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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word transitional.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

addle

able

algal

amble

airing

aisle

angel

angle

ankle

ample

anal

annal

annul

agile

anvil

appel

apple

april

armchair

arval

armies

artful

arranged

arrange

astral

armchairs

aural

austral

axle

babble

babel

barons

baffle

bangle

barrens

baleful

bagel

bashful

barnstorm

barrel

basal

basil

battle

barring

bauble

barrings

bearing

beadle

beagle

bedell

bearings

bengal

beetle

bestial

bethel

betel

bevel

bible

beryl

blissful

boastful

boggle

borel

boring

bodle

bogle

boodle

bottle

brainstorm

brainstorms

bramble

brainchild

brainwashed

brainwash

bowel

branchlet

branches

branching

branchlets

awful

brandle

brickle

bridal

bridle

brimstone

brindle

bristle

bristol

brittle

brownish

bronzes

brothel

broomsticks

broomstick

broncos

brownies

bronco

brownstone

bubble

brewing

brunches

bruins

brutal

buccal

buckle

bugle

bumble

biremes

bundle

burnish

bustle

bushel

butyl

burmese

camel

cancel

capsule

capel

caple

careens

careful

carnage

carnal

carrel

castle

carrol

cattle

carpal

caudal

caudle

causal

central

carol

ceryl

channel

chapel

cheerful

chattel

chisel

chuckle

chortle

choral

chronic

circle

civil

coastal

cobble

cockle

coddle

coble

colonel

consul

copple

coppel

corbel

cordial

coral

cornel

cornish

cornstalk

cornstarch

corncrib

cornstalks

corncob

council

counsel

crandall

cranial

couple

crackle

cradle

cranky

crimson

crannies

crewel

crayons

cripple

cringes

cromwell

cronies

crowing

crumble

crumple

cruel

crunches

crustal

crystal

cudgel

cuddle

crying

cymbal

dabble

cycle

curing

damsel

dangle

daniel

dazzle

crucial

dawdle

daring

dekle

dental

derange

deranged

dermal

derring

darnel

devil

dial

dibble

burble

burel

dimple

dingle

cable

dismal

cackle

candle

distal

cantle

doleful

doodle

dormouse

dorsal

double

doubtful

drabble

drainage

dowel

drawing

dramas

dreadful

drawings

drenches

dribble

ductile

drunken

drizzle

drinking

drivel

drumstick

drinkers

drunkard

drinker

drunkards

drying

dual

ducal

duel

duffel

dwindle

eagle

during

earnest

earring

earrings

easel

eisel

engle

entrail

equal

erring

ernest

ernests

ethel

ethyl

evil

facile

facial

faithful

fangle

farmhouse

fateful

farmstead

fatal

faunal

fearful

fecal

feeble

fennel

feral

fickle

fiddle

fertile

fetal

feudal

final

fipple

firing

firings

fiscal

fissile

flannel

fitful

fizzle

floral

fluegel

forceful

fondle

focal

foible

foremost

fragile

franchise

fossil

forums

frontal

formal

frankish

franking

franklin

frankly

fraying

frazzle

freckle

fretful

frightful

frenzy

frenzied

frenzies

frizzle

fringes

fumble

fuddle

fruitful

frying

frugal

fuel

furnished

funnel

furnish

fungal

furnace

garnish

gambrel

gainful

gamble

gaggle

garble

gable

futile

frenchman

gavel

formic

gearing

gentle

fable

genial

glacial

giggle

girdle

glottal

gleeful

global

gobble

goggle

graceful

gospel

grackle

goral

google

granges

granule

grangers

grannies

granger

grapple

grateful

grimace

gristle

gravel

gribble

grimaced

grindle

grizzle

greenish

greenstone

gringo

gringos

grumble

grovel

grungy

growing

gurgle

guzzle

hackle

greenhouse

haggle

hable

hamel

hamal

handle

hansel

hassle

hatchel

healthful

harmel

harmful

hateful

hazel

hazle

hearing

hearings

heckle

helpful

herschel

herons

hegel

herbal

herring

herrings

hobble

hostel

hostile

houseful

housel

hopple

hopeful

hovel

howell

huckle

hymnal

huddle

hustle

hummel

humble

hurtful

hurdle

hurtle

idle

harangue

idol

harangues

harle

ingle

irons

jangle

jingle

jackal

jiggle

jarring

jeering

jewel

jostle

journal

juggle

jumble

joyful

journeys

jungle

kennel

kendal

kinkle

kernel

kettle

kibble

kiddle

kittel

kindle

kittle

knittle

knuckle

larval

label

ladle

laurel

libel

larynx

lentil

level

lethal

legal

lawful

mantle

lingle

lintel

little

lustful

mammal

local

mantel

loral

loring

mangle

marble

lisle

maple

loyal

marines

marshal

martial

marvel

medal

meddle

mendel

methyl

mental

metal

mettle

mindful

minstrel

mistral

missel

missile

mingle

missal

mongol

mournful

mitral

mochel

model

mobile

modal

mogul

mooring

morsel

mortal

moral

mosel

motile

moorings

morons

muscle

mussel

muckle

muddle

muffle

mumble

mural

muzzle

myrtle

nasal

natal

naval

navel

needful

nestle

nettle

neural

needle

nimble

nibble

nickel

nickle

nipple

neutral

noble

noodle

normal

nuptial

novel

nozzle

neurons

nuzzle

ogle

opal

mickle

middle

orange

oral

painful

docile

paddle

orval

pairing

oval

panel

panful

parcel

papal

paring

partial

paschal

peaceful

pebble

pencil

pedal

peddle

penal

peril

people

phenol

petal

pharynx

pickle

pistil

pistol

pimple

piddle

playful

pleural

plural

pommel

poodle

popple

postel

portal

postal

pottle

prances

prayerful

prattle

prancer

praying

premise

pretzel

primal

princely

princes

pronghorn

promise

puddle

pummel

purple

pupil

puzzle

quibble

quintal

racial

rabble

quarrel

ramble

raffle

rammel

rankle

rascal

rattle

ravel

rebel

prying

rectal

quorums

regel

regal

renal

reigle

rental

reruns

restful

revel

riddle

riffle

riggle

ripple

rigel

rightful

rial

rifle

rival

roaring

roble

rouble

ruffle

rundle

rumble

rumple

rural

sable

rueful

rustle

saddle

ruttle

sample

sandal

transcripts

royal

rubble

scandal

scalpel

scornful

scarring

scoundrel

ruble

ruddle

scramble

sarongs

scribble

scrimshaw

scovel

scuttle

seckel

shamble

settle

shackle

shameful

servile

sequel

several

shekel

shearing

shindle

shingle

shoring

shovel

showrooms

single

shrapnel

signal

simple

shrunken

shrivel

shuffle

shuttle

sibyl

sickle

sinful

shrinking

sidle

sipple

skillful

sizzle

skittle

smittle

smuggle

sniffle

snuggle

skirmish

social

sirens

shrinkage

soaring

sorel

sorrel

special

spaniel

spangle

spectral

spacial

spatial

speckle

spinal

sparkle

spindle

spiral

sprinkle

scrabble

squiggle

strangle

spittle

spiteful

spousal

stable

staple

squirrel

startle

squabble

stemple

stressful

sterile

stickle

straddle

straggle

stifle

steeple

struggle

stubble

suckle

supple

surmise

suttle

tassel

swearing

tactful

symbol

swingle

swivel

tackle

swindle

syringe

table

tangle

tarnish

stumble

tasteful

tattle

tearful

temple

teagle

tensile

tercel

terrel

thankful

thistle

thimble

theorems

thoughtful

thermal

throttle

tingle

tinsel

tinkle

tipple

tittle

tindal

tidal

title

toddle

toggle

tonsil

tickle

towel

tranquil

tramble

topple

tootle

total

trample

transcends

trammel

tourneys

transact

throwing

transcend

subtle

sarong

transcribe

transcribes

transcript

scrimmage

transforms

transfix

transform

transfuse

transfers

transfer

scruple

scuffle

transient

transit

screwing

transits

transmits

transmit

translates

translate

transom

transplants

transplant

transoms

transport

trenchant

tremble

transpose

travel

treble

transports

transverse

trestle

trencher

trenches

tressel

trial

tribble

trickle

trifle

trinkets

trinkle

triple

trouble

truffle

trinket

truncate

truncates

tunnel

truncheon

truncheons

trundle

tumble

tuneful

truthful

trying

tubal

turnkey

turncoat

tussle

turnstile

turnstiles

twinkle

twiddle

turtle

twaddle

tweedle

umbel

tribal

uncle

useful

ural

vandal

vassal

varnish

venal

veering

vengeful

ventral

verbal

vessel

wishful

vestal

wistful

vigil

vinyl

virile

vital

waddle

vowel

vocal

waffle

winkle

wamble

warble

whistle

wasteful

watchful

whittle

wiggle

warrens

wattle

wearing

willful

weasel

weevil

windle

wiring

vial

vernal

wobble

wrangle

wrestle

zestful

wrangles

wriggle

wrenches

worrel

wringing

wringer

wrinkle

wrinkles

wrongful

youthful

wrongly

3 syllable words

abysmal

acquittal

accrual

actual

adrenal

abnormal

admiral

aerial

affable

ambrosial

animal

annual

apical

arable

archetypal

appraisal

approval

archival

archangel

arenas

apostle

assemble

apparel

arango

ariel

aromas

arousal

arsenal

article

arrangements

arrangement

arranger

arrival

arranging

arranges

astraddle

armiger

audible

armistice

auroral

autumnal

axial

bearable

backpedal

bacchanal

beautiful

bankable

baptismal

balmoral

barnacles

bahrainis

barnacle

bedevil

bedraggle

belittle

befuddle

betrayal

biblical

bicycle

biddable

bilingual

bifocal

bimodal

biracial

boondoggle

bountiful

brainwashes

brainwashing

breakable

bronchial

brinksmanship

burial

burnable

caboodle

callable

capital

cardinal

capitol

caramel

capable

cantonal

chargeable

casual

carrying

cathedral

changeable

celestial

cerebral

cervical

cereal

ceramics

ceramic

carnival

chasuble

chemical

chronicle

chronicles

chronicler

chroniclers

chromosome

chromosomes

classical

clavicle

clerical

coequal

colloidal

conjugal

comical

commingle

committal

communal

commercial

colorful

colossal

conical

constable

congenial

cortical

digital

coracle

coronal

corneas

corporal

countable

court-martial

cowering

criminal

critical

credible

credential

crucible

culpable

curable

cyclical

cubicle

cultural

cynical

cuticle

currencies

currency

dairying

decimal

deceitful

debacle

delightful

denial

derringer

dishevel

disable

disciple

dismissal

disdainful

disloyal

disgraceful

dismantle

dissemble

dispersal

disposal

cannibal

distrustful

distasteful

doctrinal

domical

dorians

doggerel

doctoral

drinkable

entitle

edible

durable

eatable

dutiful

earnestly

ensemble

embezzle

empanel

encircle

enfeeble

enable

enamel

ennoble

embattle

entangle

epochal

equable

epistle

eternal

especial

essential

errorful

ethnical

ethical

eventful

example

external

fallible

fanciful

farcical

factual

familial

farinas

financial

feasible

federal

femoral

filial

festival

fictional

finagle

fixable

flexible

flammable

flavorful

fluxional

fluvial

forcible

follicle

forensics

forensic

forgetful

diurnal

doable

franchises

formosa

francophile

garnishment

garnishes

franklinite

frankincense

frankfurters

fraternal

freemason

general

furnishes

frankfurter

funeral

fusible

furnaces

formica

genital

gradual

granduncle

graphical

gullible

guttural

grimaces

harnesses

icicle

helical

heroines

horrible

hospital

hormonal

humoral

ignoble

illegal

imbecile

immoral

immortal

immobile

germicide

impanel

imperil

impartial

infernal

infertile

initial

informal

insightful

integral

internal

interval

ironic

ironclad

ironies

ironside

ironsides

judicial

judgmental

jovial

juvenile

laughable

koreans

lateral

laudable

layering

leasable

legible

lexical

liable

likable

liberal

lineal

lionel

logical

literal

mandible

manhandle

marginal

low-level

lovable

madrigal

magical

lyrical

mackerel

marital

manual

lowering

medical

masterful

maternal

merciful

likeable

marmoset

menstrual

meaningful

medial

mayoral

littoral

menial

metrical

optional

livable

minimal

mineral

miscible

miracle

mistrial

mistrustful

mishandle

monocle

morones

movable

multiple

musical

mutable

mythical

mystical

narrowing

nautical

natural

mutual

ministral

neglectful

non-verbal

newcastle

newfangle

nonlethal

nocturnal

nominal

notional

official

notable

numeral

obstacle

optical

optimal

orbital

oracle

oranges

orchestral

palpable

palatial

panhandle

parable

parental

parmesan

passable

particle

pastoral

paternal

peaceable

payable

pectoral

pedestal

permissions

permission

personal

physical

pharmacists

perusal

portable

possible

pharmacy

practical

pharmacies

pharmacist

pickerel

pivotal

pitiful

plausible

pineal

pinnacle

pineapple

plentiful

pliable

pluvial

potential

potable

permissive

postnatal

portrayal

powerful

preamble

prefrontal

premises

principal

primeval

primacy

retinal

princesses

principle

principals

principally

principles

probable

prodigal

proconsul

promises

promising

provable

proposal

projectile

proximal

provincial

prudential

prenatal

psychical

radical

purposeful

punctual

ramshackle

reachable

quizzical

quintuple

radial

readable

rearrange

rebuttal

quadruple

rentable

recital

redouble

rectangle

regretful

regional

rehearsal

rekindle

removal

remodel

remorseful

renewal

refusal

quotable

resemble

resettle

resourceful

reprisal

resentful

respectful

retrial

retrieval

revival

ridable

ritual

transcriptions

reversal

sagittal

salable

scalable

scaramouch

transfusions

scriptural

transgression

sectional

seminal

sectoral

seasonal

sculptural

sensible

sensual

sentinel

sexual

skeletal

sequential

serial

sociable

solvable

sigmoidal

sizable

skeptical

skirmishes

soluble

sorrowful

spectacle

structural

tangible

successful

taxable

touchable

transcendent

souring

transcription

surgical

survival

surmises

tactical

syllable

syringes

syrians

tangential

transactions

technical

terrible

teachable

teaspoonful

temporal

tentacle

terminal

tenable

testicle

substantial

textual

thermostat

thermostats

traceable

tractable

transaction

topical

townspeople

towering

tracheal

trainable

tourniquet

transcribers

suitable

transcriber

transients

transference

transformer

transformers

transfusion

uncouple

transmittal

transgressions

transistors

transistor

transgressor

transmitters

transmissions

translations

translucent

translation

translators

translator

transmitter

transparent

transpires

transpire

transported

transporter

transporters

treatable

transporting

triangle

triangles

tribunal

tricycle

unbundle

transgresses

trimester

tropical

triumphal

trivial

truancy

truncated

truncation

typical

tunable

turntable

tyrannies

unable

uncivil

unequal

unfaithful

workable

unshackle

unsettle

unlawful

unravel

vaginal

unstable

usual

usable

utensil

untangle

untruthful

upheaval

valuable

vegetal

varnishes

variance

vehicle

varietal

varying

vegetable

versatile

ventricle

vertical

vesicle

viable

vertebral

virginal

visible

visceral

virtual

visual

voluble

volatile

vitriol

washable

wearable

whimsical

withdrawal

wonderful

ungrateful

worshipful

wrangler

wranglers

wrongdoing

wrongdoings

wrongheaded

wrongdoers

wrongdoer

4 syllable words

abdominal

acceptable

accidental

achievable

accountable

acoustical

answerable

actionable

admissible

admirable

adaptable

adjustable

adorable

adoptable

advisable

adverbial

agreeable

allowable

amenable

alluvial

alkaloidal

amendable

amiable

amicable

anarchical

anecdotal

affordable

antisocial

arguable

apocryphal

appealable

appreciable

applicable

approachable

approvable

arboreal

armageddon

asexual

aramaic

arterial

artificial

atypical

attainable

augmentable

available

avoidable

bacterial

beneficial

believable

behavioral

biaxial

biannual

biennial

binomial

bilateral

bisexual

botanical

conceivable

canonical

charitable

centennial

centrifugal

chimerical

circumstantial

collapsible

coaxial

collectible

collateral

collegial

commendable

combinable

comfortable

comparable

colonial

compatible

compensable

directional

congenital

confidential

consolable

conceptual

divisional

confirmable

consensual

colloquial

consequential

consumable

consonantal

correctional

dimensional

corrigible

convivial

continental

devotional

controversial

continual

convertible

controllable

corruptible

digestible

creditable

despicable

cylindrical

custodial

debatable

defensible

decennial

darwinism

deductible

deferential

definable

delusional

delectable

dependable

departmental

desirable

demonstrable

deplorable

describable

detachable

detrimental

diagonal

contemptible

contestable

differential

disassemble

disentangle

disapproval

discernible

discountable

dispensable

disrespectful

disposable

disputable

divisible

duodenal

dysfunctional

elemental

elliptical

exceptional

enviable

emotional

encyclical

enforceable

empirical

employable

emmanuel

enjoyable

electrical

explicable

eligible

episcopal

epidermal

equivocal

ephemeral

epithelial

erasable

equitable

estimable

exportable

excitable

excusable

expandable

existential

ethereal

eventual

exchangeable

execrable

explainable

exponential

extendible

extricable

fashionable

fanatical

fathomable

favorable

fissionable

foreseeable

forfeitable

forgettable

forgivable

freemasonry

fundamental

galenical

formidable

irritable

grammatical

governmental

habitual

habitable

honorable

hospitable

hierarchical

heretical

hexagonal

heritable

homicidal

historical

honeysuckle

identical

illegible

horizontal

hydrothermal

hysterical

illogical

imitable

immiscible

immovable

immutable

impersonal

impassable

incurable

impeccable

impeachable

imperial

implacable

implausible

impossible

impractical

incredible

impregnable

incidental

inaugural

incapable

irrational

inedible

improbable

incremental

indelible

industrial

ineffable

inaudible

infeasible

inferential

infallible

inflammable

inflatable

insatiable

influential

injectable

inimical

insensible

inflexible

inscrutable

insoluble

instructional

instrumental

insubstantial

intangible

intentional

interstitial

intermingle

intestinal

invisible

irascible

invaluable

ironical

invincible

intractable

intramural

genocidal

isothermal

knowledgeable

issuable

laryngeal

laryngoscope

lamentable

lawrencium

logistical

malleable

maniacal

material

memorable

matriarchal

marketable

marsupial

measurable

mechanical

memorial

methodical

liturgical

mesodermal

metacarpal

mercurial

operable

millennial

navigable

miserable

monumental

mollycoddle

monolingual

mosaical

motorcycle

municipal

negotiable

negligible

neonatal

nonsensical

nonessential

noncommercial

noncommittal

nonvolatile

nontaxable

nontechnical

numerical

noticeable

occipital

occasional

occidental

octagonal

observable

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Words that rhyme with the word transitional

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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