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

agonize

alibis

advertise

aggrandize

amortize

analyze

amplifies

anglicize

authorize

balkanize

barbaric

barbara

barbershop

barbary

bravura

bravery

bribery

brutalize

butterflies

carbonize

classifies

certifies

centralize

cauterize

catalyze

cerebral

chairperson

canonize

clarifies

circumcise

civilize

christianize

colonize

compromise

codifies

criticize

corporal

corporate

corporates

customize

enterprise

deputize

energize

digitize

dramatize

draperies

drapery

emphasize

enfranchise

eulogize

equalize

fertilize

exercise

fireflies

firebirds

firebrands

firebrand

finalize

firebrick

firebird

firepower

fireproof

fraternize

hellenize

formalize

fossilize

forbearance

forever

harmonize

free-for-all

ghettoize

glorifies

gratifies

galvanize

crystallize

hereford

improvise

hybridize

hypnotize

humanize

idealize

idolize

verbalize

verifies

demonize

ionize

vocalize

paralyze

jeopardize

itemize

legalize

justifies

mechanize

memorize

lionize

magnifies

maximize

lullabies

mesmerize

merchandise

localize

misapplies

modernize

minimize

mobilize

modifies

monetize

moralize

mystifies

motorize

neutralize

optimize

organize

nerve-racking

multiplies

otherwise

normalize

notifies

nullifies

ostracize

occupies

oversize

moreover

oxidize

paraphrase

pasteurize

perforate

patronize

penalize

perforates

performer

performance

performers

plagiarize

perversion

perversely

pluralize

polarize

porphyry

pressurize

preparer

prefrontal

preference

preparers

prophesies

proportion

property

properly

properties

proportions

ratifies

purveyors

randomize

pulverize

publicize

realize

purveyor

recognize

qualifies

rectifies

samurais

satirize

rhapsodize

rubberize

satisfies

scandalize

shrubbery

sensitize

scrutinize

simplifies

sterilize

specifies

standardize

socialize

signifies

stigmatize

subsidize

specialize

summarize

supervise

surprising

tantalize

terrorize

surveyors

surveyor

sympathize

symbolize

terrifies

synchronize

theorize

synthesize

testifies

urbanize

tripartite

typifies

utilize

traversing

victimize

visualize

womanize

wherever

6 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word surprise

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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