Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word silence.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 silence.
3 syllable words

opulence

affluence

avoidance

balances

colonist

connivance

prevalence

surveillance

colonize

occurrence

colonies

defiance

deviance

abeyance

galleons

aliens

alliance

utterance

vehemence

annoyance

audience

reliance

polonaise

allegiance

vigilance

ambulance

prescience

challenger

colonists

columnist

condolence

confluence

excellence

insolence

malfeasance

pestilence

turbulence

appearance

appliance

arrogance

aspirants

colonized

comeuppance

concurrence

conference

conveyance

defeasance

dissidence

dissonance

effluence

eminence

evidence

governance

imminence

innocence

obeisance

provenance

providence

remittance

resonance

senescence

assurance

chileans

deference

challengers

diligence

difference

challenges

acquaintance

deterrence

alongside

felonies

hellenic

hellenize

resurgence

contrivance

preference

columnists

reference

reverence

salinas

severance

variance

violins

assistance

accordance

indulgence

admittance

long-distance

ascendance

attendance

challenging

cognizance

compliance

abundance

confidence

congruence

countenance

eloquence

enactments

forbearance

impedance

incidence

influence

lubricants

maintenance

observance

ordinance

performance

sustenance

transference

followings

furtherance

issuance

abhorrence

adherence

impatience

negligence

submergence

fluency

balloonist

clairvoyance

endurance

fluorescence

ignorance

inference

presidents

residence

reticence

temperance

abstinence

acceptance

importance

consequence

misstatements

circumference

conformance

inductance

remembrance

dialing

resemblance

subsistence

following

emergence

pleonasm

clumsily

dilemmas

polemic

balloonists

belongings

dependence

disturbance

quintessence

repentance

resistance

bilingual

willingly

insurance

delinquents

existence

imprudence

insistence

belonging

climactic

relinquish

illnesses

polemics

billowing

bullying

delinquent

elongate

mellowing

toweling

yellowing

blanketing

bulimic

plumages

palmistry

schoolmaster

climaxes

almighty

blemishes

glowingly

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word silence

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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