Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word retarded.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 retarded.
2 syllable words

athwart

acid

added

acrid

aged

amid

arid

aphid

adroit

attired

bonded

beaded

bated

avid

ballad

battered

bedded

belted

bested

bearded

blended

blinded

bladed

bloated

blasted

blooded

blunted

booted

breaded

breasted

busted

candid

chested

clotted

coated

crested

corded

crooked

crusted

crowded

dated

cupid

dented

cutthroat

bounded

braided

founded

distad

dotted

druid

euclid

fated

eyelid

faded

feathered

featured

fetid

fielded

fettered

flaccid

fervid

flooded

florid

forbid

folded

fluid

footed

fretted

hundred

fronted

gifted

glutted

hearted

funded

gated

grated

guarded

frosted

hatred

heated

goaded

granted

handed

graded

hatreds

haunted

headed

hooded

horrid

humid

hybrid

hydride

hydrates

hydrate

frigid

jointed

jaded

kindred

knotted

learned

leaded

landed

languid

legged

lettered

lifted

listed

liquid

littered

livid

lifeblood

method

lighted

loaded

looted

lucid

lurid

mated

matured

malted

masted

minded

lipid

retorts

morbid

mounted

muted

naked

natured

needed

retread

netted

retort

neutered

noted

parted

pitted

orchid

outbid

padded

outwards

outward

painted

pallid

nitride

nitrate

pasted

petard

nitrates

pleiad

planted

pointed

placid

plaited

ported

putrid

powdered

rancid

rabid

redbud

rapid

retired

ragged

retreads

retreats

retreat

rigid

rooted

rugged

rounded

rosebud

sacred

sainted

sanded

shafted

sordid

shrouded

salad

scattered

sided

shuttered

sighted

slotted

sited

solid

southward

splendid

spotted

squalid

starters

starter

starting

vivid

start-up

startle

stated

start-ups

startles

stratas

stilted

stolid

storied

straddling

straddle

straddles

strata

stewards

steward

vested

stretches

stretching

stretchers

stretto

stretcher

witted

strident

stupid

sturdy

stunted

strutting

sweethearts

sutured

synod

sweetheart

talmud

torrid

torpid

tetrads

timid

undid

traded

twisted

turbid

turgid

tufted

wedded

tepid

valid

vapid

vaulted

voided

weathered

wicked

stratum

withered

wooded

woodward

worsted

wretched

3 syllable words

aborted

abstracted

accosted

astounded

adopted

adjusted

accented

acquainted

aeneid

affected

anhydride

antacid

appointed

arachnid

adroitly

assorted

assaulted

asserted

attrition

averted

backhanded

awaited

besotted

belated

beloved

bedridden

bicuspid

bigoted

blockaded

bitterroot

blindfolded

contorted

carpeted

cathartic

carotid

buffeted

castrated

compacted

compounded

committed

completed

conceded

conceited

confounded

collected

concerted

connected

congested

constricted

cold-blooded

converted

deserted

demented

deducted

degraded

delighted

deflated

dehydrate

dejected

deflected

contented

depicted

depleted

devoted

contracted

directed

dilated

disrupted

disgusted

disjointed

dissected

diluted

distracted

expanded

dumbfounded

edited

donated

embedded

eroded

enchanted

encrusted

enlisted

encrypted

expended

exalted

exhausted

farsighted

fatherhood

faceted

fragmented

federate

forested

intended

half-hearted

heralded

high-minded

hominid

helmeted

hitherto

ignited

iliad

hydration

impacted

imploded

hydrated

imported

included

indebted

inflated

inflected

ingested

inserted

insipid

intruded

interested

intrepid

invalid

inverted

katydid

jacketed

lamented

left-handed

leatherwood

leonid

laterites

literate

limited

mistreated

ltd.

long-winded

located

mithridate

lopsided

mithridates

moderates

mohammed

molested

myriad

motherhood

moderate

nearsighted

noteworthy

nutrition

nutritive

one-sided

outmoded

outdated

outfitted

outrider

persuaded

outriders

period

pelleted

perfected

patriots

patriot

pigmented

polluted

pretended

provided

pyramid

protracted

quadratic

red-handed

related

reflected

reverted

right-handed

rotated

saturdays

serrated

short-winded

segmented

saturate

shortsighted

saturday

spirited

startlingly

strategies

stewardship

stratagem

stratagems

strategist

strategists

strategy

subjected

suspected

surmounted

targeted

unbounded

undaunted

transported

unfounded

talented

underbid

tricuspid

undated

truncated

undoubted

unlisted

united

stratified

stratify

wrongheaded

4 syllable words

activated

agitated

aggravated

adriatic

animated

antiquated

adoration

angulated

aspirated

automated

bifurcated

authority

authorities

celebrated

carbureted

broken-winded

calculated

captivated

carbonated

compensated

concentrated

conjugated

confiscated

constipated

corrugated

correlated

crenelated

convoluted

decorated

cultivated

dehydration

dehydrated

dedicated

demonstrated

devastated

disaffected

disappointed

discredited

dispirited

discontented

disinterested

dislocated

evenhanded

disconnected

dissipated

elevated

educated

elicited

elongated

estimated

empty-handed

distributed

extricated

fabricated

dominated

fascinated

flagellated

federated

federative

federation

integrated

formulated

federations

graduated

high-spirited

heterodox

illustrated

hyphenated

hydrothermal

implicated

indicated

inherited

inhibited

inhabited

impregnated

insulated

interrupted

introverted

iterative

iterations

iteration

liberated

laminated

literati

literature

low-spirited

mitigated

lubricated

meteorite

maturation

maturities

maturity

moderated

moderating

moderation

modulated

moderately

moderators

moderator

motivated

mutilated

obligated

nutritional

nutritionist

nutritionists

open-ended

orchestrated

oriented

overstated

patriotic

perforated

permeated

persecuted

postulated

retardation

radiated

reiterate

reiterates

replicated

poor-spirited

ruminated

single-handed

saturated

saturation

situated

stereotype

stereotyped

stewardesses

strategical

stereotypes

variegated

isolated

subcontracted

substituted

superheated

tetrahedral

tetrahedron

unconverted

unaffected

undivided

underhanded

undulated

unexpected

unwarranted

unlimited

uninterested

irritated

7 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word retarded

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
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  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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