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

accrue

accra

acer

adder

agar

agree

acre

actor

after

auger

aller

ajar

alder

altar

alter

ampere

anchor

anger

anker

angler

answer

arbor

augur

antler

archer

ardor

armor

asker

ashore

asper

aster

assure

attar

amber

ambler

beaker

author

balter

aver

auster

azure

babbler

backer

badger

bailer

bailor

baker

balder

bander

banker

banner

banter

barber

barbre

barger

barker

batter

bearer

bather

barter

baxter

bazar

beater

beaver

becker

belcher

bencher

bender

bottler

better

bettor

bever

biter

berber

blabber

bleacher

blubber

birder

bladder

blatter

blazer

blather

binder

blender

bizarre

blaster

blister

bloomer

blinder

bluffer

blotter

blunder

blower

bluster

bobber

boiler

bolar

bomber

boarder

bolter

bolster

boner

booker

boomer

booster

boozer

borer

bother

border

boulder

boulter

bouncer

bounder

bower

bowler

bowyer

bragger

bracer

brawner

boyer

brander

brayer

breeder

breather

breaker

briar

brier

builder

brewer

buffer

bulger

brother

broiler

broker

browser

bummer

bumper

bungler

burgher

bunker

butcher

burglar

busker

buster

butler

burner

butter

buyer

buzzer

caesar

caller

calmer

boxer

camber

camper

cancer

candor

canker

canter

cantor

caper

carder

carper

capture

carter

cater

carver

cleaner

catcher

caster

castor

cashier

clamber

cedar

cellar

censer

censor

center

centre

censure

causer

centner

clamor

chamber

checker

cheddar

cheater

chaser

chatter

chauffeur

chapter

charmer

charter

charger

chewer

cigar

cinder

chopper

chowder

cider

choir

changer

cipher

clamour

chandler

clapper

clatter

cleanser

cleaver

clever

clincher

clothier

climber

clobber

closer

closure

cloture

cloister

clover

cluster

clutter

coaster

cocker

coffer

coiner

collar

cobbler

collier

color

colour

comber

colter

comer

condor

conder

degree

concur

confer

conjure

conner

conger

conquer

crier

cooker

captor

cookware

cooler

cooper

cooter

copper

corner

cotter

coster

cougar

cover

coulter

coupler

counter

creamer

courser

courter

cracker

cower

craker

crammer

crater

craver

crawler

creature

crisper

croaker

crocker

croker

crooner

cropper

crowder

crowner

cruiser

crozier

crusher

cryer

culler

culver

cumber

culture

curler

cursor

cutter

cutler

dagger

cypher

dapper

dasher

damper

dancer

darner

darter

danger

dakar

dauber

daughter

dealer

debtor

decker

decor

decree

decry

denture

descry

dieter

diaper

diner

dexter

dire

leger

capper

patter

diver

docker

dollar

donar

donor

fowler

doctor

dresser

ducker

downer

dreamer

drummer

drainer

draper

dropper

drover

dodger

dour

dr.

drier

duffer

driver

dryer

duller

dweller

dunker

dumper

duster

duper

dyer

easter

eater

earner

ecru

either

elder

ember

doubter

emmer

ender

error

enter

esker

escrow

ester

esquire

ether

ever

euchre

ewer

facer

fader

eyer

factor

failure

eyesore

faker

faller

father

farmer

faster

farther

feeder

feeler

favor

feaster

falter

feather

feature

feller

femur

ferrer

fetter

felter

fender

fever

fervor

fester

fielder

fibre

fifer

fighter

filer

filter

finer

finder

fire

flesher

fletcher

fixture

flapper

flatter

flavor

flasher

flier

floater

flounder

flour

flower

flutter

footer

fodder

flyer

foister

folder

fluor

fluster

foster

framer

founder

forger

freezer

fretter

freer

fresher

frater

freighter

friar

fracture

frier

fucker

fuller

gager

ganger

gainer

gaiter

further

future

fryer

gander

gambler

garner

garter

hacker

gaster

dossier

gelder

gender

gauger

gerner

harbor

gilder

getter

ginger

geyser

girder

glacier

glamor

glamour

glazer

glider

glosser

glover

foyer

glower

goer

golfer

gomer

gopher

grader

grammar

grammer

gouger

grabber

grantor

granger

greaser

gather

gesture

grater

graver

grazer

griever

grocer

groomer

groover

grinder

grolier

grounder

grouper

guilder

guesser

gunner

gutter

gusher

guider

grower

guzzler

hanger

hammer

hangar

hanker

halter

hamper

hander

hamster

handler

harder

harper

healer

hater

hearer

hatter

hauler

hawker

hatcher

haver

header

heater

heather

havier

hedger

hector

heer

hinder

herder

heifer

hellier

hemmer

hepper

hesper

hipster

helper

herber

hider

hewer

higher

hire

holster

hooker

homer

honor

honour

hooper

hoosier

hooter

hoover

hopper

horror

hostler

hour

hover

huffer

hummer

hussar

howler

humor

huckster

hunger

humour

horner

hunker

hunter

holder

pauper

former

forster

incur

infer

injure

inter

jager

jagger

jaguar

jailer

jester

jasper

jetter

jogger

juror

keeler

jumper

jobber

joiner

joker

juncture

keener

junior

keeper

kaiser

keever

kelter

kercher

kever

junker

kilter

lager

labor

labour

lacquer

ladder

kosher

knower

laker

later

larder

lancer

lander

larkspur

laser

lasher

laster

lather

latter

lister

laugher

lauder

leisure

laughter

leader

launcher

laver

lawyer

lazar

layer

leamer

learner

leaser

leaver

leather

lecher

ledger

lector

lecture

launder

lemur

leper

lepre

lesser

lessor

letter

lever

lender

lester

liar

lifter

limber

lighter

liner

logger

loader

loafer

locker

lobster

loiter

looker

lover

lubber

longer

looper

looter

loper

loser

longspur

lower

luger

lumber

lumper

luster

lustre

lunar

luter

madder

mainor

magyar

macro

maker

major

manner

manor

mander

manger

marker

marcher

martyr

marver

meter

masser

mater

matter

mazer

mather

masker

master

mayor

metre

measure

meer

medlar

member

mentor

mester

mercer

merger

metier

mincer

miner

minder

minor

minster

minter

mister

mixer

miser

mitre

mishear

mire

mixture

moder

muller

maser

monger

monsieur

mortar

moisture

monster

mother

motor

mr.

muffler

mouser

mover

moulder

mourner

mower

mumper

murder

occur

murmur

mutter

muster

nadir

namer

natter

nature

neither

negro

nestor

neighbor

nutter

nectar

neckwear

nether

neuter

never

norther

nother

number

nurture

ogre

ochre

odor

offer

oiler

omer

order

other

otter

outer

over

our

ouster

owner

oyer

pacer

packer

palmer

pager

oyster

painter

pamper

pander

panter

paper

panzer

parker

parlor

parlour

parser

partner

oldster

passer

paster

panther

pastor

pasture

okra

paver

smoker

payer

peeler

penner

pepper

peacher

peddler

zoster

perjure

snider

snorer

peter

petre

pewter

snuffer

pilfer

picture

pilcher

pincher

piper

placer

planer

planner

pinder

plater

planter

plaster

platter

pleaser

plover

pleasure

pledger

plotter

player

plucker

plumber

plunder

plunger

poker

polar

poacher

pointer

polder

pooler

ponder

popper

poplar

praetor

pester

poser

potter

powder

porter

poster

pounder

pouter

posture

powter

poulter

power

preacher

spectre

prancer

prater

prayer

prefer

presser

pressure

preyer

prier

printer

primer

proffer

proper

prowler

prior

proctor

prosper

pruner

psalter

pucker

puffer

puller

putter

pusher

punter

puncture

purser

puzzler

rector

quaker

quaver

quencher

quarter

quilter

quipster

racer

racker

rafter

raider

raiser

raker

rambler

rammer

pyre

rancor

ranker

reaver

rapper

reader

reamer

reaper

rater

raver

razor

rather

rapture

reefer

ranger

renner

renter

reiter

render

riddler

rhymer

rider

righter

raptor

rimer

refer

riser

rubber

robber

rocker

roller

roofer

rooter

roger

roaster

roister

rooster

rudder

roper

roser

rotor

rouser

router

rover

rother

rounder

rower

runner

ruler

roster

rumor

rusher

rupture

rutter

rustler

ryder

sadder

sailer

sailor

saker

salter

roadster

sampler

santer

sapper

saucer

saver

savor

sawyer

scalar

saunter

savior

sayer

scalper

schemer

scamper

scatter

sceptre

sabre

spinster

scholar

scooper

scupper

porker

scribbler

scrivener

screamer

scrubber

scripture

scraper

scriber

sculptor

scour

sculpture

sealer

scorcher

seller

seizure

seeker

seashore

sector

scorer

seamster

secure

searcher

sender

senior

sensor

setter

sever

server

sewer

shader

shaker

shanker

sharer

shatter

shaver

sharper

sheller

shelter

shifter

shiner

shopper

shrimper

shooter

shoulder

shudder

shriner

shriver

shutter

shyster

shower

silver

sickler

simper

sider

sister

skelter

siver

sizer

skater

sire

skewer

skiver

slater

slatter

slasher

slander

slaughter

sleeper

slender

slicer

slider

slayer

slumber

signer

slobber

smatter

smasher

smelter

tabor

smuggler

sneaker

smother

schooner

snapper

soaker

sober

soder

snatcher

snorter

solar

solder

souter

souther

spader

speaker

sooner

solver

sorter

sour

sower

soldier

sounder

spanner

sparger

spatter

speeder

speller

spencer

spender

sphincter

spicer

spider

splinter

splendor

splatter

spoiler

sponsor

spreader

spotter

sprinter

sprinkler

sputter

squeaker

squatter

squander

stagger

starer

sprayer

squalor

stager

stalker

staller

stalder

stammer

squier

stamper

stander

starcher

stater

stealer

steamer

starter

steeler

steeper

steller

stemmer

stepper

stentor

sterner

stoner

stuffer

stutter

stifler

stiver

stunner

stocker

stoker

stopper

storer

straggler

stover

strickler

streamer

stricture

stretcher

striker

stroller

strangler

strayer

stranger

structure

stature

stumper

stayer

stupor

succor

sucker

suffer

sulphur

sucre

suitor

summer

sumner

surfer

sumpter

supper

smoother

sunder

super

swifter

switzer

swagger

sweater

sweeper

swelter

suture

taber

tailor

taker

talker

tamer

tanner

taper

tapper

tamper

tartar

tasker

teaser

teacher

tatter

taster

tattler

taxer

thruster

tacker

thumper

teamster

tedder

teller

tenor

temper

tender

temblor

templar

tensor

tenure

terror

tether

tester

thacker

thaler

termer

texture

thatcher

thresher

thrower

thunder

teeter

timber

timbre

tiger

timer

tincture

tighter

tinder

tyger

tipster

tire

toaster

toddler

toller

topper

torpor

totter

tower

torture

tracer

tracker

trader

tractor

trailer

trainer

traitor

viner

victor

sutor

tremor

trapper

treater

treasure

trickster

trencher

trawler

tranter

trier

trooper

trucker

tucker

tuber

trotter

tudor

tumor

twister

tuner

turner

tutor

tyler

tumbler

tyer

ulster

under

upper

utter

usher

user

valor

vector

vendor

venter

vesper

venture

vapor

verser

viewer

viceroy

vintner

ulcer

viper

welcher

visor

voter

transfer

vulgar

vulture

waiter

waiver

walker

waller

welder

voucher

wanger

wearer

wander

warder

warmer

waltzer

warbler

washer

warner

weaver

waster

webber

weather

water

waver

watcher

weber

welter

webster

whacker

walter

wheeler

whistler

whaler

whimper

whisker

whisper

whether

whiner

whitener

whopper

wilder

winder

windsor

winter

wiper

wire

wrecker

wader

wonder

worker

wrapper

zehner

youngster

wafer

younker

yonker

younger

writer

yachter

yager

yonder

yorker

zander

yorkshire

zephyr

wager

zocor

3 syllable words

abler

abuser

accuser

abductor

absorber

agora

acquire

achiever

adapter

aggressor

aflutter

advancer

adventure

adviser

aglitter

adjuster

almoner

admirer

adopter

attire

amateur

attacker

announcer

annular

ancestor

angular

another

arbiter

ammeter

appraiser

aquifer

aperture

attainder

armiger

arranger

assayer

assessor

asunder

assembler

auditor

beachcomber

bachelor

avenger

backpacker

bagpiper

bakery

balancer

backwater

ballplayer

banister

bargainer

bannister

barrister

barrier

batterer

bandleader

bartender

beginner

beleaguer

belabor

behavior

beholder

believer

bellflower

bellwether

bedchamber

bewilder

beefeater

bibler

bipolar

birdwatcher

bloodsucker

blockader

bondholder

bookmaker

bookseller

bonfire

borrower

bookbinder

bookkeeper

brainpower

brazier

bricklayer

breadwinner

breakwater

buckler

broadcaster

bulldozer

burrower

cadaver

calendar

calender

campaigner

bystander

canister

carpenter

carrier

catheter

caterer

cellular

challenger

chancellor

character

cheeseburger

chidester

cicero

churchgoer

chronicler

circular

changeover

cliffhanger

collider

cocksucker

colander

collector

coauthor

cochlear

commoner

comforter

commander

commenter

commuter

compiler

composer

complainer

composure

condenser

conductor

compressor

coneflower

degener

configure

conifer

computer

conjecture

conjuror

connecter

connector

connoisseur

conspire

constrictor

conveyor

conveyer

container

converter

coroner

corridor

copier

copartner

cornflower

costumer

cottier

consider

courier

councilor

counsellor

counselor

crabeater

courtier

cozier

coworker

creator

creditor

crowkeeper

consumer

crossover

crusader

currier

curator

curvature

cucumber

customer

cylinder

daiquiri

dangler

decider

decipher

december

decliner

defaulter

debater

debenture

cynosure

defender

deflator

deflector

desire

deliver

demeanor

denature

departure

deserter

derringer

designer

destroyer

conqueror

detector

detailer

constructor

devour

consular

dictator

detractor

disarray

digester

contender

disaster

contractor

director

disclaimer

discolor

discover

disclosure

controller

dishonor

disfavor

disfigure

discounter

disorder

dispatcher

dishwasher

disposer

dissenter

dismember

dispenser

divider

divisor

displeasure

distiller

distemper

incisor

dissolver

dowager

dulcimer

doorkeeper

editor

earlier

easterner

effector

elector

elixir

elater

engraver

embitter

embroider

empower

emperor

empire

enamor

encounter

employer

emptier

enforcer

encumber

enchanter

enclosure

endeavor

endorser

endanger

engender

enhancer

enlarger

enquire

entire

equator

enrapture

eraser

erector

espalier

dressmaker

enquirer

explorer

exchanger

exchequer

exporter

exposure

extender

falconer

familiar

farrier

fastener

fancier

ferrier

fiddler

finisher

eyeliner

fishery

fishmonger

follower

firepower

flypaper

flycatcher

forecaster

foreclosure

forefinger

forefather

forever

foreigner

forerunner

forester

forfeiture

freethinker

freeholder

frankfurter

furniture

furrier

gamekeeper

gardener

gatherer

forwarder

gibraltar

girdler

glazier

glandular

glassmaker

globular

gobbler

godfather

gossamer

gossiper

governor

granddaughter

grandfather

grandmother

godmother

granular

grazier

hardener

grasshopper

gunpowder

hangover

hairdresser

hanover

handover

harasser

harbinger

hardcover

harrier

havener

harvester

haymaker

headwater

hickory

highflier

hereafter

highlander

hinderer

hindquarter

harrower

hollander

holdover

homebuilder

homesteader

homeworker

hitchhiker

hosiery

householder

housekeeper

hornblower

however

howitzer

humbler

idler

icebreaker

impostor

improper

importer

inclosure

latimer

indenture

inhaler

informer

injector

innkeeper

inquirer

insider

insular

insecure

inspector

instructor

insurer

integer

inventor

intruder

invader

issuer

investor

isomer

islander

jackhammer

janitor

jayhawker

jeweler

juggler

jocular

jugular

jupiter

kayaker

juniper

kidnapper

kingfisher

kitchener

kindler

laborer

landholder

landowner

lamplighter

lancaster

latecomer

indexer

listener

inductor

left-winger

lecturer

leftover

launderer

leviner

lavender

lawmaker

licenser

linear

licensure

littler

locator

londoner

lucifer

loudspeaker

luxury

macabre

manicure

manager

manslaughter

marauder

mariner

marketer

massacre

matchmaker

mayflower

meander

meteor

messenger

needler

milliner

midsummer

minister

midwinter

minesweeper

misery

misnomer

mockery

moniker

monitor

monomer

modular

molester

moreover

muckraker

murderer

narrower

narrator

muscular

nonmember

newcomer

norlander

niagara

newspaper

newscaster

northerner

nonstarter

november

nuclear

nutcracker

observer

objector

nodular

officer

offender

offerer

october

ocular

mascara

oliver

opener

orator

oppressor

outrigger

outfitter

outfielder

outnumber

outlier

outrider

outsider

overture

painkiller

pacesetter

pacemaker

pannier

passenger

passover

pathfinder

pedicure

pensioner

peculiar

pecora

peacekeeper

perrier

peacemaker

performer

philander

perjurer

pickler

pilaster

pillager

plasterer

polluter

polymer

softener

popular

possessor

posterior

potboiler

precursor

preparer

pretender

prefecture

preserver

presenter

prescriber

prisoner

professor

promoter

producer

procedure

procurer

projector

propeller

provider

prospector

protector

protester

publisher

punisher

purchaser

pursuer

purveyor

quackery

quagmire

questioner

quicksilver

quieter

reasoner

rapier

rebuilder

rattler

reactor

ratepayer

rathskeller

reassure

recliner

recover

recorder

recruiter

reconquer

receiver

reclaimer

recapture

reenter

refiner

reflector

reformer

rejoinder

remover

refresher

repeater

regular

remainder

register

reliever

rentier

remember

reporter

reorder

requester

reminder

require

researcher

rescuer

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reverser

retire

restorer

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retailer

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reviewer

retriever

ringleader

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rioter

rosary

rosier

saddler

sandbagger

safflower

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sapphire

satire

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secular

semester

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similar

predictor

singular

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sinister

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signature

slanderer

sleepwalker

silencer

schoolmaster

postmaster

soothsayer

southerner

sorcerer

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stepdaughter

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stepfather

stepmother

stepsister

stiffener

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stickler

stockinger

stonecutter

september

stockholder

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supplier

sunflower

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suppressor

surrender

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sweetener

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sweetwater

tablature

tabler

takeover

taskmaster

stockbroker

taxpayer

temperature

theatre

thereafter

spectator

terrier

teenager

subscriber

titular

together

torturer

trafficker

tormentor

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transmitter

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trimester

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translator

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tubular

turnover

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transpire

umpire

uncover

vagary

usury

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vinegar

vernier

vascular

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whoever

whenever

whatever

wallflower

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woodpecker

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wrestler

wrongdoer

transcriber

4 syllable words

acquirer

activator

acupuncture

actuator

agitator

adventurer

advertiser

alexander

agriculture

alabaster

alligator

administer

altimeter

alternator

altogether

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amplifier

anterior

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antechamber

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aquaculture

articular

astronomer

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architecture

appetizer

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ayrshire

barometer

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burgomaster

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calculator

candlemaker

capacitor

benefactor

carpetbagger

caricature

caterpillar

cassowary

cauliflower

centimetre

chiropractor

colonizer

commissioner

comparator

commentator

competitor

conditioner

confectioner

compromiser

conspirator

copyreader

coriander

counterfeiter

couturier

covenanter

decorator

conservator

deliverer

depositor

demonstrator

developer

diameter

detonator

contributor

discoverer

dissimilar

exhibitor

educator

elevator

embezzler

emulator

energizer

embroiderer

distributor

equalizer

entertainer

escalator

estimator

examiner

evildoer

excalibur

excavator

excelsior

executor

divestiture

exerciser

expenditure

exterior

extinguisher

fabricator

fertilizer

filibuster

fillibuster

entrepreneur

firecracker

fortifier

geographer

generator

gladiator

gravimeter

handicapper

great-grandfather

great-grandmother

helter-skelter

helicopter

horticulture

hydrometer

hygrometer

illustrator

gerrymander

imitator

inferior

inheritor

inhibitor

instigator

inquisitor

insulator

innovator

integrator

interior

interviewer

interpreter

interstellar

irregular

interloper

investiture

interceptor

kilometre

kindergartner

knickerbocker

imprimatur

liquidator

legislator

legislature

literature

locomotor

incubator

litigator

madagascar

magaziner

magnifier

mandibular

malefactor

indicator

manufacture

mediator

mediocre

merchandiser

millilitre

millimetre

misdemeanor

misremember

misadventure

misbehavior

moderator

modifier

modulator

molecular

motherfucker

multicolor

multiplier

musculature

navigator

nebulizer

necromancer

micrometer

nomenclature

nonlinear

numerator

occupier

odometer

officeholder

oleander

oleaster

organizer

operator

oscillator

overeager

overpower

overseer

oxidizer

pacifier

parishioner

particular

parameter

peninsular

percolator

perimeter

petitioner

photometer

perpetrator

persecutor

practitioner

philosopher

photographer

progenitor

probationer

proprietor

prosecutor

purifier

philanderer

qualifier

radiator

reconnoitre

reconsider

rectifier

rectangular

reinsurer

regulator

rediscover

renovator

respirator

restaurateur

salamander

polarizer

predecessor

simulator

quartermaster

solicitor

separator

speculator

spectrometer

stenographer

sterilizer

stimulator

superior

spectacular

sympathizer

teetotaler

testicular

terminator

thermometer

technicolor

thundershower

subcontractor

supervisor

triangular

ulterior

undertaker

underwriter

unencumber

vehicular

vestibular

ventricular

ventilator

vernacular

vindicator

violator

whatsoever

whosoever

whomsoever

womanizer

superstructure

Words that rhyme with the word rigor

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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