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

cataclysm

bacterium

catechism

classicism

lawrencium

alluvium

aphorism

coliseum

jerusalem

potassium

millennium

vanadium

colosseum

mannerism

palladium

titanium

zirconium

athenaeum

exorcism

jansenism

logarithm

activism

beryllium

geranium

niobium

uranium

aquarium

arboretum

barbarism

atavism

colloquium

byzantium

curriculum

dandyism

encomium

magnesium

mechanism

memorandum

modernism

pacifism

plasmodium

algorithm

ageratum

fetishism

adventuresome

ammonium

careerism

druidism

dualism

duodenum

herbarium

heroism

judaism

linoleum

mausoleum

nihilism

polonium

selenium

stoicism

tellurium

terrorism

zionism

aneurism

antebellum

microcosm

narcissism

pragmatism

altruism

vandalism

magnetism

skepticism

carborundum

compendium

futurism

plagiarism

chrysanthemum

officialdom

aluminium

aluminum

animism

chauvinism

criticism

cynicism

egotism

emporium

ergotism

fatalism

feudalism

gymnasium

harmonium

hedonism

hellenism

helotism

humanism

idealism

journalism

legalism

leninism

lyricism

mesmerism

moralism

nativism

neoplasm

nephridium

nepotism

neptunium

paganism

pessimism

petroleum

pluralism

referendum

rheumatism

satanism

semitism

tribalism

methodism

pugilism

synergism

communism

cytoplasm

darwinism

delirium

despotism

dimorphism

dogmatism

egoism

elysium

embolism

europium

formalism

gnosticism

hypnotism

iridium

molybdenum

mormonism

neutralism

opprobrium

optimism

organism

populism

symbolism

ultimatum

unionism

bolshevism

epithelium

interregnum

centralism

ostracism

defeatism

dynamism

symposium

hinduism

jingoism

socialism

vaccinia

mysticism

okinawa

euphemism

reawaken

12 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word maxim

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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