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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word exaction.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

action

accost

accused

acton

alan

aghast

airman

alman

amman

apron

arson

alban

ashen

aspen

asian

bushman

cabin

assists

auction

atman

auden

august

austin

bason

bastion

bacon

banyan

baron

barren

basin

bagman

baldwin

bargain

barton

baston

baton

batten

batton

beacon

bayman

beaten

beckon

begun

belgian

bludgeon

bellman

bellon

bequest

bisson

blacken

billion

billman

billon

bison

bitten

biggest

blowgun

bequests

boatman

bobbin

bolden

bookman

bracken

boston

bullion

bordman

bollen

boughten

bourbon

bowman

brakeman

brethren

brazen

briton

breton

brogan

broken

brighten

broaden

burden

burdon

burgeon

burman

burton

assist

caisson

calvin

button

cajun

canton

cannon

canon

canyon

caption

capstan

captain

carman

carmine

carbon

carton

cauldron

caxton

caution

chairman

cayman

certain

chicken

chaplain

chapman

chasten

chessman

chevron

chieftain

charon

cheapen

children

christen

chosen

christian

citron

churchman

claxon

classman

clinton

coachman

common

colon

canaan

copeman

corban

cordon

cotton

cousin

cowan

crimson

craftsman

cretin

crewman

crouton

cuban

cushion

craven

cumin

curtain

dagan

dampen

darken

dagon

dalton

daman

damson

deacon

deaden

deafen

deepen

deject

delphian

demon

diction

devon

dian

digests

digest

diseased

disgust

disgusts

desist

desman

dissects

dissect

doctrine

dobson

dolman

dolphin

dozen

draftsman

drunken

dungeon

dragon

driven

dromon

dudgeon

dustman

dutchman

eaten

eden

earthen

eject

ejects

emption

engine

ensign

ermine

elan

exact

exacts

exhaust

exhausts

exists

exist

faction

falcon

fallen

eyesight

fashion

famine

fascist

fascists

fasten

fatten

fiction

faustian

fielden

flatten

fibrin

flexion

fission

flashgun

fireman

firman

fraction

function

footman

floren

fortune

foreman

fountain

foreign

freshen

focused

freedman

freeman

freshman

gallon

focussed

friction

frozen

frighten

fusion

faulcon

gammon

felon

garden

gascon

garron

gentian

gibbon

glisten

given

gladden

glidden

goodman

golden

gluten

gorgon

grandson

georgian

graven

grecian

gotten

gowan

griffon

guardsman

gumption

hackman

haitian

hangman

happen

gudgeon

harden

harken

hasten

harten

hausen

haven

headman

heathen

henchman

hempen

heron

hearten

heighten

headsman

hessian

hidden

hetman

houseman

huntsman

hogan

homespun

horseman

hoten

hoven

human

ibsen

hyson

hymen

hyphen

heaven

german

deceased

gilden

junction

jackman

jargon

jasmine

jason

jetson

jetton

jordan

jorden

kansan

keelson

kalan

kelson

kitchen

kirkman

kitten

klansman

lagan

kelvin

landman

kenyan

kremlin

lakeside

leaden

leaven

ledden

laden

layman

lengthen

lesion

lessen

lesson

legion

leman

lemon

leven

ion

lichen

liken

lighten

lightman

liman

lampron

linden

lisbon

listen

linemen

linen

lion

lockman

locken

london

logan

liven

locust

locusts

longan

luncheon

loosen

loren

lynden

lotion

lumen

lyden

m1

loosestrifes

low-cost

madden

loosestrife

lopeman

mahone

maiden

mansion

mangan

marchman

marksman

markman

margin

marron

martian

mason

marten

martin

matron

mayan

marlin

mention

lineman

landsman

melton

melon

mignon

milken

latin

million

minion

mission

mitten

miscast

motion

muffin

morgan

mormon

mountain

mullen

muslin

mutton

nation

nekton

newsman

ninon

norman

oarsman

notion

ocean

olden

odin

often

omen

onion

open

option

molten

organ

orphan

oxen

outrun

oven

owen

packman

packaged

pagan

paean

panton

outdone

passman

pardon

pathan

patten

parson

passion

pectin

patron

penguin

othman

pavon

pension

peon

penman

person

persian

perron

pigeon

pillion

pinion

pitman

piston

plankton

plantain

platen

platten

minden

portion

portman

ponton

postman

potion

pollan

pressman

prison

poison

pollen

quicken

prussian

proven

question

pullen

ration

reason

recast

reckon

recessed

rayon

redden

region

raven

rejects

reject

zircon

moisten

request

resin

rerun

resist

resists

ribbon

ridden

requests

rincon

sunken

riven

roughshod

rosen

rosin

riden

surgeon

ripen

samson

risen

sanction

russian

saffron

sadden

salmon

salesman

santon

scotsman

saxon

scallion

satin

scion

satan

scullion

seacoast

section

season

selden

seaman

semen

seedsman

sequin

robin

session

sermon

seton

seven

sexton

shaken

shearman

sharpen

shaman

shipman

stillion

shogun

silken

roman

shrunken

sicken

slacken

smitten

slogan

smarten

rotten

showman

soldan

sodden

siphon

siren

soften

sovereign

rowan

spearman

spokesman

sportsman

sovran

spartan

spoken

station

stallion

statesman

squadron

stallman

stepson

shorten

stiffen

steven

shotgun

solon

stricken

strengthen

stockman

stolen

straighten

striven

rowen

ruin

suasion

rumen

trojan

runnion

suction

sudden

tungsten

sultan

summon

thousand

tappen

sylvan

tillman

sweeten

swollen

taken

talon

tarpon

syphon

tension

thicken

tendon

teston

tartan

threaten

traction

torsion

token

toman

touchstone

toughen

townsman

sturgeon

trillion

treason

tubman

triton

trodden

suggest

turban

tuscan

tighten

titan

sullen

undone

urchin

union

urine

urban

urson

vegan

version

villain

vision

vulcan

wagon

waken

wanton

warden

warren

watchman

weaken

weapon

whitson

wiccan

woodman

woolman

wheaten

wizen

woman

wooden

woolen

whiten

widen

workman

women

worsen

written

woven

yachtsman

yaupon

yeoman

zaman

zion

suggests

3 syllable words

abandon

ablation

absorption

abortion

accession

abstraction

ablution

accretion

abrasion

abstention

accosted

accustomed

adoption

affection

adsorption

acoustics

addiction

admission

addition

adhesion

acumen

adrian

acoustic

accustom

aegean

affliction

african

aggression

abduction

assassin

alaskan

albion

albumin

alderman

aleutian

alsatian

allusion

alien

ambition

ambrosian

anglican

anchorman

andean

apportion

appian

anyone

arian

arkansan

artesian

assertion

ascension

aspersion

assumption

assistant

assistants

asuncion

attention

audition

attrition

australian

awaken

aversion

backgammon

avian

battalion

austrian

backwoodsman

bandwagon

badminton

beholden

bedizen

bedouin

assistance

beethoven

bedridden

benjamin

bitumen

biotin

aryan

bosnian

bouillon

bulletin

brazilian

campion

abdomen

cambrian

artisan

carnation

causation

capsaicin

cardigan

catalan

carrion

castration

cartesian

cation

caucasian

cessation

cetacean

chairperson

chairwoman

chamberlain

champion

charlatan

charwoman

chilean

cistercian

cinnamon

citation

citizen

civilian

clarendon

compassion

coercion

clarion

clergyman

coexist

completion

cognition

cohesion

collection

companion

complexion

collegian

collision

collusion

collagen

combustion

commotion

communion

commission

compulsion

compunction

conception

compression

concession

concoction

concussion

conclusion

conduction

confection

confession

conjunction

conflation

confucian

congestion

confusion

congressman

condition

connection

connexion

construction

consumption

conscription

constriction

contagion

contention

contortion

contusion

contrition

convection

contraption

convention

conversion

conviction

convulsion

correction

corruption

corrosion

corsican

councilman

countryman

crustacean

creation

cremation

crestfallen

croatian

cyprian

dalmatian

damnation

predation

declension

decision

deflation

dejected

deletion

depiction

depletion

depression

delusion

dentition

denizen

derision

description

desiccates

dictation

detention

discretion

determine

devotion

discussion

digestion

digression

digester

digestive

dilation

dilution

dimension

discipline

direction

disasters

diffusion

disaster

disgusting

disgusted

desiccate

dispersion

disruption

dissension

dissection

dissections

dissected

distortion

distinction

disunion

division

diversion

donation

downtrodden

dominion

dorian

duration

edition

egyptian

elation

eleven

elison

embolden

emblazon

emission

emulsion

englishman

emotion

encryption

enlighten

equation

enliven

eviction

evasion

etruscan

erosion

eruption

everyone

essayist

exception

exactly

excretion

excision

exclusion

dissecting

excursion

execute

executes

exhaustive

inception

exhausting

existing

existence

existent

imagine

extension

expulsion

expression

explosion

exquisite

extinction

extortion

extraction

extrusion

fabian

filtration

ferryman

fenian

feminine

fixation

fijian

fisherman

formation

foundation

flirtation

flotation

foramen

forbidden

freemason

forgotten

forewoman

franciscan

galleon

frustration

fruition

freudian

fustian

ignition

garrison

deception

gestation

gentleman

genuine

ghanaian

hawaiian

gaussian

gordian

gradation

gillian

gravamen

harlequin

gyration

halcyon

halogen

hammerman

handwoven

grobian

guardian

guncotton

heartbroken

heroin

heroine

hydration

illusion

horatian

housebroken

horizon

hydrogen

immersion

in-person

impression

implosion

imprison

exhausted

inclusion

incursion

incision

indian

inflation

infliction

ingestion

inhuman

infusion

insertion

injunction

inscription

instruction

intention

invention

intestine

intrusion

invasion

inversion

jacobin

italian

irishman

ligation

jamaican

javelin

jettison

jovian

julian

kantian

lecithin

keratin

keynesian

korean

laurentian

migration

lesbian

libration

libyan

irian

lactation

magdalen

location

logician

medicine

lumberman

lutheran

magician

median

malayan

malaysian

majesty

majestic

magistrate

mandarin

marian

margarine

masculine

medallion

magistrates

menhaden

melanin

mexican

lanolin

midshipman

laotian

misfortune

misprision

misshapen

mistaken

moroccan

musician

mutation

muskmelon

munition

myosin

narration

nebraskan

negation

nemean

nevadan

newcastle

niacin

newscasters

newscaster

nitrogen

oppression

optation

nobleman

objection

nonunion

notation

norwegian

nutrition

nubian

obsession

obstruction

occasion

occlusion

nonhuman

omission

octillion

odeon

opinion

oration

optician

orion

origin

pakistan

ovation

outspoken

overdone

overman

overrun

oxygen

ottoman

pelican

pacesetter

partition

parisian

patrician

pavilion

parthian

partisan

persuasion

pentathlon

percussion

perfection

perception

perfusion

permission

perversion

petition

physician

phoenician

plantation

phrygian

permian

peterman

policeman

phagocyte

possession

position

plebeian

precaution

prediction

preclusion

precession

precision

predestine

preemption

prescription

presumption

propulsion

procession

privation

probation

pretension

prevention

prostration

production

progression

projection

proportion

profession

promotion

profusion

proscription

protection

pollution

quotation

provision

puritan

ramadan

porcelain

rebellion

reception

recession

recision

phagocytes

redemption

reduction

regimen

protean

rejections

registers

registrant

registrants

registrar

registries

regression

relation

register

religion

remission

rendition

registrars

registry

repression

reopen

submersion

submission

resection

rescission

resistance

resumption

reptilian

resistant

resisting

restriction

revulsion

reversion

retention

revision

reunion

rhodopsin

ricochet

requisites

rotation

requester

requisite

rifleman

saccharin

salvation

saleswoman

samoan

scythian

secession

sedation

secretion

seclusion

sedition

selection

sensation

sequester

sequestered

silicon

simian

singleton

skeleton

snapdragon

stagnation

solution

starvation

specimen

solomon

suspension

stygian

succession

suggestion

suggestions

subversion

suburban

subscription

scorpion

summation

sumatran

uncommon

suppression

sequesters

suspicion

syrian

tactician

tamarin

talisman

taxation

temptation

technician

thespian

timberman

unburden

translation

toboggan

tradition

transition

transgression

transcription

tuition

unbutton

transmission

transfusion

truncation

unbroken

uneven

uncertain

vacation

uterine

unison

unwritten

venison

veteran

venetian

vibration

vatican

vermilion

visigoths

visigoth

vitamin

vocation

volition

waterman

superman

wesleyan

zambian

suggestive

4 syllable words

abnegation

abrogation

aberration

abolition

absolution

abyssinian

acclamation

acclimation

accordion

accusation

accusations

accusative

adaptation

acquisition

acquisitions

acquisitive

acoustically

activation

adoration

admiration

adrenaline

adulation

admonition

acoustical

advocation

affectation

affirmation

aggravation

agrarian

alabaman

agitation

albanian

aldebaran

aggregation

altercation

allegation

alteration

alternation

allocation

algonquian

algerian

american

annexation

animation

ammunition

amputation

amphibian

annotation

apparition

apprehension

application

appellation

approbation

appalachian

arbitration

arabian

arizonan

armageddon

armenian

abdication

aspiration

assemblyman

businesswoman

arthurian

associative

associate

associates

assyrian

athenian

augmentation

attribution

avocation

aviation

backwardation

barbarian

bavarian

benediction

bifurcation

bohemian

bolivian

calculation

californian

calibration

canadian

cancellation

carcinogen

celebration

centurion

chameleon

circumspection

circulation

circumcision

circumvention

coexistence

coexisting

coalition

cogitation

coloration

collocation

collodion

coloradan

columbian

combination

commendation

commutation

comedian

committeeman

comparison

compensation

competition

compilation

composition

computation

comprehension

concentration

condemnation

condensation

condescension

confirmation

conflagration

confrontation

confiscation

congregation

conjugation

conservation

connotation

consecration

consternation

consolation

constellation

constipation

constitution

consultation

consummation

complication

contraception

contradiction

contribution

contravention

contrarian

conversation

convocation

contemplation

convolution

corporation

coronation

corp.

correlation

corinthian

cotyledon

copernican

culmination

cultivation

crucifixion

criterion

custodian

cyclopean

crocodilian

dandelion

darwinian

copenhagen

declaration

deconstruction

decimation

decompression

decoration

degradation

dedication

defamation

deformation

definition

dehydration

demolition

demarcation

depravation

delegation

deportation

deprivation

demonstration

deposition

depredation

derivation

dereliction

desecration

desiccation

designation

disconnection

deviation

dislocation

desperation

destination

destitution

devastation

desolation

devolution

detonation

devonian

dietitian

dilatation

digestible

diminution

disaffection

diocesan

disinfection

disillusion

dispensation

disinflation

disposition

disputation

dissertation

dissipation

dissociate

dissolution

distillation

divination

distribution

domination

dominican

draconian

duplication

education

electrician

elocution

emanation

elongation

embarkation

emigration

equitation

emulation

englishwoman

equestrian

estonian

eritrean

estimation

eustachian

european

erudition

evocation

evolution

exactitude

elevation

excavation

excitation

exclamation

execution

executing

executor

executive

exhalation

exhortation

exhibition

existential

exhumation

expectation

expedition

expiration

explication

exploration

explanation

exposition

exploitation

exquisitely

extrication

fabrication

fallopian

extradition

fascination

fibrillation

federation

fermentation

fluoridation

fluctuation

foliation

floridian

fragmentation

gargantuan

formulation

fumigation

galilean

gastrulation

imperfection

executions

generation

gentlewoman

germination

glaciation

gravitation

gorgonian

graduation

granulation

gregorian

hesitation

greco-roman

habitation

guatemalan

historian

hemoglobin

hegelian

herculean

himalayan

hibernation

hungarian

hydrocarbon

implantation

ideation

hyperion

iberian

hypertension

ibuprofen

illustration

implication

immigration

imitation

immolation

incantation

importation

imposition

impregnation

imputation

executors

inattention

incarnation

inclination

incubation

incrustation

indication

indexation

indentation

indignation

indigestion

indiscretion

indonesian

information

inhalation

inhibition

infestation

inflammation

infiltration

innovation

inquisition

inspiration

insurrection

insulation

installation

integration

instigation

institution

interdiction

intersection

intercession

intermission

interruption

interjection

interception

interurban

intervention

intimation

intonation

introspection

introduction

intuition

inundation

interwoven

invocation

iteration

irrigation

invitation

iranian

irritation

isolation

jacobean

liberation

jubilation

jordanian

jurisdiction

laceration

kindergarten

litigation

lancastrian

limitation

liquefaction

levitation

leviathan

legislation

liberian

librarian

lilliputian

medication

mediation

liquidation

meditation

locomotion

logistical

lubrication

maccabean

machination

macedonian

malformation

malnutrition

mammalian

manumission

maturation

masturbation

melanesian

menstruation

meridian

relocation

indecision

ministration

minnesotan

misperception

mitigation

moderation

missourian

modulation

misconception

misbegotten

molestation

motivation

mortification

mutilation

napoleon

navigation

necessity

necessitate

necessitates

necessities

nestorian

nicaraguan

nigerian

newtonian

noblewoman

nomination

nonprescription

nonpartisan

obfuscation

obligation

observation

oblivion

occupation

obsidian

obstetrician

octahedron

olympian

ohioan

operation

opposition

orchestration

ordination

oscillation

ostentation

mongolian

ovulation

oxidation

overburden

pagurian

pagination

pakistani

paraguayan

pakistanis

palpitation

moravian

pavlovian

pelagian

pedestrian

repossession

replication

perforation

penetration

permutation

perspiration

perturbation

persecution

penicillin

pigmentation

planarian

peruvian

politician

punctuation

population

polynesian

polyhedron

praetorian

preelection

predilection

preconception

predetermine

precondition

preignition

premonition

preparation

preservation

presentation

proclamation

propagation

profanation

proposition

prohibition

procreation

prosecution

prostitution

protestation

publication

provocation

protozoan

psychiatric

psychiatry

radiation

recreation

realization

reassertion

readmission

reawaken

recantation

recollection

reclamation

recitation

recognition

reconstruction

registering

reelection

reformation

reexamine

refutation

registrations

registration

reinspection

regulation

relaxation

plutonian

reparation

renovation

repercussion

reposition

reproduction

reputation

republican

subdivision

repetition

reservation

resignation

resolution

respiration

restoration

restitution

resurrection

revocation

retribution

retardation

retrocession

revelation

revolution

rhetorician

rhododendron

requisition

resuscitate

superhuman

rumination

samaritan

sanitation

satisfaction

saturation

sectarian

segregation

segmentation

self-deception

separation

sequestration

stipulation

stimulation

shakespearean

sicilian

simonian

siberian

simulation

situation

smithsonian

speculation

statistician

strangulation

subluxation

suffocation

substitution

supposition

supervision

superstition

surrogation

syncopation

syndication

ulceration

tamoxifen

tabulation

tasmanian

termination

tetrahedron

titillation

toleration

toxicity

transplantation

transformation

tribulation

trepidation

transportation

usurpation

utopian

vaccination

vacillation

validation

valerian

variation

vegetation

veneration

ventilation

valuation

vasectomy

vasectomies

victorian

vicissitude

vicissitudes

vindication

violation

visitation

viscosity

wagnerian

watermelon

5 syllable words

articulation

abbreviation

abomination

accreditation

accommodation

accumulation

academician

acceleration

accusatory

agglomeration

adjudication

administration

adulteration

affiliation

alliteration

alienation

alleviation

amalgamation

amazonian

amelioration

amortization

amplification

annihilation

anticipation

approximation

appreciation

appropriation

argumentation

argentinian

assassination

assimilation

assemblywoman

associations

association

associated

attenuation

augustinian

augustinians

authentication

authorization

babylonian

beethovenian

brobdingnagian

brutalization

deceleration

caledonian

canonization

capitulation

carolinian

carthaginian

cauterization

certification

centralization

centenarian

civilization

christianization

clarification

codification

classification

coagulation

collaboration

colonization

commemoration

communication

cohabitation

concatenation

conciliation

confabulation

confederation

configuration

conglomeration

congratulation

consideration

consolidation

contamination

continuation

cooperation

coordination

corroboration

decapitation

decomposition

defenestration

degeneration

deification

deliberation

delineation

denomination

denunciation

depopulation

depreciation

delicatessen

desalination

desegregation

determination

dionysian

discoloration

disembarkation

discrimination

disestablishment

disinclination

disintegration

dissatisfaction

dissemination

dissociation

domestication

dramatization

edification

ejaculation

exacerbation

examination

elaboration

eradication

elimination

emancipation

electrocution

elizabethan

enumeration

epicurean

equalization

equivocation

evaporation

evacuation

evaluation

ethiopian

exasperation

excoriation

executioner

executioners

exhilaration

exoskeleton

expatriation

expropriation

extermination

facilitation

falsification

fertilization

fortification

gasification

glorification

gratification

harmonization

hallucination

hanoverian

illumination

humiliation

hybridization

hydrogenation

imagination

hyperinflation

hyperborean

immunization

improvisation

inauguration

inactivation

incarceration

exfoliation

incineration

incorporation

incrimination

indoctrination

infatuation

initiation

inhabitation

inoculation

insemination

insinuation

instrumentation

interconnection

interpolation

interpretation

interrogation

invalidation

intoxication

intimidation

investigation

ionization

irradiation

legalization

jeffersonian

justification

juxtaposition

libertarian

localization

lithuanian

magisterial

magnification

magnetization

manipulation

manifestation

mechanization

maximilian

maximization

mathematician

metropolitan

misapplication

misapprehension

remuneration

miscalculation

renunciation

misinformation

mobilization

mississippian

modernization

modification

multiplication

mummification

negotiation

neutralization

nickelodeon

nitroglycerine

neapolitan

nonintervention

normalization

nonsectarian

notification

nullification

obliteration

organization

oregonian

origination

orientation

ossification

ornamentation

overproduction

pacification

panamanian

participation

pasteurization

patagonian

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

peloponnesian

philadelphian

polarization

precipitation

predestination

predisposition

premeditation

preoccupation

presbyterian

presupposition

prevarication

procrastination

proliferation

prognostication

pronunciation

proletarian

quantification

purification

qualification

psychotherapy

ramification

ratification

pythagorean

reaffirmation

recombination

recommendation

recrimination

recuperation

refrigeration

rectification

reforestation

regeneration

rejuvenation

reiteration

reintegration

pomeranian

repatriation

representation

repudiation

resuscitation

retaliation

reverberation

revaluation

subordination

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

sedimentation

simplification

sophistication

solicitation

specification

sterilization

specialization

stratification

substantiation

synchronization

theologian

triangulation

unification

utilization

unitarian

vaporization

verification

vegetarian

veterinarian

vilification

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word exaction

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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