

acceptance

accordance

adherence

acquaintance

admittance

appliance

affluence

appearance

alliance

allowance

annoyance

apparent

allegiance

ambulance

aberrant

avoidance

apprehend

arrogance

assurance

ascendance

attendance

assistance

audience

bufferin

beforehand

circumference

clairvoyance

cognizance

comeuppance

compliance

apprentice

condolence

conformance

connivance

contrivance

confluence

congruence

consequence

conveyance

coverings

covering

countenance

cyprian

dalliance

defiance

debarment

defeasance

dependence

deviance

diapering

enactments

confidence

differently

emergence

disturbance

eminence

eloquence

dissidence

dissonance

diligence

evidence

excellence

everyone

favoring

evermore

existence

fluorescence

operant

forbearance

governments

governing

governor

governors

opulence

overhung

imminence

impatience

importance

imprudence

impedance

incidence

inductance

indulgence

issuance

innocence

insurance

labyrinth

laboring

malfeasance

negligence

misstatements

maintenance

nevermore

observance

obeisance

oberon

offerings

offering

performance

ordinance

overrun

hibernate

peppermint

overhang

peppering

overruns

long-distance

overman

overhangs

papering

pestilence

overnight

presidents

prescience

lubricants

prevalence

provenance

quintessence

providence

reaffirm

reaffirms

overmatch

reformists

reformist

resonance

reformers

reformer

reticence

reliance

residence

remembrance

repentance

reprimand

reprimands

resemblance

resistance

remittance

resurgence

government

scuppernong

senescence

tolerance

variance

influence

soprano

sopranos

sufferings

submergence

suffering

subsistence

superman

tapering

sustenance

surveillance

turbulence

uppermost

vibrancy

vehemence

insistence

insolence

vigilance

violence

6 syllable words
7 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word reference

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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