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

abeyance

defiance

tolerance

variance

emergence

circumference

bufferin

observance

performance

sufferings

disturbance

enactments

governments

peppering

suffering

affluence

appearance

arrogance

clairvoyance

conveyance

defeasance

eminence

evidence

government

peppermint

presidents

prevalence

residence

resonance

reticence

surveillance

submergence

alliance

allowance

annoyance

dalliance

operant

reliance

conformance

remembrance

assurance

resurgence

issuance

labyrinth

offerings

accordance

ascendance

attendance

excellence

influence

coverings

dependence

differently

eloquence

forbearance

malfeasance

pestilence

repentance

reprimand

aberrant

abhorrence

abhorrent

adherence

apparent

appliance

avoidance

comeuppance

connivance

covering

dissidence

dissonance

everyone

favoring

fluorescence

imminence

impatience

innocence

insurance

laboring

negligence

obeisance

offering

overruns

papering

senescence

tapering

vibrancy

audience

cyprian

deviance

overman

evermore

nevermore

misstatements

overrun

soprano

superman

vehemence

reprimands

resemblance

vigilance

violence

acceptance

acquaintance

allegiance

contrivance

existence

diligence

importance

imprudence

compliance

condolence

confidence

governing

assistance

abundance

admittance

prescience

confluence

congruence

debarment

impedance

incidence

insolence

resistance

turbulence

scuppernong

maintenance

quintessence

sustenance

governor

oberon

provenance

providence

beforehand

remittance

sopranos

uppermost

overhung

diapering

insistence

inductance

reformists

subsistence

abstinence

ambulance

consequence

governors

indulgence

reaffirms

apprentice

cognizance

countenance

lubricants

opulence

ordinance

overhangs

reformist

apprehend

overhang

reaffirm

long-distance

hibernate

overnight

overmatch

reformers

reformer

6 syllable words
7 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word reference

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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