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

afar

affair

abbe

abor

abra

abhor

airway

array

afire

allay

alday

archway

appear

astray

away

ave

aver

ba

ballet

before

benet

beaver

bever

birthday

bobber

broadway

buffet

cafe

buffer

capri

convey

bouquet

byway

ca

cache

cachet

capra

caper

capper

chalet

chipper

cliche

conte

chauffeur

cipher

coffer

cathay

cobra

chopper

cooper

copper

cover

copra

crochet

croquet

decay

defer

dapper

dauber

delay

dismay

differ

dipper

diaper

dj

fairway

inlay

display

diver

duffer

essay

entree

doorway

dossier

driveway

doomsday

ever

duper

eyebrow

favor

foray

fillet

forte

gainsay

fever

fifer

friday

fibre

gabbro

gateway

giver

gourmet

halfway

headway

hearsay

hallway

hebrew

gopher

haver

heifer

hepper

heyday

havier

highway

horseplay

hooper

hoover

hopper

hover

huffer

cypher

marais

leeway

kipper

keeper

keever

kever

latte

leaver

jobber

labor

labour

laver

leper

lepre

lever

liver

zephyr

libra

livor

loafer

looper

mainstay

malay

loper

louvre

midday

midway

monday

moray

mover

scooper

nipper

off-day

one-way

melee

never

obey

offer

okay

outlay

olay

opera

outweigh

padre

over

parlay

parquet

parkway

paper

pathway

pauper

paver

shaver

portray

pepper

piper

popper

prepay

souffle

puree

quiver

railway

purvey

quaver

rapper

raver

puffer

reefer

refer

relay

repay

reaver

ripper

repair

revere

river

roadway

runway

shipper

shiver

roofer

rubber

sachet

rover

sabre

sapper

saute

savior

robber

saver

savor

roper

scupper

sever

severe

skipper

shopper

siver

skiver

soiree

sorbet

reaper

sober

sparrow

spillway

x-ray

stairway

subway

sunday

suffer

super

supper

supra

survey

sweeper

swordplay

taber

tabor

taper

tapper

three-way

tipper

thursday

topper

v.a.

tuesday

two-way

u.k.

upper

valet

tuber

vapor

viper

wafer

waiver

wednesday

waylay

weaver

webber

weber

waver

workday

whopper

wiper

zebra

lover

zipper

lubber

4 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word defray

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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