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

ascendant

attainment

continent

defendant

dependent

descendant

descendent

lubricant

repentant

rudiments

aberrant

apparent

betterment

covenant

determent

deterrent

dissonant

dominant

eminent

immanent

imminent

litigant

permanent

prominent

repellent

resonant

reticent

attachment

detachment

odorant

quiescent

contentment

abstinent

amendment

commencement

containment

detergent

contestant

internment

resentment

presentment

transcendent

retrenchment

contingent

abundant

assessment

atonement

battlement

consonant

curtailment

oceanfront

depressant

declarant

detriment

discernment

incessant

malignant

protestant

redundant

repugnant

settlement

testament

adjournment

postponement

deferment

tenement

adamant

divalent

government

vitamins

entrenchment

arraignment

resplendent

assailant

prepayment

provident

repayment

adjacent

afferent

astringent

battlefront

coherent

complainant

different

divergent

divestment

efferent

emergent

impairment

inclement

indignant

misstatement

operant

ottoman

prescient

procurement

proficient

prurient

recruitment

recurrent

resurgent

reverent

tolerant

transparent

unpleasant

variant

vehement

violent

vitamin

endowment

fabricant

annulment

turbulent

accident

armament

applicant

amazement

confident

cognizant

reagent

derailment

nonpayment

condiment

debasement

observant

occupant

opulent

parliament

delinquent

sacrament

refreshment

tournament

ornament

orpiment

sentiment

whitening

somnolent

impressment

expectant

estrangement

instrument

investment

evident

flamboyant

harassment

hesitant

ignorant

innocent

opponent

outnumber

precedent

president

sediment

management

redolent

relevant

triumphant

resident

proponent

purulent

omniscient

prevalent

impatient

ambient

arrangement

enjoyment

arrogant

aspirant

clairvoyant

bereavement

concurrent

decadent

effluent

abhorrent

elegant

elephant

cormorant

crosscurrent

decedent

element

banishment

amusement

argument

badmintons

complacent

complaisant

complement

consequent

disbursement

enactment

enticement

enrollment

entombment

exponent

equipment

escapement

inducement

insouciant

replacement

requirement

deviant

gradient

measurement

alliant

nourishment

affiant

defiant

laudanum

lenient

pursuant

radiant

flatulent

petulant

regiment

salient

fraudulent

reliant

blandishment

engagement

enrichment

garnishment

accountant

alignment

allotment

badminton

abatement

assignment

celebrant

commitment

deadening

component

conversant

eloquent

embayment

emigrant

esculent

excellent

incident

indecent

indolent

insolent

monument

outnumbers

refinement

sediments

wonderment

displacement

convergent

improvement

enslavement

maltreatment

enforcement

negligent

emplacement

inhalant

inpatient

stamina

endorsement

inherent

enlistment

mistreatment

exigent

indigent

insurgent

punishment

filament

embankment

ligament

enchantment

dissident

irritant

catamount

affluent

virulent

encroachment

enhancement

militant

adornment

commandment

announcement

apartment

appointment

assortment

concealment

confinement

consignment

consistent

consultant

convenient

department

deportment

despondent

employment

endearment

excitement

existent

fulfillment

imprudent

incitement

increment

incumbent

indictment

indifferent

informant

insistent

insolvent

prejudgment

pronouncement

respondent

translucent

temperament

adjutant

deficient

adjustment

registrant

diligent

efficient

indulgent

vigilant

sufficient

bitumen

agreement

appeasement

assistant

combatant

compliant

advancement

engrossment

escarpment

excrement

confluent

bombardment

compartment

comportment

infrequent

debarment

involvement

ebullient

deployment

immigrant

impotent

miscreant

persistent

puzzlement

reluctant

resilient

resistant

resultant

stimulant

supplement

supplicant

truculent

sweetening

battening

achievement

adherent

enlargement

absorbent

advisement

disbarment

discordant

exultant

implement

important

subsequent

abridgement

infringement

impeachment

misjudgment

cadmium

disgorgement

maddening

admonish

4 syllable words

accoutrement

determinant

luminescent

itinerant

newtonian

acquiescent

irreverent

preeminent

retirement

antecedent

deodorant

duodenum

impertinent

intermittent

intelligent

effervescent

exuberant

intercurrent

invariant

iridescent

malevolent

evanescent

coincident

benevolent

adolescent

reassessment

predominant

abandonment

integument

incontinent

independent

overstatement

entertainment

percipient

obedient

bewilderment

convalescent

impediment

obsolescent

participant

replenishment

athenians

coefficient

tetravalent

development

resettlement

luxuriant

nonresident

constituent

diminishment

discouragement

extravagant

autonomy

titanium

administer

intransigent

intolerant

reassignment

monovalent

reminiscent

subservient

nonviolent

establishment

correspondent

disinfectant

athenian

experiment

omnipresent

advertisement

dismemberment

embarrassment

embezzlement

incandescent

misgovernment

reinstatement

reinvestment

beneficent

apportionment

astonishment

disengagement

embellishment

rearrangement

ambivalent

reimbursement

equivalent

magnificent

understatement

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encouragement

aggrandizement

incipient

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enlightenment

entitlement

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reinforcement

acknowledgement

athenaeum

endangerment

inefficient

refrigerant

ingredient

reenactment

significant

recipient

inadvertent

self-confident

embodiment

reappointment

self-government

entanglement

incoherent

inhabitant

insufficient

readjustment

administrate

accompaniment

disappointment

environment

unemployment

self-consistent

predicament

incompetent

recalcitrant

mismanagement

self-sufficient

concomitant

disagreement

inconvenient

expedient

inconsistent

disarmament

omnipotent

disenchantment

autonomic

exorbitant

noncombatant

nonexistent

admonishes

admonition

accomplishment

admonitions

impoverishment

admonishment

administers

admonishing

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Words that rhyme with the word lieutenant

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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