Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word dismay.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 dismay.
2 syllable words

betray

defray

gourmet

inlay

midday

midway

pigmy

pygmy

spillway

decay

delay

essay

astray

cliche

x-ray

airway

became

bisson

convey

disown

dossier

fairway

headway

hearsay

monday

one-way

regain

runway

sigma

stairway

subway

sunday

ashame

fission

mission

vishnu

allay

away

benet

buffet

cafe

fillet

leeway

marais

prepay

puree

relay

repay

three-way

hexane

mainstay

siskin

vixen

wednesday

cache

cachet

crochet

dj

sachet

ba

ca

v.a.

acme

alday

assume

bassoon

become

begin

begun

broadway

chicken

conte

cuisine

doorway

driveway

forte

gainsay

gateway

halfway

hallway

ism

lessen

lesson

off-day

outlay

outweigh

padre

parlay

parquet

quicken

railway

resume

risen

roadway

schism

sicken

sorbet

souffle

thicken

thursday

tuesday

wiccan

workday

horseplay

pigskin

birthday

cushion

hessian

machine

russian

session

vision

pigeon

pathway

abbe

ave

ballet

bouquet

buxom

byway

chalet

croquet

doomsday

entree

equine

exon

foray

friday

heyday

highway

latte

malay

melee

obey

okay

olay

parkway

portray

purvey

saute

soiree

survey

tuscan

two-way

u.k.

valet

waylay

wigwam

archway

cathay

swordplay

again

awesome

basin

bason

beckon

bison

bosom

caisson

casein

cocaine

cocoon

cousin

dogma

dozen

hyson

jason

lagoon

loosen

magma

mason

passim

pecan

possum

reckon

resin

techno

toughen

vegan

array

jejune

legion

regime

region

rejoin

moray

lesion

exhume

gascon

legume

maxim

oxen

saxon

vaccine

akin

beacon

bygone

chasm

daikon

deacon

doggone

hakim

hogan

icon

lakin

newcome

ozone

raccoon

raisin

reason

rhizome

season

tycoon

weaken

ashen

asian

cajun

cochin

fashion

fusion

hygiene

ocean

passion

suasion

vacuum

sequin

buckskin

acne

bacon

chosen

cockney

dagan

dagon

hackney

hausen

lagan

lichen

liken

locken

logan

meson

pagan

poison

rosen

rosin

shaken

shogun

taken

token

wagon

waken

wizen

4 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word dismay

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:

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  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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