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

abbot

abut

agate

argot

ballot

bandit

basket

becket

benet

banquet

barbette

barefoot

bereaved

bereft

beret

bonnet

bracelet

brevets

bigot

billet

blanket

biscuit

branchlet

brisket

browbeat

bucket

buffet

casket

bullet

carat

cricket

carpet

carrot

carpets

carbide

civet

closet

comet

charlotte

chocolate

circuit

chestnut

clear-cut

cosset

corrupt

corset

corvette

corvettes

corrupts

credit

craftsman

crafty

wicket

cutlet

cullet

curate

docket

donat

doughnut

digit

despot

drafting

drafty

droplet

dulcet

edit

driftwood

drip-dry

ergot

egret

erupts

erupt

exit

facet

faggot

draftsman

faucet

farfetched

ferret

goblet

harlot

fervid

forbid

forefoot

hamlet

forfeit

forfeits

forbids

frigate

garnet

gasket

gantlet

gauntlet

giblet

gamut

hatchet

helot

granite

gullet

habit

groundnut

grafting

graphite

helmet

forebode

hermit

forbade

ingot

jacket

lancet

karat

krypton

orbit

uncut

lancelet

maggot

leaflet

magnate

legate

limit

magnet

market

mullet

merit

millet

minute

midget

morbid

musket

vomit

packet

palate

palette

pallet

orbits

pamphlet

pandit

parrot

peanut

pellet

pocket

pervades

pivot

planet

posit

portrait

plummet

poet

profit

turret

probate

pervade

prophets

prophet

provide

pundit

puppet

rabbit

provides

ratchet

rebut

rennet

rivet

rocket

scarlet

secret

scripture

scriptures

senate

sennet

sherbet

separate

skillet

socket

sprocket

somewhat

snippet

spigot

spirit

surfeit

sorbet

summit

tappet

tablet

talbot

target

temperate

tenet

template

ticket

toilet

thrifty

tippet

trumpet

torpid

tribute

trinket

tripod

triplet

tripods

tributes

triptych

triptychs

turbid

turbot

velvet

unit

wallet

wainscot

profits

walnut

warpath

zealot

3 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word private

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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