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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word instrumental.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
3 syllable words
6 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word instrumental.
2 syllable words

able

addle

aisle

agile

algal

amble

ample

amused

angel

angle

ankle

annal

annul

appel

apple

april

anvil

artful

arval

anal

astral

austral

aural

axle

babble

babel

bagel

baleful

baffle

banquet

bangle

bedell

battle

barrel

basal

bashful

beadle

beagle

basil

bauble

beetle

bengal

bestial

banquets

beryl

benight

benights

betel

bethel

bevel

blissful

boastful

bodle

boggle

bogle

boodle

borel

bottle

bristol

brindle

bristle

bramble

brickle

brandle

bridal

bridle

brittle

bumble

bundle

bubble

buckle

brothel

brutal

buccal

bugle

burble

burel

bowel

bushel

bustle

butyl

cable

cancel

camel

cackle

candle

bible

central

carol

awful

caple

capsule

carpal

cantle

careful

carnal

carrel

carrol

castle

cattle

caudal

caudle

causal

capel

ceryl

channel

chapel

chattel

cheerful

chortle

chisel

choral

chemists

chemist

circle

chuckle

coble

civil

coastal

cockle

cobble

coddle

colonel

conceit

concedes

concede

conchoid

connect

connects

constants

constant

constraint

constraints

constrained

constrains

constrict

constrain

construct

constructs

construe

consul

cornel

cordial

corbel

coral

copple

council

counsel

couple

crandall

cranial

coppel

crackle

cradle

crewel

cromwell

cripple

crystal

crumble

crumple

crustal

cudgel

cuddle

cruel

cymbal

cycle

dabble

damsel

damaged

dangle

darnel

daniel

dental

dekle

dawdle

dazzle

dermal

crucial

devil

dibble

dial

dimple

dingle

ding-dong

distal

dismal

docile

doleful

double

dorsal

doubtful

dowel

doodle

doomsday

downstage

downstream

dreadful

dribble

drivel

drizzle

drabble

ductile

dwindle

duffel

duel

ducal

dual

eagle

enact

enacts

engle

encode

entrail

easel

eisel

fearful

ethel

facial

equal

ethyl

fatal

fateful

fangle

faunal

facile

fancied

fennel

feral

fertile

fetal

fickle

fecal

feeble

feudal

fiddle

fiscal

fitful

fissile

fipple

fizzle

finished

flannel

forceful

evil

fable

fondle

floral

fluegel

formal

final

fossil

faithful

focal

frontal

fretful

freckle

frizzle

frightful

frazzle

frugal

fruitful

fuddle

fuel

fumble

function

functions

fungal

funnel

gamble

gambrel

gainful

garble

futile

gable

gaggle

gentle

gavel

genial

glacial

giggle

girdle

glottal

gleeful

gospel

graceful

granule

grateful

goral

global

google

grackle

grapple

gravel

gribble

grindle

goggle

grumble

gristle

grizzle

guzzle

gymnast

gunshots

gurgle

gunshot

grovel

gymnasts

gobble

hable

hackle

haggle

hamstrings

harmful

healthful

hansel

harmel

handle

hateful

harle

hazel

hazle

helpful

hassle

heckle

hegel

herbal

hatchel

herschel

homestretch

homesteads

homestead

hobble

honest

hopeful

hamal

hopple

hostel

hostile

hovel

huckle

houseful

housel

howell

huddle

hymnal

humble

hummel

hurtle

hustle

hurtful

hurdle

idle

idol

hamel

hamster

hamsters

hamstring

fragile

foible

incite

incites

ingots

inset

ingle

ingot

insides

inside

install

instance

instant

installs

instead

instinct

instill

instills

instincts

instruct

instructs

jingle

jangle

jackal

jewel

jiggle

junction

jostle

journal

jumble

jungle

juggle

juncture

junctures

joyful

junkets

junket

junctions

kendal

kennel

kingdoms

kindle

kingdom

kinkle

kittel

kittle

kibble

kiddle

marshal

kernel

kettle

knittle

knighthood

lancets

lengthen

lancet

knuckle

kumquat

label

ladle

languid

larval

laurel

legal

lawful

knightly

lentil

lethal

level

lengthwise

lengthy

limestones

limestone

libel

lingle

linseed

lintel

little

lisle

local

long-term

loral

lustful

lunchtime

loyal

mantel

mantle

mainstream

mammal

mainstay

mangle

mainstays

martial

marble

marvel

maple

lengthens

medal

meddle

mendel

mental

methyl

metal

mettle

mickle

middle

mindful

mingle

minstrel

minstrels

minster

missal

missel

mistral

missile

mitral

mobile

mochel

modal

model

mogul

monster

mongol

monsters

moonstruck

moonstones

mortal

moonstone

morsel

moral

mosel

motile

mournful

muckle

muddle

muffle

knockdown

mumble

mural

muscle

mussel

muzzle

myrtle

nibble

natal

needful

navel

nimble

nettle

neutral

nestle

neural

needle

nickel

naval

nipple

noble

non-stick

nickle

nonstops

nonstop

normal

nasal

nuptial

nuzzle

noodle

novel

onset

oral

nozzle

ogle

opal

orval

panful

panel

oval

petal

painful

partial

paschal

peaceful

paddle

pebble

pedal

peddle

penal

peril

pencil

people

phenol

papal

parcel

pimple

pickle

piddle

pistil

pistol

pleural

plural

playful

pommel

poodle

portal

postal

postel

popple

pottle

prattle

prayerful

pretzel

primal

pummel

puddle

puzzle

puncture

punctured

punctures

purple

pupil

quintal

quarrel

quibble

ramble

rammel

racial

rancid

rabble

raffle

rankle

rascal

rattle

ravel

rebel

rectal

regal

regel

reigle

renal

rental

restful

revel

rhinestones

rhinestone

riddle

rial

riffle

riggle

rifle

rigel

rightful

ripple

rumble

rumple

rundle

ruttle

rival

rubble

ruddle

ruffle

rural

roble

rouble

ruble

royal

rustle

rueful

sable

sample

sanction

sanctions

sanctum

sandal

scoundrel

scramble

scalpel

scandal

scornful

saddle

scovel

scrabble

scribble

scuffle

scruple

sinful

single

scuttle

seamster

sequel

settle

several

servile

shamble

shindle

shingle

shuttle

shekel

shovel

shameful

shrapnel

signal

shrivel

sibyl

sickle

sidle

simple

shuffle

shackle

sipple

sizzle

skittle

smittle

skillful

smuggle

seckel

sniffle

snowstorms

snowstorm

snuggle

social

spacial

spangle

sorel

sorrel

spaniel

speckle

spectral

special

sparkle

sprinkle

spatial

spindle

spiteful

spittle

startle

squiggle

stemple

spinal

spiral

squirrel

spousal

squabble

stable

staple

sterile

stickle

steeple

stifle

stressful

struggle

stubble

swindle

straddle

subtle

suckle

supple

stumble

symbol

swingle

strangle

suttle

swivel

straggle

tackle

tearful

tasteful

tactful

teamsters

teamster

tangle

tassel

teagle

tattle

table

tensile

temple

tercel

terrel

thankful

thermal

zestful

thimble

thistle

throttle

tinsel

tingle

tinkle

tittle

tincture

tindal

tickle

tinctures

tidal

tipple

toddle

toggle

tonsil

title

tomcat

tonight

tootle

thoughtful

topple

total

towel

trample

tranquil

travel

tremble

treble

tressel

trestle

tribble

trial

tribal

trickle

trammel

trinkle

trundle

triple

trouble

trifle

tumble

truffle

truthful

tubal

tungsten

tuneful

tunnel

tramble

turtle

twinkle

tussle

tweedle

uncle

umbel

twiddle

twaddle

uncut

uncouth

unset

ural

unused

unwashed

useful

vandal

vassal

venal

ventral

vengeful

verbal

vernal

vestal

vessel

virile

vigil

vital

vinyl

vocal

warble

vowel

wistful

wainscot

wasteful

wamble

watchful

waffle

wattle

windle

whittle

willful

wiggle

waddle

wishful

weasel

weevil

winkle

whistle

wobble

wrinkle

worrel

youngsters

wrangle

wrestle

wriggle

vial

wrongful

yangtze

youngster

unseat

youthful

3 syllable words

abnormal

abysmal

accrual

acquittal

actual

admiral

adrenal

affable

aerial

ambrosial

amsterdam

amnesties

amnesty

ancestral

anecdotes

anecdote

astraddle

animal

anisette

annual

aniseed

appraisal

arable

approval

apostle

apparel

archetypal

arsenal

archival

archangel

ariel

arousal

arrival

apical

article

assemble

audible

auroral

autumnal

bacchanal

bedevil

caramel

backpedal

befuddle

balmoral

banister

bearable

bedraggle

barnacle

baptismal

bannister

beautiful

belittle

bankable

betrayal

caboodle

callable

biblical

biddable

boondoggle

bimodal

bilingual

bicycle

bifocal

biracial

burial

burnable

breakable

bronchial

bountiful

canisters

canister

cannibal

canoeist

cantonal

capable

capitol

celestial

cardinal

capital

carnival

casual

cathedral

cerebral

cereal

axial

changeable

chargeable

chasuble

chemical

chemistry

chronicle

classical

clerical

coincides

coequal

coincide

clavicle

colorful

colloidal

colossal

comical

commercial

commingle

committal

communal

conceited

conceding

conceded

congenial

conjugal

conical

connected

connections

connection

connective

connectors

connector

connecting

connecter

constable

consider

constables

constantly

constipates

considers

constancy

constipate

constitutes

constitute

constricted

construction

constructive

constriction

constructions

constructor

constrictors

constrictor

constructors

constrictions

criminal

coracle

corporal

coronal

credential

cortical

court-martial

countable

credible

critical

cultural

cubicle

curable

cynical

culpable

cyclical

cuticle

decimal

crucible

deceitful

delightful

denial

densities

density

debacle

constricting

digital

disable

disciple

cervical

disdainful

dishevel

disloyal

dismissal

dissemble

distasteful

disposal

distrustful

dismantle

doctrinal

domestic

doctoral

doable

doggerel

domestics

domical

drinkable

durable

dispersal

dutiful

dynastic

eatable

dynasties

dynasty

edible

embezzle

empanel

embattle

enable

enactment

enactments

ensemble

enamel

encircle

ennoble

entitle

entangle

enfeeble

fractional

diurnal

equable

epochal

epistle

essential

especial

eternal

errorful

disgraceful

eventful

example

external

feasible

ethical

factual

familial

fanciful

farcical

fictional

ethnical

federal

femoral

festival

filial

finagle

financial

fixable

fallible

flammable

flexible

forcible

fluxional

forgetful

flavorful

fluvial

functional

fumigate

funeral

fusible

genital

general

genocide

genocides

granduncle

graphical

gradual

gullible

guttural

guncotton

gymnastic

gymnastics

fraternal

helical

homesteader

homesteaders

homicide

homicides

honestly

honesty

hormonal

immortal

horrible

hospital

humoral

imbecile

ignoble

illegal

icicle

immobile

immoral

impanel

impartial

imperil

follicle

incident

incidents

incidence

incitements

incitement

inchoate

inactive

inaction

infernal

infertile

informal

initial

insightful

insider

insiders

instantly

installing

instances

instigate

instigates

instinctive

institutes

institute

instructive

instructions

instructors

instructor

internal

integral

interval

judgmental

judicial

jovial

marital

juvenile

maternal

legible

lateral

leasable

laudable

laughable

liberal

lineal

likable

likeable

liable

lexical

literal

littoral

lionel

logical

manhandle

livable

longitude

longitudes

long-distance

lyrical

madrigal

lovable

mackerel

magical

mandible

masterful

low-level

marginal

manual

meaningful

mayoral

menstrual

menstruate

medical

menial

medial

metrical

minimal

ministral

merciful

mineral

minister

ministers

ministries

ministry

miracle

miscible

mishandle

mistrustful

mistrial

monocle

monastic

monoxide

movable

potential

multiple

nonstarter

mythical

mutual

national

natural

nautical

mutable

mystical

neglectful

newcastle

newfangle

nocturnal

nominal

non-standard

non-verbal

nonlethal

non-catholics

non-catholic

nonstarters

musical

notable

official

notional

obstacle

numeral

one-sided

optimal

optional

oracle

orchestral

optical

orbital

palatial

palpable

panhandle

particle

painstaking

paternal

peaceable

passable

pastoral

payable

pedestal

pectoral

parable

pivotal

parental

personal

physical

perusal

pickerel

pineal

pianists

pineapple

pinnacle

plentiful

plausible

pitiful

pianist

pliable

postnatal

portrayal

possible

portable

potable

pluvial

principle

prefrontal

prenatal

preamble

primeval

principal

projectile

probable

proposal

provable

proconsul

prodigal

proximal

provincial

regional

powerful

prudential

psychical

punctual

purposeful

quadruple

quizzical

ramshackle

rational

quintuple

quotable

radial

radical

reachable

practical

readable

rectangle

recital

rebuttal

redouble

refusal

regretful

reenacts

reenact

reinstall

reinstalls

reinstate

rehearsal

rekindle

remodel

remorseful

removal

renegade

renegades

renewal

rentable

reprisal

respectful

resentful

resettle

resemble

resourceful

retrieval

retrial

revival

retinal

reversal

ridable

ritual

sagittal

salable

sanctify

punctuate

sanctity

scalable

scriptural

sculptural

seamstresses

seasonal

sectional

sectoral

serial

seminal

sensations

semesters

sensation

semester

sensible

sensual

sensitize

sequential

skeletal

sensitive

sentinel

sexual

sigmoidal

sinister

sizable

skeptical

sociable

soluble

solvable

sorrowful

spectacle

touchable

sinusoid

technical

structural

substantial

successful

survival

suitable

surgical

syllable

tangential

taxable

tangible

teachable

tactical

teaspoonful

terminal

tentacle

temporal

tenable

testicle

terrible

textual

topical

traceable

trainable

townspeople

transmittal

tribunal

tricycle

treatable

triangle

triumphal

tunable

trivial

tropical

tunicate

turntable

uncouple

typical

unbundle

uncivil

unable

unfaithful

unequal

ungodly

unlawful

ungrateful

unravel

unsettle

unshackle

tractable

unstable

untangle

upheaval

untruthful

usable

usual

utensil

vaginal

vegetal

valuable

varietal

vegetable

vehicle

versatile

ventricle

vertebral

vertical

vesicle

viable

visual

visceral

visible

vitriol

volatile

virginal

virtual

voluble

washable

withdrawal

wearable

whimsical

wonderful

worshipful

workable

tracheal

4 syllable words

accidental

accessible

acceptable

accountable

achievable

acoustical

additional

admirable

adaptable

admissible

adjustable

actionable

anaesthetic

adoptable

adorable

affordable

amenable

agreeable

alkaloidal

amendable

allowable

advisable

amiable

amicable

adverbial

amygdala

alluvial

anaesthetics

anecdotal

anesthetist

answerable

antipodal

appealable

annexation

antisocial

apocryphal

applicable

approvable

approachable

appreciable

asexual

anxieties

arboreal

arguable

anxiety

arterial

artificial

anarchical

augmentable

attainable

atypical

available

canonical

avoidable

bacterial

believable

behavioral

beneficial

biannual

biennial

bilateral

binomial

bisexual

botanical

biaxial

centennial

centrifugal

charitable

chimerical

circumstantial

coincident

coincidence

coaxial

commendable

collectible

collapsible

collateral

combinable

collegial

colloquial

colonial

comfortable

constipated

compatible

conditional

consequential

confidential

conceptual

conceivable

concatenates

congenital

consonantal

confessional

confirmable

congressional

consensual

consolable

considerate

comparable

compensable

consternation

constellations

constellation

constituents

constipation

constituent

concatenate

constitution

constitutive

constitutions

constructionist

constructively

controversial

consumable

conventional

continual

contestable

contemptible

convertible

convivial

correctional

corrigible

corruptible

creditable

controllable

cylindrical

custodial

departmental

deductible

demonstrable

decennial

deferential

debatable

deplorable

defensible

definable

desirable

delusional

delectable

dependable

describable

despicable

detachable

disassemble

differential

devotional

dimensional

diagonal

digestible

discernible

disapproval

directional

discountable

disentangle

disposable

disrespectful

dispensable

disputable

divisional

divisible

domestically

domesticate

domesticates

duodenal

dysfunctional

erasable

elemental

emotional

emmanuel

eligible

elliptical

employable

empirical

emaciates

emaciate

electrical

encyclical

enjoyable

enforceable

enviable

episcopal

epidermal

ephemeral

equivocal

epithelial

equitable

estimable

fathomable

existential

ethereal

eventual

exceptional

exchangeable

excusable

execrable

extendible

excitable

explainable

exponential

exportable

explicable

extricable

expandable

fanatical

fashionable

favorable

fissionable

foreseeable

formidable

forfeitable

forgettable

forgivable

functionally

fumigation

functionaries

functionary

galenical

genocidal

habitable

hexagonal

gnosticism

governmental

grammatical

historical

habitual

horizontal

hysterical

honeysuckle

hanseatic

heretical

heritable

hierarchical

homicidal

immiscible

honorable

hospitable

illegible

hydrothermal

illogical

identical

imitable

impeccable

immovable

impassable

immutable

impeachable

imperial

impersonal

implacable

implausible

impractical

improbable

inactivate

inactivates

impregnable

inaudible

inaugural

incapable

incidences

incredible

inferential

incurable

indelible

industrial

inedible

ineffable

inequities

inequity

infallible

infeasible

influential

inflammable

inflatable

inflexible

inimical

inscrutable

insatiable

insensible

insoluble

injectable

iniquity

instigators

instigator

instinctively

abdominal

impossible

installation

installations

institutions

insubstantial

instigation

institution

intangible

intentional

intermingle

intractable

invisible

invaluable

invincible

interstitial

irascible

irrational

intestinal

ironical

irritable

isothermal

issuable

kinesthetic

lamentable

laryngeal

liturgical

knowledgeable

logistical

maniacal

manageable

malleable

marketable

marsupial

material

matriarchal

measurable

mechanical

medicinal

memorable

memorial

menstruation

mesodermal

methodical

millennial

mercurial

metacarpal

ministrations

ministration

minnesotan

miserable

minnesotans

mollycoddle

monasteries

monastery

monolingual

monstrosity

mosaical

motorcycle

municipal

nonsensical

navigable

neonatal

negligible

negotiable

noncommercial

nonessential

noncommittal

ostensible

nontaxable

octagonal

nontechnical

occidental

nonvolatile

obstetrical

occasional

obtainable

numerical

nutritional

observable

occipital

octahedral

noticeable

operable

ornamental

oriental

original

orthogonal

perpetual

palatable

personable

paranormal

parietal

participle

parochial

patrimonial

patentable

patriarchal

perennial

perceptible

perishable

peripheral

pentecostal

permeable

permissible

persuadable

phenomenal

pictorial

pitiable

pleasurable

polemical

polygonal

political

poinsettias

pontifical

poetical

regimental

presidential

preferential

presentable

preventable

predictable

preferable

prejudicial

primordial

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8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word instrumental

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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