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

acer

acre

adder

actor

after

agar

alder

aller

altar

alter

amber

ambler

ampere

anchor

azure

anker

angler

answer

anger

antler

asper

arbor

archer

ardor

author

armor

asker

attar

auger

augur

aster

auster

aver

borer

babbler

backer

bailer

bailor

baker

balder

beggar

balter

bander

banker

banner

banter

barber

barbre

bather

barker

barter

barger

batter

beaker

bearer

beater

becker

baxter

better

belcher

bettor

bender

bencher

berber

belfry

billboard

billboards

binder

blotter

blister

bleacher

badger

birder

biter

bladder

blatter

blather

blabbers

blabber

blazer

blender

blaster

blinder

bloomer

blower

boomer

bobber

blubber

bluffer

blunder

bluster

bluebird

boarder

bluebirds

blueprint

blueprints

boiler

bluebeard

booker

bolar

bomber

boner

bolter

bolster

booster

boozer

border

bottler

boulder

censer

bowyer

bother

bracer

bragger

boulter

bowler

brawner

bouncer

bounder

bower

boxer

boyer

brander

censure

brayer

breaker

buffer

bugger

breeder

bummer

broiler

broker

brewer

briar

brier

builder

brother

bulger

browser

bumper

bungler

bullfrog

bunker

burgher

burglar

changer

breather

busker

butter

buzzer

butcher

buster

butler

buyer

caesar

chewer

burner

bullfrogs

chowder

caller

camber

calmer

camper

cancer

candor

canter

canker

cantor

caper

capper

captor

carder

carper

capture

carver

catcher

carter

caster

castor

cater

cedar

causer

cellar

censor

center

centre

centner

chamber

chandler

chapter

chaser

cheater

chatter

chauffeur

charmer

charter

charger

checker

cheddar

choir

chopper

cider

cleaner

cleanser

cinder

cipher

clamor

clamour

clamber

clapboard

clapboards

clapper

clatter

clutter

climber

clincher

cluster

clippers

clover

clothier

clobber

closer

closure

cloture

clipboard

cloister

cocker

coffer

coaster

cobbler

coiner

comer

collar

color

colour

comber

collier

colter

conder

concur

condor

confer

conner

conjure

conquer

cooker

cooler

coupler

cooper

cooter

copper

corner

coster

cotter

cougar

coulter

counter

courser

courter

craker

craver

crammer

crater

cracker

cower

crawler

creamer

crisper

creature

croaker

crocker

croker

crooner

cropper

crier

crowder

crowner

crozier

cruiser

culver

culler

crusher

culture

cryer

culprits

culprit

culvert

cumber

cutler

cutter

curler

cursor

cypher

dagger

damper

dancer

danger

driver

drover

dapper

dealer

drummer

dauber

diaper

darter

debtor

decker

denture

dexter

dieter

diner

dire

diver

docker

dollar

donar

donor

doubter

downer

dodger

doctor

dour

dreamer

dr.

drainer

draper

dresser

ducker

drier

drinker

darner

dropper

dasher

duffer

daughter

dryer

duller

dumper

dunker

duper

duster

dweller

eager

eater

eger

easter

earner

dyer

egger

either

elvers

elder

ember

emmer

ender

enter

error

ether

favor

esker

ester

feather

euchre

ewer

facer

faker

faller

eyer

fader

factor

failure

falter

farmer

farther

faster

father

feaster

feature

feeder

feeler

feller

femur

ferrer

felter

fender

fervor

fetter

figure

filbert

fester

fielder

fibre

fifer

filberts

fighter

filer

filter

finger

finer

finder

fire

flavor

flesher

fletcher

fixture

flavored

flavors

flapper

flatter

flasher

flappers

flier

flippers

fluster

flutter

conger

fuller

floater

flounder

fluor

flyer

fodder

footer

foister

folder

former

forger

forster

foster

founder

freer

frater

freezer

fowler

foyer

fracture

fretter

framer

freighter

fresher

friar

frier

fryer

fucker

gager

flour

further

future

gainer

gaiter

ganger

flower

gander

gambler

garner

garter

gaster

gather

gauger

gelder

gender

gilbert

gilder

gesture

getter

gerner

geyser

girder

ginger

glider

glacier

glamour

glazer

glamor

glosser

glower

goer

golfer

golfers

gomer

gopher

grabber

grader

grammar

grammer

gouger

granger

grater

graver

greaser

grazer

groover

guesser

grinder

grocer

grantor

grolier

groomer

grounder

grouper

grower

guider

guilder

gunner

gutter

gusher

guzzler

hacker

hammer

hamper

hangar

halter

hander

hamster

hanger

handler

hatcher

harbor

harder

harper

hanker

hater

hatter

hinder

havier

hellier

hauler

header

healer

hearer

heater

heather

hedger

heer

hector

helper

hawker

heifer

helpers

hemmer

hepper

herder

hesper

herber

hider

hewer

higher

hipster

hire

hooker

homer

honor

honour

holder

holster

hooper

hooter

hoosier

hoover

hopper

horror

hostler

hour

huffer

howler

huckster

hugger

hummer

hussar

hunter

hunger

hunker

humor

humour

inter

lacquer

incur

infer

injure

labour

kosher

jetter

jester

jaeger

jager

jagger

jailer

jasper

jailbreak

jobber

jogger

joiner

joker

juror

keeler

jumper

junker

kaiser

juncture

junior

keener

keeper

kilter

kelter

kercher

labor

knower

ladder

lager

laker

laser

later

lather

lancer

lasher

lander

larder

laster

larkspur

latter

lauder

laugher

horner

laughter

launcher

launder

laver

leader

leaguer

leaser

leather

lecher

lector

lawyer

lazar

learner

layer

leamer

letter

lecture

ledger

leger

lemur

leper

lepre

lesser

lessor

leisure

lender

lester

liar

lubber

lifter

limber

linger

lighter

liner

lister

loader

loafer

looker

locker

logger

loiter

looper

looter

loper

loser

longer

lobster

longspur

lower

lunger

lumber

lumper

lunar

lustre

luger

luter

madder

mainor

maker

manner

manor

major

mander

manger

marcher

marker

marver

martyr

measure

maser

masser

mater

matter

mazer

mather

masker

master

mayor

medlar

meter

metre

meer

member

mentor

mester

metier

mercer

merger

mincer

minter

minster

luster

miner

minor

minder

mire

parser

miser

poker

mixer

mixture

mitre

moder

moisture

mister

monger

monsieur

mr.

mover

mugger

muffler

mother

motor

mouser

mortar

moulder

mourner

mower

muller

mutter

monster

mumper

muster

murder

murmur

nadir

namer

natter

nature

nestor

neither

nectar

neighbor

neuter

nether

rudder

offer

nother

norther

number

nutter

nurture

occur

ochre

odor

ogre

oiler

omer

oldster

other

otter

outer

order

our

ouster

over

owner

oyer

oyster

pacer

packer

palmer

pager

painter

pamper

palfrey

panter

panzer

panther

paver

pander

paper

patter

passer

parker

parlor

parlour

paster

pastor

pasture

partner

peeler

peacher

peddler

payer

pauper

penner

pepper

peter

pester

perjure

petre

pilfers

pewter

pilfer

picture

pilcher

plovers

pincher

piper

placer

planer

planner

pinder

planter

plaster

pleaser

plucker

pleasure

pledger

plater

platter

plotter

player

plumber

plunder

plunger

polar

rotor

poacher

rother

pointer

pooler

rover

raker

polder

potter

powder

porker

poser

porter

poster

poulter

pounder

posture

pouter

powter

power

praetor

printer

prancer

prefer

presser

preacher

pressure

popper

prater

prayer

primer

preyer

prier

prior

proffer

proctor

pucker

puller

proper

prosper

puffer

prowler

pruner

psalter

punter

puncture

putter

puzzler

pusher

pyre

purser

quaker

racker

quaver

quilter

quipster

quencher

racer

quarter

raider

rafter

raiser

rubber

rambler

rammer

rapper

rater

rather

raver

raptor

ranger

ranker

rapture

reader

razor

reamer

reaper

refer

rector

reefer

reiter

renner

render

renter

rhymer

righter

riddler

rinker

rider

rimer

riser

roadster

rocker

roaster

robber

roller

roofer

roger

roister

rooter

rooster

roper

roser

poplar

roster

rancor

rouser

rounder

router

runner

ruler

rumor

rupture

rutter

rower

rusher

rustler

ryder

sabre

ponder

sadder

sailer

sailor

sumner

saker

sumpter

salter

sapper

saucer

santer

saunter

saver

savior

savor

schemer

sceptre

sawyer

scalar

scatter

sayer

scalper

scholar

schooner

scalpers

scribbler

scamper

scooper

screamer

scorer

scraper

scour

scorcher

scriber

scripture

scrubber

scupper

sealer

seeker

segar

seller

seizure

sector

sender

seamster

searcher

sharer

senior

sensor

server

setter

shader

shaker

sewer

shanker

sharper

shaver

sculptor

sheller

sculpture

shelter

shifter

shatter

simper

shiner

shutter

shingler

shrimper

shriver

shudder

shooter

shopper

shriner

shoulder

shower

shyster

silvers

sickler

sider

signer

slender

sister

siver

sinker

sizer

skater

sire

skelter

skewer

skiver

sleeper

slater

slatter

slaughter

slasher

slander

slayer

sleepers

slicer

slider

slugger

slumber

smelter

slobber

smatter

smoker

smasher

smoother

smother

smuggler

slippers

sneaker

snuffer

snapper

speeder

speller

snatcher

snider

snorer

soaker

sober

soder

solar

snorter

splinter

solder

souther

solvers

sooner

souter

sorter

sounder

sour

sower

spader

speaker

spectre

spanner

spatter

sparger

sphincter

soldier

spencer

spender

spicer

spider

spinster

solver

splatter

splendor

spreader

sprinkler

spoiler

spotter

sponsor

sprayer

sprinter

sputter

squeaker

squalor

squatter

stager

squander

squier

stagger

stepper

stalder

stalker

staller

stammer

stamper

stander

starcher

starer

stater

stealer

steamer

steeler

steeper

steller

stemmer

stentor

stature

stayer

sterner

starter

stifler

stiver

stover

stocker

stoker

stoner

stopper

storer

straggler

strickler

streamer

stricture

stretcher

striker

stroller

strayer

stranger

strangler

structure

stuffer

stumper

stunner

stutter

succor

stupor

sucker

sugar

tremor

sucre

suffer

summer

suitor

sulphur

trencher

super

supper

surfer

sutor

swagger

suture

sweater

sweeper

swifter

switzer

swelter

taber

tabor

tacker

tailor

taker

talker

tamer

tedder

tanner

taper

teaser

tamper

teacher

teeter

tapper

tartar

tatter

teamster

tasker

taster

tattler

taxer

teller

tenor

temper

tender

tensor

tenure

telford

temblor

templar

termer

terror

tether

thacker

thaler

tester

thatcher

texture

thresher

thrower

thinker

thruster

thunder

tiger

tighter

thumper

timber

timbre

tinder

tinker

tincture

tipster

timer

tire

trainer

toller

topper

torpor

torture

tower

toaster

toddler

totter

tracer

tracker

trader

trailer

traitor

tractor

transfer

treater

treasure

trapper

trawler

tranter

trucker

trooper

trotter

trier

tuber

tucker

twister

tudor

tumor

tuner

turner

tutor

tyger

tumbler

tyer

ulcer

tyler

ulster

under

upper

usher

user

utter

vesper

valor

vector

vendor

venter

venture

vapor

verser

victor

viewer

trickster

vintner

viner

viper

visor

voter

voucher

waiver

wader

wafer

waiter

walker

waller

wager

walter

waltzer

wander

waver

wanger

water

warder

washer

watcher

warmer

warner

waster

warbler

wearer

weather

webber

vulture

weber

wheeler

welder

welter

welcher

whacker

whaler

webster

welfare

whimper

whisker

whisper

whistler

whether

whiner

whopper

whitener

wilder

winder

windsor

winker

winter

vulgar

wiper

wire

wrecker

wonder

worker

wrapper

wolfram

zehner

writer

younger

younker

yachter

yager

youngster

yonder

yorker

zander

yonker

yorkshire

zephyr

sunder

zocor

zoster

sampler

3 syllable words

abler

abuser

accuser

abductor

absorber

achiever

acquire

adapter

adopter

adjuster

admirer

advancer

aglitter

adviser

aflutter

aggressor

amateur

almoner

ammeter

all-purpose

adventure

ancestor

another

announcer

annular

angular

aperture

appraiser

arbiter

armiger

aquifer

assayer

assembler

arranger

assessor

auditor

attire

attacker

asunder

attainder

avenger

bewilder

bachelor

banister

balancer

bagpiper

ballplayer

bandleader

bannister

bargainer

barrister

barrier

bartender

beachcomber

bedchamber

beefeater

behavior

belabor

belabors

beholder

beleaguer

believer

batterer

beginner

believers

bellflower

bellwether

bibler

backpacker

bipolar

blockader

bloodsucker

birdwatcher

blueberries

bookkeeper

bookmaker

bookbinder

bonfire

bondholder

blueberry

backwater

bookseller

borrower

breadwinner

brazier

boulevard

boulevards

bricklayer

buckler

brainpower

bulldozer

breakwater

cadaver

burrower

calender

bystander

calendar

calvary

calvaries

calibrate

canister

broadcaster

carrier

caterer

campaigner

chronicler

catheter

celebrate

celebrant

celebrates

carpenter

celebrants

changeover

cellular

chancellor

challenger

character

chidester

cheeseburger

churchgoer

circular

cleverly

cliffhanger

cloverleaf

coauthor

cochlear

cocksucker

colander

collider

collector

comforter

commander

commenter

commoner

commuter

compiler

composer

composure

complainer

compressor

computer

condenser

conductor

coneflower

conifer

connoisseur

connecter

connector

conjecture

conjuror

conqueror

consider

conspire

consular

consumer

container

constrictor

contender

constructor

contractor

conveyer

controller

converter

conveyor

copier

copartner

cornflower

courier

coroner

corridor

cottier

councilor

counsellor

counselor

costumer

courtier

crabeater

cozier

coworker

creator

creditor

crossover

crowkeeper

cucumber

crusader

culverhouse

cylinder

currier

curator

curvature

customer

cynosure

dangler

debater

decider

decipher

december

decliner

defaulter

defender

deliver

deflator

deflector

degener

delivers

demeanor

desire

denature

departure

deserter

derringer

designer

destroyer

detector

dictator

detailer

detractor

digester

discover

director

disfavor

disaster

discolor

disclaimer

discounter

disfigure

dishonor

disorder

dishwasher

disclosure

dismember

dispatcher

dispenser

displeasure

disposer

dissolver

dissenter

distiller

distemper

divider

divisor

dowager

doorkeeper

dressmaker

debenture

dulcimer

effector

editor

earlier

easterner

elector

elaborate

elixir

embitter

enquire

elater

elbowroom

embroider

enlarger

empower

engraver

emperor

empire

enamor

employer

emptier

enchanter

enclosure

encounter

endeavor

endorser

encumber

enforcer

endanger

engender

enhancer

enquirer

enrapture

entire

erector

equator

eraser

espalier

farrier

familiar

explorer

exporter

exposure

eyeliner

extender

falconer

exchanger

exchequer

fancier

fastener

ferrier

fiddler

finisher

fishmonger

firepower

flavoring

flavorful

flavorings

flabbergast

flycatcher

flypaper

forefinger

follower

forefather

forecaster

foreclosure

foreigner

forerunner

forester

forever

forwarder

freeholder

forfeiture

frankfurter

freethinker

furniture

furrier

gamekeeper

gardener

gatherer

gibraltar

girdler

glazier

glandular

glassmaker

globular

gobbler

godfather

godmother

governor

gossamer

gossiper

granddaughter

grandfather

grandmother

grazier

grasshopper

granular

gunpowder

hangover

handover

harrier

hanover

hardcover

harbinger

harasser

hardener

harvester

harrower

hinderer

havener

headwater

haymaker

hereafter

hitchhiker

highflier

highlander

hindquarter

hairdresser

half-hearted

homebuilder

holdover

hollander

homesteader

homeworker

however

configure

howitzer

housekeeper

householder

idler

icebreaker

humbler

importer

impostor

incisor

inhaler

indexer

inductor

informer

inclosure

indenture

innkeeper

inquirer

instructor

insular

insecure

insider

inspector

insurer

injector

integer

improper

inventor

investor

intruder

invader

islander

jeweler

issuer

isomer

janitor

jayhawker

jackhammer

jocular

juggler

juniper

jupiter

jugular

kayaker

kitchener

kidnapper

kindler

kingfisher

laborer

latecomer

landholder

landowner

lamplighter

lancaster

latimer

hornblower

saddler

lawmaker

lecturer

leftover

left-winger

leviner

licenser

linear

listener

littler

licensure

londoner

loudspeaker

locator

lucifer

marketer

macabre

manicure

manager

marauder

mariner

manslaughter

malpractice

massacre

meander

matchmaker

mayflower

meteor

messenger

midsummer

midwinter

milliner

minister

minesweeper

misnomer

launderer

lavender

modular

moniker

monitor

monomer

muckraker

mulberry

moreover

narrower

murderer

muscular

narrator

needler

newcomer

newspaper

newscaster

nodular

nonmember

outrider

observer

nuclear

northerner

november

offerer

nutcracker

objector

offender

october

ocular

officer

oliver

outfitter

opener

oppressor

norlander

orator

outfielder

outlier

outnumber

nonstarter

outrigger

overture

pacemaker

pacesetter

painkiller

pannier

passover

passenger

pathfinder

pedicure

peacekeeper

peacemaker

peculiar

perrier

perjurer

performer

pickler

pilfering

philander

pilaster

pillager

pensioner

plasterer

outsider

molester

possessor

posterior

popular

potboiler

postmaster

preparer

preserver

prisoner

predictor

prefecture

presenter

prescriber

pretender

precursor

professor

procedure

producer

procurer

projector

provider

propeller

protector

protester

prospector

publisher

punisher

pulverize

purchaser

purveyor

promoter

quagmire

quicksilver

quieter

questioner

pursuer

rapier

rattler

ratepayer

rathskeller

reactor

reasoner

recover

receiver

reenter

rebuilder

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Words that rhyme with the word sliver

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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