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

action

acton

airman

alan

alban

alight

alman

amman

apron

arson

ashen

asian

bellon

auction

aspen

billion

bacon

atman

bitten

austin

ballast

ballasts

banyan

bastion

baron

basin

bason

beacon

beckon

bargain

baston

barren

baton

batten

batton

bayman

barton

beaten

bellman

auden

belgian

begun

billman

billon

bisson

bison

blacken

baldwin

blackout

blackouts

blacktop

blackwood

broken

bagman

blasted

blastoff

blisters

blister

blockade

bolden

boatman

blockheads

bludgeon

blowgun

blockhead

blockades

bluestone

bluster

bollen

bobbin

bookman

brakeman

bolstered

brethren

bracken

briton

bordman

brazen

boston

boughten

bolsters

breton

bourbon

brighten

bowman

broaden

bolster

brogan

blasting

blaster

bullion

burgeon

burden

burdon

bullshit

burman

burton

bushman

caisson

cajun

button

cabin

calcite

calvin

canaan

cannon

canon

calloused

canton

caption

captain

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

caxton

cauldron

capstan

cayman

caution

certain

canyon

chairman

chicken

chessman

chevron

charon

chasten

cheapen

chaplain

chapman

children

chieftain

christen

christian

churchman

citron

bulkheads

chosen

claxon

clinton

classman

cliched

cloister

cloistered

cloisters

coachman

closedown

closedowns

closet

closets

cluster

clustered

clusters

collect

collects

colon

common

copeman

corban

cordon

craftsman

cousin

craven

cotton

cowan

cretin

crewman

crimson

crouton

cuban

cushion

dalton

dagan

dagon

daman

deaden

deafen

damson

deacon

darken

dampen

daylights

daylight

deepen

delight

delights

delphian

demon

desman

diction

dian

devon

dobson

dolman

dolphin

doctrine

draftsman

dozen

dragon

driven

dromon

drunken

dudgeon

dulcet

dutchman

eaten

eden

dustman

earthen

elan

dungeon

elect

curtain

elects

emption

engine

ensign

ermine

faction

falcon

fallen

falsehood

falsehoods

fraction

fashion

fasten

fountain

famine

flexion

faulcon

felon

faustian

fiction

fielden

fibrin

fireman

fission

flashgun

flaxseed

firman

flagstaff

flagstone

flagstaffs

flagstones

flaccid

fatten

flatten

floren

fluster

flusters

footman

fortune

foreman

foreign

flighty

freedman

falstaff

freeman

freshen

freshman

friction

function

frighten

fusion

frozen

gentian

gallon

garden

gallstone

gammon

garron

gallstones

gascon

gilden

georgian

gibbon

german

given

glisten

glidden

golden

goodman

gorgon

gladden

gluten

gotten

gowan

grandson

grecian

graven

gumption

griffon

gudgeon

guardsman

hailstone

haitian

hackman

hailstones

hailstorm

harden

hangman

happen

harken

heathen

headman

heaven

headsman

haven

hearten

hausen

heighten

hessian

hempen

henchman

hetman

hasten

heron

hidden

hillside

hillsides

harten

hogan

holster

homespun

horseman

hoten

houseman

hoven

huntsman

human

hymen

holstein

hyphen

hyson

ibsen

bulkhead

cumin

jetson

ion

jackman

jason

jargon

jasmine

jetton

jordan

jorden

junction

keelson

kelson

kelvin

kenyan

kalan

kansan

kitchen

kirkman

kremlin

kitten

klansman

laden

lampron

landman

lagan

landsman

latin

lessen

legion

lengthen

lesion

leaden

leaven

ledden

leman

lemon

layman

lesson

leven

lichen

liken

lighten

linden

lightman

liman

lineman

linemen

lisbon

listen

liven

linen

lockman

locken

london

loosen

lion

longan

lopeman

lotion

logan

lynden

m1

lyden

madden

maelstrom

luncheon

mahone

maiden

mangan

mansion

marchman

marksman

martian

marron

markman

marlin

marten

martin

mason

loren

margin

sexton

matron

lumen

melton

melon

shaken

mignon

milken

mention

million

minion

milkweed

millstone

minden

mission

milestone

mitten

moisten

molest

molests

molten

morgan

mormon

motion

mayan

mullen

muslin

muffin

mountain

milestones

nation

mutton

nekton

newsman

ninon

notion

norman

oarsman

ocean

odin

often

onion

omen

open

organ

option

orphan

othman

outdone

outrun

oxen

oven

owen

packman

paean

pagan

parson

passion

panton

pardon

passman

pathan

patron

pectin

penguin

patten

pavon

penman

pension

perron

peon

persian

person

pigeon

pillion

pinion

piston

pitman

plankton

placid

plantain

poison

placate

placoid

plaster

plasters

plastic

plastics

platen

platten

polished

olden

policed

polecat

ponton

portion

potion

portman

postman

pressman

prison

pollan

prussian

pullen

proven

question

quicken

oilseed

ration

raven

rayon

reason

reckon

redden

region

pollen

oilseeds

zircon

polecats

resin

rerun

ribbon

ridden

rincon

risen

riven

riden

ripen

robin

roman

rosen

rosin

rotten

rowan

rowen

ruin

rumen

russian

salesman

saffron

sadden

salmon

samson

sanction

scallion

satan

santon

scion

satin

scotsman

saxon

scullion

section

seedsman

selden

select

seaman

season

session

sequin

selects

semen

sermon

seton

seven

summon

shearman

shipman

shrunken

shaman

sharpen

shorten

shotgun

shogun

showman

silken

sicken

siphon

siren

slacken

skylight

skylights

runnion

smitten

soldan

smarten

slogan

sodden

soften

sovereign

sovran

stillion

solon

solstice

spartan

spearman

stepson

station

steven

stiffen

spokesman

statesman

sportsman

stallion

stallman

spoken

squadron

strengthen

stockman

stolen

straighten

stricken

striven

sturgeon

suasion

suction

sudden

sunken

slaughters

sultan

sullen

surgeon

tillman

thicken

sweeten

swollen

sylvan

taken

syphon

talon

tarpon

tappen

tartan

tension

tendon

teston

slighting

thousand

threaten

tighten

titan

slightly

slaughter

traction

torsion

token

toman

toughen

townsman

trillion

treason

triton

trojan

trodden

tuscan

tubman

turban

twilight

ulster

tungsten

undone

union

urson

urchin

urine

urban

vegan

villain

vulcan

vision

version

wagon

waken

whitson

weaken

weapon

wheaten

watchman

whiten

wanton

warden

warren

wiccan

widen

workman

women

woolman

woolen

worsen

written

woodman

wizen

woman

wooden

yachtsman

woven

yaupon

yeoman

zaman

zion

3 syllable words

abduction

ablation

ablution

abortion

abandon

abdomen

abrasion

accession

abstraction

abstention

accretion

absorption

addiction

addition

aggression

admission

adhesion

adoption

affliction

african

aegean

adsorption

adrian

alaskan

acumen

albion

aleutian

alien

alderman

alsatian

allusion

ambition

allocate

allocates

ambrosian

anglican

anchorman

anyone

andean

appian

apportion

arian

arkansan

artesian

artisan

aryan

ascension

albumin

assassin

aspersion

beholden

assertion

assumption

asuncion

attention

attraction

audition

attrition

aversion

backgammon

backwoodsman

awaken

badminton

bandwagon

ballistic

ballistics

battalion

bedizen

bedouin

avian

beethoven

bedridden

benjamin

australian

bitumen

biotin

austrian

blessedly

blistering

blockaded

blockader

blockaders

blastoderm

blustering

brazilian

bouillon

bosnian

bulletin

campion

cambrian

cetacean

carnation

carrion

cardigan

cartesian

castration

capsaicin

celestial

causation

catalan

caucasian

cation

cessation

chairperson

clarion

chairwoman

charlatan

charwoman

champion

cistercian

chilean

citation

cinnamon

citizen

civilian

clarendon

clergyman

coalesced

collected

coercion

cognition

collagen

cohesion

collective

chamberlain

collectors

conjunction

collegian

combustion

collector

collusion

commission

commotion

complexion

compassion

completion

companion

communion

compression

compunction

compulsion

conception

concession

confection

concoction

concussion

condition

conclusion

conduction

confession

conflation

congestion

confucian

confusion

congressman

constriction

conscription

construction

contraction

convection

contention

consumption

contraption

contortion

contusion

contrition

contagion

convention

conversion

conviction

convulsion

correction

creation

cremation

corruption

collision

corsican

councilman

corrosion

crestfallen

countryman

croatian

collegiate

crustacean

eruption

dalmatian

cyprian

damnation

decision

declension

deflation

deletion

delegate

delegates

delicate

delightful

delighted

delighting

delusion

diffraction

depletion

dilation

dentition

depression

desertion

description

derision

destruction

determine

digression

dictation

devotion

dialects

dialect

diffusion

digestion

direction

dilution

discipline

discretion

denizen

discussion

disruption

dispersion

distraction

distinction

distortion

disunion

diversion

division

dominion

donation

downtrodden

dorian

dualist

duelist

duration

egyptian

edition

elastic

elective

electors

elector

electric

electrics

electro

eleven

electron

electrode

electrodes

electrons

elicits

elicit

elison

emission

emotion

emblazon

embolden

emulsion

englishman

enlighten

enliven

equation

encryption

erosion

exemption

exaction

evasion

etruscan

exception

everyone

exertion

excretion

excision

excursion

exclusion

exhaustion

expansion

explosion

freemason

expression

expulsion

extension

extinction

extraction

extortion

extrusion

fabian

falsetto

falsettos

falsity

feminine

fenian

ferryman

filtration

fijian

fixation

fisherman

flycatcher

foundation

flirtation

flotation

fluctuate

fluctuates

formation

forbidden

forewoman

forgotten

foramen

franciscan

freudian

fruition

frustration

fustian

galactic

garrison

galactose

galleon

gaussian

gentleman

gillian

gestation

ghanaian

glaciate

glistening

gordian

gradation

genuine

gravamen

gyration

grobian

guardian

harlequin

halcyon

hammerman

handwoven

halogen

hawaiian

heartbroken

heroin

heroine

hydration

horatian

horizon

housebroken

hydrogen

guncotton

ignition

illicit

illusion

jettison

injunction

imagine

impassion

immersion

implosion

impression

in-person

inception

imprison

incision

ingestion

inclusion

incursion

indian

infliction

induction

inflation

infarction

infraction

infusion

inhuman

illustrate

illustrates

insertion

inspection

instruction

inscription

intention

intestine

intrusion

invention

inversion

irian

irishman

invasion

jacobin

italian

jamaican

javelin

julian

keratin

jovian

lactation

laotian

korean

lanolin

laurentian

kantian

lecithin

lesbian

libration

ligation

libyan

location

logician

keynesian

lumberman

lutheran

magdalen

magician

malaysian

malayan

mandarin

loyalists

median

margarine

marian

masculine

medicine

loyalist

menhaden

medallion

mexican

midshipman

migration

misfortune

religion

misprision

misshapen

molested

mutation

molesters

molester

moroccan

munition

musician

muskmelon

negation

myosin

nebraskan

narration

nevadan

nemean

niacin

nobleman

nitrogen

nihilists

notation

melanin

norwegian

nonunion

nonhuman

nubian

objection

obsession

mistaken

obstruction

occasion

octillion

occlusion

odeon

plebeian

omission

opinion

oppression

optation

oration

optician

origin

orion

ottoman

outspoken

ovation

overdone

oxygen

overman

overrun

palisades

parisian

palisade

parthian

partisan

partition

patrician

pelican

pavilion

perception

perfection

percussion

permission

pentathlon

perfusion

permian

persuasion

peterman

petition

physician

phrygian

perversion

phoenician

pilaster

philistine

philistines

pilasters

plantation

placidly

plasterer

plastering

plasterwork

pleistocene

policeman

remission

nutrition

possession

position

porcelain

precaution

precision

preclusion

predestine

predation

preemption

presumption

prescription

projection

pollution

production

procession

profession

privation

probation

progression

promotion

profusion

proportion

prostration

proscription

provision

propulsion

puritan

quotation

realists

realist

ramadan

rebellion

redemption

reelect

reduction

recision

protean

regression

regimen

reluctant

relocate

relegate

rendition

reopen

reptilian

restriction

resumption

rescission

revulsion

reversion

revision

reunion

rhodopsin

rotation

rifleman

royalist

salvation

saleswoman

saccharin

samoan

scorpion

sedation

sedition

seclusion

secretion

scythian

selective

sensation

silicate

silicon

silicates

simian

singleton

skeleton

taxation

timberman

scholastic

slaughterhouse

snapdragon

solicit

solicits

solomon

solution

solstices

soloist

soloists

stagnation

starvation

specimen

stygian

submersion

succession

submission

subtraction

subversion

suburban

subscription

suggestion

summation

superman

sumatran

suppression

suspension

suspicion

thespian

tactician

syrian

talisman

tamarin

talkative

technician

temptation

transaction

tradition

transgression

transcription

transfusion

transition

translation

truncation

transmission

tuition

vacation

unburden

unbutton

uncertain

uncommon

unbroken

uneven

unison

unwritten

uterine

vatican

venetian

venison

vibration

vermilion

veteran

violist

violists

vocation

vitamin

volition

toboggan

waterman

wesleyan

zambian

4 syllable words

abolition

abdication

abnegation

aberration

abrogation

absolution

acclamation

acclimation

accusation

abyssinian

accordion

admiration

activation

adaptation

admonition

adoration

adrenaline

adulation

advocation

affectation

affirmation

aggravation

acquisition

aggregation

agitation

agrarian

alabaman

albanian

allegation

allegations

algonquian

algerian

alligator

alligators

allocation

allocations

altercation

alteration

alternation

american

ammunition

amphibian

amputation

appellation

annexation

annotation

aldebaran

animation

appalachian

apparition

application

apprehension

arbitration

approbation

arizonan

arabian

armageddon

armenian

arthurian

aspiration

assyrian

assemblyman

attribution

augmentation

athenian

avocation

aviation

backwardation

barbarian

bavarian

benediction

bifurcation

bolivian

bohemian

calibration

businesswoman

californian

cancellation

calisthenics

canadian

calisthenic

calculation

carcinogen

celebration

centurion

circulation

circumspection

circumvention

circumcision

coalition

chameleon

cogitation

collectible

collectibles

collectively

chalcedony

crucifixion

collectivist

collectivize

collectivized

collocation

coloration

comprehension

combination

commendation

coloradan

columbian

committeeman

comedian

complication

commutation

compilation

comparison

compensation

competition

composition

computation

collodion

concentration

condescension

condemnation

condensation

confirmation

conflagration

confiscation

confrontation

conjugation

congregation

connotation

consolation

consecration

constellation

conservation

consternation

constipation

constitution

consultation

consummation

contraception

contemplation

contravention

contrarian

contradiction

contribution

conversation

convocation

coronation

corp.

corporation

corinthian

convolution

copernican

copenhagen

correlation

cotyledon

criterion

crocodilian

culmination

cultivation

cyclopean

custodian

dandelion

darwinian

declaration

deconstruction

decoration

dedication

decimation

defamation

definition

decompression

delegation

dehydration

delectable

deformation

delegations

degradation

delegating

delicately

dereliction

demarcation

demonstration

desolation

deportation

disaffection

deposition

desiccation

desecration

derivation

depravation

depredation

deprivation

designation

desperation

detonation

devastation

deviation

devolution

dialectic

devonian

destitution

dielectric

dietitian

dilatation

destination

demolition

diminution

diocesan

disconnection

disillusion

disinflation

dislocation

dissertation

dispensation

disputation

disposition

dissipation

dissolution

distillation

divination

distribution

domination

dominican

draconian

duplication

dualistic

education

electioneers

electricians

electorate

electorates

electricals

electrician

electrical

electrify

electrifies

electrocute

elevation

electroplate

electrolyte

electrolytes

electronic

electronics

elocution

elocutions

elongation

emulation

emanation

embarkation

emigration

englishwoman

equestrian

equitation

elucidate

elicited

eritrean

erudition

iberian

estimation

evocation

evolution

eustachian

excavation

european

excitation

execution

exclamation

exhalation

exhibition

exhortation

exhumation

expectation

exploration

expiration

expedition

exposition

explanation

explication

exploitation

fabrication

extradition

extrication

fallopian

fragmentation

fascination

felicity

federation

felicitate

fibrillation

fermentation

figuration

fluoridation

floridian

fluctuation

fluctuations

fluctuating

foliation

formulation

fumigation

galilean

gargantuan

gastrulation

generation

germination

granulation

gravitation

glaciation

gorgonian

graduation

gentlewoman

hypertension

guatemalan

gregorian

habitation

greco-roman

himalayan

hegelian

hemoglobin

hibernation

hesitation

herculean

historian

hungarian

hydrocarbon

hyperion

estonian

ibuprofen

ideation

illustration

illustrations

illustrated

imperfection

immolation

implication

imitation

implantation

immigration

importation

imposition

impregnation

inattention

imputation

incantation

incarnation

inhalation

inclination

indexation

indication

indentation

indecision

indigestion

incubation

incrustation

indignation

indiscretion

infiltration

infestation

inflammation

indonesian

information

inhibition

innovation

installation

instigation

inspiration

institution

intonation

illustrative

insurrection

interdiction

insulation

interaction

interjection

interception

intercession

integration

intermission

intersection

inquisition

interruption

intervention

introspection

introduction

interurban

intimation

interwoven

inundation

intuition

invitation

invocation

iranian

irrigation

irritation

isolation

iteration

jacobean

melanesian

illustrator

illustrators

jurisdiction

jordanian

laceration

lancastrian

legislation

leviathan

levitation

liberation

limitation

lilliputian

jubilation

liquefaction

librarian

liberian

liquidation

litigation

kindergarten

locomotion

lubrication

machination

maccabean

macedonian

malformation

malnutrition

mammalian

mediation

medication

masturbation

maturation

manumission

meditation

meridian

menstruation

miseration

minnesotan

ministration

misconception

misbegotten

misperception

mitigation

modulation

moderation

mortification

molestation

motivation

mollycoddle

moravian

mutilation

mongolian

napoleon

navigation

nomination

nestorian

nigerian

noblewoman

nicaraguan

nonprescription

missourian

obligation

observation

obfuscation

oblivion

obsidian

obstetrician

occupation

octahedron

ohioan

newtonian

operation

olympian

oleaster

opposition

oscillation

ordination

ostentation

orchestration

ovulation

oxidation

overburden

pagination

palpitation

paraguayan

pagurian

pelagian

pedestrian

pavlovian

penetration

penicillin

perforation

permutation

persecution

perspiration

perturbation

pigmentation

peruvian

planarian

prostitution

politician

population

polynesian

polyhedron

praetorian

preconception

predetermine

precondition

preignition

preparation

preservation

presentation

proclamation

profanation

procreation

prohibition

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propagation

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publication

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protozoan

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realization

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reconstruction

recreation

prosecution

reclamation

recognition

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reformation

refutation

regulation

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relaxation

relocation

plutonian

relocations

reluctantly

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repetition

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resolution

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resurrection

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rhododendron

rumination

stipulation

samaritan

satisfaction

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sectarian

segregation

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self-deception

separation

sequestration

repercussion

siberian

sicilian

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situation

shakespearean

subluxation

smithsonian

solicitor

solicitors

solicitude

speculation

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strangulation

statistician

subdivision

substitution

suffocation

superstition

supervision

superhuman

supposition

surrogation

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syndication

tabulation

tamoxifen

termination

tetrahedron

tasmanian

toleration

ulceration

transformation

tribulation

trepidation

transportation

transplantation

vacillation

vaccination

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utopian

validation

valerian

valuation

variation

veneration

velocity

vegetation

velocities

ventilation

violation

visitation

vindication

victorian

wagnerian

watermelon

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

acceleration

accumulation

accreditation

academician

accommodation

adjudication

administration

affiliation

adulteration

agglomeration

alienation

alleviation

alliteration

amalgamation

amelioration

amazonian

amortization

amplification

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brutalization

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certification

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christianization

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classification

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conciliation

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configuration

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conglomeration

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cooperation

coordination

corroboration

deceleration

decapitation

defenestration

deification

decomposition

deliberation

degeneration

delicatessen

delicatessens

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depopulation

denomination

depreciation

desalination

desegregation

denunciation

determination

dialectical

dionysian

discoloration

discrimination

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disinclination

dissatisfaction

dissemination

disintegration

dissociation

domestication

dramatization

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ejaculation

elasticity

electrically

electricity

electrocution

electrocutions

electroplating

equivocation

electrostatic

elimination

elizabethan

emancipation

enumeration

epicurean

elucidative

equalization

eradication

polarization

evaporation

evaluation

exacerbation

evacuation

exhilaration

exaggeration

examination

excoriation

exfoliation

exasperation

exoskeleton

expatriation

expropriation

extermination

facilitation

falsification

exoneration

fertilization

fortification

gasification

glorification

gratification

ethiopian

hallucination

hanoverian

hyperinflation

harmonization

humiliation

hybridization

hydrogenation

hyperborean

illumination

illegitimate

incorporation

immunization

incineration

inactivation

inauguration

improvisation

incarceration

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initiation

incrimination

inoculation

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insinuation

instrumentation

interconnection

interpolation

interpretation

interrogation

intimidation

intoxication

ionization

investigation

irradiation

jeffersonian

invalidation

justification

juxtaposition

legalization

libertarian

localization

lithuanian

manipulation

magnification

manifestation

magnetization

maximization

maximilian

mechanization

mathematician

metropolitan

rejuvenation

misapplication

misinformation

misapprehension

miscalculation

mississippian

mobilization

modification

modernization

mummification

multiplication

neapolitan

nickelodeon

notification

neutralization

negotiation

nitroglycerine

nullification

nonintervention

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normalization

repatriation

obliteration

orientation

organization

ossification

oregonian

origination

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pacification

overproduction

panamanian

participation

pasteurization

patagonian

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pennsylvanian

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philadelphian

precipitation

predestination

predisposition

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presbyterian

presupposition

prevarication

premeditation

procrastination

proletarian

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prognostication

pronunciation

quantification

purification

qualification

pythagorean

reaffirmation

ramification

ratification

realistically

recombination

recrimination

recommendation

regeneration

recuperation

rectification

refrigeration

reforestation

reintegration

remuneration

renunciation

representation

repudiation

retaliation

resuscitation

revaluation

reverberation

russification

sanctification

pomeranian

scandinavian

sedimentation

simplification

solicitation

solicitations

sophistication

specialization

specification

sterilization

stratification

subordination

substantiation

synchronization

theologian

triangulation

unification

unitarian

utilization

vaporization

vegetarian

verification

vilification

veterinarian

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word reelection

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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