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

accordance

abhorrence

abundance

abstinence

acceptance

adherence

acquaintance

affluence

appearance

alliance

admittance

ambulance

allowance

annoyance

allegiance

appliance

abeyance

arrogance

avoidance

assurance

assistance

audience

ascendance

attendance

aspirants

difference

barbaric

dissidence

barbara

bravura

consequence

barbershop

circumference

cerebral

chairperson

clairvoyance

confidence

comeuppance

conference

cognizance

condolence

confluence

compliance

concurrence

congruence

connivance

corporal

bravery

corporates

contrivance

countenance

corporate

conveyance

barbary

defeasance

deference

dalliance

diligence

deterrence

deviance

dependence

defiance

innocence

bribery

dissonance

disturbance

draperies

drapery

enactments

eloquence

effluence

eminence

emergence

endurance

evidence

excellence

existence

firebrand

firebrands

firebrick

firebirds

firebird

firepower

fireproof

furtherance

forbearance

fluorescence

free-for-all

forever

governance

ignorance

hereford

imprudence

inference

importance

inductance

incidence

indulgence

influence

imminence

impedance

impatience

insolence

insurance

proportion

insistence

malfeasance

long-distance

maintenance

lubricants

misstatements

issuance

moreover

negligence

opulence

nerve-racking

occurrence

observance

obeisance

ordinance

perforates

perforate

performer

performers

perversion

perversely

paraphrase

pestilence

porphyry

preference

prefrontal

remittance

presidents

prevalence

prescience

properties

resurgence

preparer

properly

proportions

provenance

providence

reference

residence

resonance

purveyor

quintessence

purveyors

remembrance

reliance

repentance

resemblance

reticence

preparers

resistance

reverence

wherever

property

surveyors

severance

senescence

temperance

surveillance

subsistence

surprising

submergence

surprises

surveyor

sustenance

turbulence

variance

vehemence

shrubbery

transference

tolerance

tripartite

traversing

utterance

vigilance

violence

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word performance

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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