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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word doctoral.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

actors

able

actor

addle

algal

agile

aisle

amble

ample

anal

angel

angle

ankle

annal

annul

anvil

april

appel

apple

arval

aster

astride

axle

asters

astray

austere

aural

auster

australs

awful

babble

bashful

babel

backdoor

backdoors

backdrop

backstairs

backstroke

baffle

backdrops

barrel

bangle

baleful

bagel

basal

basil

battle

bastards

bastard

baxter

bauble

beetle

beadle

beagle

bedell

beryl

bengal

bestial

betel

bestrode

bethel

martial

bible

bevel

boastful

boggle

blissful

bistro

bodle

borel

boosters

bogle

bottle

boodle

booster

bookstores

brothel

buckle

bookstore

bramble

brandle

bristol

brickle

bridal

bridle

brittle

bowel

brindle

bristle

brutal

bubble

buccal

bumble

buckthorn

bugle

bundle

burble

central

cantle

bustard

busters

buster

bustle

bushel

butyl

cable

cackle

cancel

candle

camel

capel

caple

capsule

carnal

carpal

carol

burel

careful

carrel

carrol

caster

casters

castor

castrate

castrates

cattle

caudal

castle

caudle

causal

ceryl

channel

chapel

chattel

cheerful

chisel

chortle

choral

chuckle

circle

cockle

cistern

civil

coastal

coaster

coasters

cobble

coddle

coble

colonel

cisterns

coppel

copple

consul

coral

corbel

cordial

cornel

council

crackle

counsel

couple

cranial

cradle

crandall

crewel

cripple

cromwell

crumble

crustal

crumple

crystal

cuddle

cudgel

crucial

cruel

custard

cycle

darnel

damsel

daniel

dangle

dabble

daughter

cymbal

daughters

dawdle

dazzle

dekle

dental

dermal

destroyed

destroy

destroys

destruct

dextrin

dextrose

dexter

devil

destructs

dial

dimple

dingle

dibble

dismal

distal

coster

disturbs

distraught

distracts

distressed

doctor

distract

docile

distrusts

disturb

doubtful

dorsal

double

doodle

doleful

dowel

drabble

duffel

estrich

dreadful

ducal

dribble

duster

drivel

drizzle

dual

duel

zoster

dusters

dwindle

eastern

eagle

easel

easter

eisel

engle

entrail

equal

esters

ester

estrange

distort

ethel

ethyl

evil

district

extort

districts

distrust

extra

extorts

extracts

extras

extreme

extremes

factors

factor

facile

extrude

fable

extrudes

facial

faithful

fangle

faster

fatal

faunal

fateful

fearful

feaster

fecal

feeble

feral

fertile

fetal

fickle

fennel

fester

feudal

fighters

final

forceful

fighter

fiddle

fipple

floral

fiscal

fitful

fizzle

fluegel

fixtures

fixture

flannel

focal

foible

foister

fondle

rascal

fissile

formal

gaggle

foxtrot

fosters

foster

fretful

frazzle

freckle

fragile

frightful

fossil

frontal

fruitful

fumble

fungal

funnel

futile

frizzle

frugal

fuddle

gable

fuel

gainful

gambrel

gamble

garble

gastric

gaster

gavel

girdle

genial

gentle

giggle

gestures

gesture

glacial

gleeful

gobble

gospel

goggle

goral

grackle

graceful

google

grovel

granule

grateful

grapple

gravel

grindle

gribble

gristle

grizzle

grumble

hackle

gurgle

guzzle

haggle

hable

hamal

hamel

harle

harmful

harmel

handle

hansel

hateful

healthful

hassle

heckle

hatchel

hazel

hazle

hectare

hector

hectares

herbal

helpful

hegel

glottal

herschel

hobble

hopeful

hopple

huckle

houseful

huckster

hucksters

humble

housel

hovel

howell

huddle

hummel

hurtful

hurdle

hurtle

hustle

hymnal

idol

idle

extract

global

muscle

ingle

laughter

jostle

larval

jackal

jumble

journal

juggle

jangle

jesters

jingle

jester

jiggle

joyful

jewel

jungle

kestrels

kettle

kendal

kernel

kennel

kibble

kiddle

kindle

knuckle

kittel

kittle

knittle

kinkle

label

ladle

laurel

laster

lawful

lectern

lentil

lector

lecture

lectures

legal

lethal

lester

level

libel

lighters

lighter

lintel

little

lisle

lingle

lister

lustful

loral

local

luster

loyal

lustre

mantel

masters

marble

mantle

mammal

mangle

marvel

maple

marshal

maestro

mastered

master

mochel

mickle

meddle

mindful

mental

mendel

medal

metal

mettle

methyl

middle

mester

mistral

minstrel

model

misters

missal

missel

missile

mister

mistrusts

mistrust

mistreat

mistreats

mixture

mobile

mortal

mingle

mixtures

mongol

moral

modal

muckle

mogul

morsel

motile

mosel

moisture

mournful

mumble

muddle

muffle

mustard

mural

muster

mustards

muzzle

myrtle

musters

mussel

nasal

natal

nectar

needful

naval

navel

needle

nestle

nestor

neural

nickel

nickle

nimble

nibble

nipple

noble

normal

noodle

nostrums

novel

nozzle

nuptial

nuzzle

oral

ogle

opal

neutral

orval

ostrich

ouster

paddle

oysters

oval

painful

parcel

oyster

panel

papal

partial

panful

nettle

paster

paschal

pastor

pastors

pastures

pasture

pastry

petal

peaceful

peril

pencil

pebble

pedal

peddle

penal

people

pestered

pastries

pester

pesters

phenol

pickle

pimple

pictured

pictures

piddle

picture

pistil

pistol

pleural

plural

playful

pommel

portal

popple

postal

poster

posters

postures

pottle

prattle

poodle

posture

prayerful

pretzel

primal

pummel

purple

pupil

puzzle

quarrel

quintal

puddle

quibble

rabble

racial

ramble

raffle

rammel

rankle

ravel

tangle

distorts

tassel

rattle

rebel

taster

rectal

rector

regal

regel

reigle

renal

rental

teagle

restful

restores

restrain

restrains

restraint

terrel

restraints

restricts

revel

rifle

rial

riddle

riffle

rigel

righter

riggle

rightful

rival

ripple

roster

rosters

roaster

rubble

rumble

rightward

roasters

roosters

roble

roister

rooster

ruddle

rouble

ruble

rueful

royal

ruffle

rumple

ruttle

rundle

rural

rustle

sample

saddle

sable

sandal

scoundrel

scornful

scandal

scrabble

scovel

scramble

scribble

scalpel

scuttle

scuffle

scruple

seckel

shackle

sectors

sequel

sector

several

servile

shuttle

settle

shamble

shrapnel

shekel

shovel

shoestring

shameful

shindle

shingle

shrivel

shuffle

shyster

shysters

sickle

sidle

sibyl

signal

simple

sinful

single

sisters

skillful

sister

sizzle

skittle

sorrel

sorel

spangle

smittle

smuggle

snuggle

sniffle

social

spacial

sparkle

spiral

spaniel

speckle

spinal

spindle

special

spiteful

strangle

spittle

squabble

squirrel

spousal

sprinkle

squiggle

stable

staple

steeple

sterile

stemple

stickle

stifle

straddle

straggle

spatial

stressful

struggle

subtle

suttle

stumble

stubble

supple

suckle

swindle

symbol

swingle

swivel

sipple

table

tackle

restore

tattle

tasteful

tasters

tearful

tensile

temple

tercel

testers

tester

thoughtful

throttle

wattle

thermal

thankful

tickle

tidal

textures

texture

tighter

thimble

tindal

tingle

thistle

tinkle

tinsel

tipple

title

toddle

toggle

tittle

toasters

toaster

tonsil

tootle

topple

total

towel

tramble

trample

tranquil

umbel

twaddle

trammel

travel

trial

tremble

treble

tressel

trestle

tribal

tribble

trickle

trifle

trinkle

triple

trundle

truthful

trouble

truffle

tubal

tumble

tuneful

tunnel

turtle

tussle

twisters

twinkle

tweedle

twiddle

twister

uncle

useful

vital

wamble

ural

vandal

vassal

vector

vectors

ventral

venal

vengeful

verbal

vernal

vestal

victor

vial

vessel

victors

vinyl

virile

vigil

waddle

waffle

vocal

vowel

watchful

wobble

warble

yachters

wasteful

wasters

waster

weasel

weevil

wistful

western

whittle

westerns

willful

windle

westwards

whistle

wiggle

westward

winkle

wishful

yachter

wrangle

worrel

wrestle

wriggle

wrinkle

wrongful

zestful

youthful

restrict

3 syllable words

abysmal

abnormal

accrual

acquittal

actresses

actual

admiral

adrenal

affable

aerial

arsenal

apical

ancestral

annual

animal

article

archetypal

apparel

appraisal

apostle

arable

archangel

archival

approval

ariel

arousal

arrival

ambrosial

betrayal

asterisk

asteroid

axial

assemble

astraddle

astrakhan

asteroids

audible

astringent

astringents

astronaut

astronauts

auroral

austerely

australian

austrian

austrians

autumnal

australians

bacchanal

backpedal

backwaters

backwater

bankable

baptismal

balmoral

barnacle

beautiful

bearable

bedevil

belittle

befuddle

basketry

bedraggle

biblical

bicycle

bifocal

bilingual

biddable

bigotry

bimodal

biracial

bronchial

bountiful

breakable

boondoggle

burial

burnable

caboodle

callable

cannibal

cantonal

capital

capable

capitol

cardinal

carnival

castration

castrations

castrated

casual

cathedral

celestial

caramel

cereal

cerebral

chasuble

cervical

changeable

chargeable

chemical

chesterfield

chronicle

cistercian

clavicle

classical

clerical

colorful

coequal

colloidal

colossal

comical

commercial

committal

communal

commingle

congenial

corporal

conjugal

conical

constable

coracle

coronal

cortical

countable

court-martial

credential

credible

criminal

cultural

critical

culpable

crucible

cubicle

curable

cyclical

dastardly

cuticle

cynical

deceitful

debacle

delightful

decimal

decider

denial

destroyer

destroyers

destruction

destructive

digital

disable

disdainful

disloyal

disgraceful

dishevel

dismantle

dismissal

disposal

disciple

dispersal

dissemble

distasteful

distortion

distortions

diurnal

distracted

distresses

distribute

distracting

distraction

distributes

distractions

distressing

doctrinaire

distrustful

doable

external

disturbance

domical

eternal

drinkable

dutiful

durable

enamel

encircle

easterling

easterly

easterner

easterners

eatable

embezzle

embattle

edible

empanel

equable

enable

ennoble

enfeeble

ensemble

entangle

entitle

epistle

epochal

equators

equator

errorful

especial

essential

estrangement

eventful

example

ethical

ethnical

extortion

extirpate

extirpates

extradite

extradites

extractions

extremely

factoring

extremist

factories

extricate

extrovert

extremists

extrusion

factory

factual

extricates

extrinsic

familial

fallible

fanciful

farcical

federal

femoral

feasible

festival

follicle

extraction

fictional

financial

filial

flammable

flavorful

fluxional

fixable

flexible

fluvial

finagle

forcible

forgetful

fraternal

fractional

funeral

functional

fusible

gastroscope

general

genital

gradual

granduncle

graphical

gullible

helical

histories

history

hospital

hormonal

horrible

humoral

icicle

illegal

ignoble

imbecile

impartial

immobile

immortal

immoral

impanel

imperil

musketeer

infernal

infertile

initial

internal

informal

interval

insightful

integral

laudable

judgmental

judicial

juvenile

jovial

laughable

liberal

lecturers

lecturer

leasable

legible

liable

lexical

likable

literal

littoral

likeable

lionel

lineal

livable

logical

locators

lovable

locator

lyrical

madrigal

manhandle

mandible

manual

maternal

marginal

marital

masterly

masterpiece

magical

mastery

masturbate

masturbates

mayoral

meaningful

medical

medial

mineral

menstrual

menial

mistrustful

merciful

metrical

ministral

miracle

miscible

mishandle

misdirect

mistrial

minimal

mistrials

mistresses

mistreated

mistreatment

monocle

movable

multiple

low-level

mysteries

mutual

musketeers

mutable

mystery

mystical

musical

mythical

natural

nautical

neglectful

national

newcastle

nominal

newfangle

nonlethal

notable

notional

numeral

obstacle

optical

optimal

orchestral

official

optional

oracle

orbital

ostracize

ostrogoths

palatial

ostriches

ostrogoth

particle

palpable

parable

parental

pasteurize

panhandle

passable

paternal

payable

peaceable

pedestal

perusal

personal

pitiful

physical

pickerel

picturesque

pineal

pineapple

pinnacle

pliable

plentiful

pivotal

plausible

pluvial

portrayal

possible

portable

posteriors

posterior

postnatal

practical

powerful

potential

potable

preamble

pastrami

radical

radial

prefrontal

primeval

principle

probable

prodigal

projectile

proposal

psychical

proconsul

principal

proximal

provincial

prudential

provable

punctual

purposeful

quadruple

quintuple

quizzical

quotable

ramshackle

prenatal

reactors

rational

rebuttal

reachable

rectangle

reactor

recital

rectory

taxable

readable

refusal

rehearsal

regretful

regional

rekindle

remodel

removal

remorseful

renewal

rentable

resettle

respectful

resentful

resourceful

resemble

restaurant

restaurants

retrial

retrieval

retinal

restrictive

restrictions

reversal

ridable

revival

ritual

sagittal

salable

scriptural

sculptural

sentinel

sequential

seasonal

sectional

seminal

sensible

sensual

serial

sexual

scalable

sigmoidal

reprisal

skeptical

sisterhood

sizable

skeletal

sorrowful

solvable

soluble

sociable

spectacle

substantial

suitable

successful

survival

surgical

syllable

tactical

tangential

tentacle

taciturn

redouble

restorer

tangible

technical

teachable

temporal

teaspoonful

tenable

terminal

testicle

terrible

textual

tractable

restriction

togethers

together

topical

townspeople

touchable

traceable

tracheal

turntable

trainable

triangle

treatable

tribunal

triumphal

trivial

tropical

tricycle

tunable

unable

transmittal

typical

uncivil

unequal

unfaithful

volatile

unbundle

uncouple

ungrateful

wonderful

utensil

unlawful

unsettle

unshackle

unstable

untangle

untruthful

upheaval

unravel

usable

usual

vaginal

valuable

varietal

vegetable

ventricle

vegetal

vehicle

visceral

versatile

vertebral

vertical

vesicle

viable

victories

victory

virtual

virginal

visible

visitor

visitors

visual

voluble

vitriol

washable

westerly

workable

westerlies

wearable

westerner

westerners

whimsical

westernmost

withdrawal

worshipful

yesteryear

yesterday

yesterdays

4 syllable words

accoutrement

accoutrements

accessible

acceptable

accidental

acoustical

actionable

achievable

accountable

admirable

adoptable

adjustable

additional

admissible

adverbial

adorable

advisable

affordable

agreeable

alkaloidal

allowable

alluvial

actuaries

actuary

adaptable

amenable

anarchical

anecdotal

answerable

antipodal

antisocial

apocryphal

amicable

arboreal

applicable

appealable

appreciable

approachable

approvable

arguable

amiable

arterial

amendable

biannual

biaxial

artificial

astronautic

augmentable

astronautics

attainable

astrologers

astronomy

atypical

astronomers

astrology

austerity

available

astrologer

avoidable

astronomer

bacterium

bacterial

bacteria

behavioral

beneficial

believable

asexual

bilateral

biennial

binomial

bisexual

botanical

canonical

centennial

centrifugal

charitable

chimerical

circumstantial

collateral

coaxial

collapsible

collectible

colloquial

collegial

colonial

combinable

comfortable

comparable

compatible

compensable

confirmable

conceptual

confidential

confessional

congenital

conditional

congressional

conceivable

continental

contestable

controversial

consequential

controllable

continual

consonantal

consolable

consumable

contemptible

convertible

convivial

conventional

consensual

commendable

correctional

corrigible

corruptible

creditable

daughter-in-law

custodial

cylindrical

deductible

debatable

decennial

delectable

deferential

definable

defensible

delusional

demonstrable

departmental

despicable

describable

desirable

dependable

deplorable

dexterity

detachable

detrimental

devotional

diagonal

digestible

differential

dimensional

directional

disentangle

discountable

disassemble

disapproval

discernible

dispensable

disposable

disputable

disrespectful

distributed

distribution

distributive

distributors

distributor

disturbances

divisional

externally

docudrama

duodenal

divisible

electrical

elemental

emmanuel

elliptical

eligible

emotional

empirical

employable

dysfunctional

encyclical

enforceable

enjoyable

ephemeral

epidermal

episcopal

enviable

epithelial

equitable

equivocal

erasable

esoteric

estimable

exterminate

excitable

distributing

ethereal

eventual

exceptional

exchangeable

estuaries

excusable

extendible

exothermic

expandable

explainable

exportable

existential

exponential

execrable

explicable

exterior

exteriors

exterminates

estuary

distributions

extortionate

extortionists

abdominal

incredible

extradition

extravagance

extravagant

extremity

extricated

extrication

extremities

fanatical

extricable

fashionable

fathomable

favorable

fissionable

foreseeable

forfeitable

forgettable

forgivable

formidable

fundamental

gastrulation

gastronomy

genocidal

galenical

governmental

grammatical

habitable

habitual

heretical

heritable

hierarchical

hexagonal

historical

historian

historians

honorable

homicidal

honeysuckle

hospitable

horizontal

hydrothermal

hysterical

identical

illogical

illegible

imitable

immutable

immiscible

immovable

imperial

impersonal

impossible

impractical

implacable

impeccable

implausible

impregnable

improbable

inaugural

incapable

inaudible

incidental

impeachable

impassable

extortionist

incremental

incurable

indelible

industrial

inedible

ineffable

inflatable

influential

inflexible

inflammable

infeasible

inferential

intermingle

infallible

injectable

insoluble

inscrutable

insensible

instrumental

instructional

insubstantial

intangible

intentional

insatiable

interstitial

inimical

intestinal

intractable

invaluable

invisible

invincible

isothermal

irrational

irritable

issuable

ironical

intramural

laryngeal

lamentable

knowledgeable

irascible

liturgical

logistical

maniacal

malleable

manageable

masterfully

marketable

marsupial

material

masterpieces

masturbation

matriarchal

mechanical

measurable

mercurial

memorable

memorial

mesodermal

methodical

metacarpal

millennial

miserable

mesothorax

mollycoddle

monumental

mosaical

monolingual

motorcycle

raptorial

medicinal

navigable

negotiable

negligible

neonatal

nestorian

municipal

noncommercial

noncommittal

nontaxable

nontechnical

nonessential

nonsensical

nonvolatile

noticeable

numerical

nutritional

nugatory

observable

octagonal

octahedral

obtainable

occidental

operable

obstetrical

occasional

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Words that rhyme with the word doctoral

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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