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Words that rhyme withagainst

masculine
Masculine this word

Ends on a stressed syllable — a one-syllable rhyme, or a multisyllable word whose primary stress lands last. The rhyme hits the final beat, the way most rhymes in songs do.

Examples

love · dove · today · believe · forgot

Feminine

Ends with an unstressed syllable trailing the stressed one — always at least two syllables. The rhyme lands a beat earlier and trails off softly.

Examples

river · mother · follow · breaking · mountain

Masculine and feminine endings rarely sing together (the rhyme lands on a different beat), so they're kept apart here.

 vowel EH coda N·S·T
10
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels (if any) are identical.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cat / hat — same AE vowel, same T ending

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
fencedsensedtensed1
2 syllables
commencedcondenseddispensedexpensedincensedunfenced
3 syllables
recompensed
14
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels come from the same phonetic family (e.g. T↔D, P↔B, M↔N).
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cat / pad — AE vowel; T and D are both stops

Family chart
PlosivesFricativesNasals
VoicedbdgvTHzzhjmnng
Unvoicedptkfthsshch

Each column is a family pair — same place + manner, only the voicing differs.

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
benched3clencheddrenchedfrenched2quenchedtrenched2wenchedwrenched2cleansed
2 syllables
entrenchedretrenchedSmolenskavengedrevenged
723
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels are identical, but one side stops one consonant earlier.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cried / cry — one side missing the final D

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
head219said146them89bed169dead149then97death82men59left1best63yes36yet55rest60breath60when48get32red49chest48dress44met39mess43says22read21neck28guess29west29sense18less22ten17lead16test20wet20check14set13bet14pen22bread19step13edge9fence13flesh15leg8press8dressed8debt8let1sweat14ben4guest5led7breast18fresh5yep1french2spread6desk6blessed11bless1beg1jeff2chef3fed5deck8wreck11egg3threat1shed6stress4fred1heck4net4pet4Tednest7gregdeaf3jet6sec1messed43stretch2ken1web3bethfetch
2 syllables
again332forget44instead39ahead21regret25upset9address9success6amen6confess9defense1revenge5arrest2unlessprocess3progress3sunset8request2suggestaccessimpressed1express3depressed5offense2intense1obsessed2defence3impress2protest2distress3possessed2confessed9possess4corvette5doorstep4excess6unsaid5expense2caress3Midwest2suspense2undress2undressed2wavelength1investbereft1cassette2condemn2flores1incense1Macbeth1misled2oppressed2outlet2outstretched2pretense2seabed1unrest2alleged1baez1Bankhead1bedspread1beget1behest1
3 syllables
cigarette20internet8juliet3overhead6silhouette4Bethlehem1parapet2riverbed3bayonet2juliette1alphabet1ambien1businessmen1Lafayette1letterhead1manifest1nonetheless1overfed1quarterdeck1statuette1suffragette1thoroughbred1unimpressed1acquiesceacquiescedalkahestangrinessanisettearrowheadatms1avocetBangladeshbashfulnessbiomedbiotechbottleneckBucharestBudapestbusinessmens1calumetCardizemcarefulnessclarinetcoalesce
4 syllables
nevertheless1comediennecomediennesdiltiazemdiltiazemsParisienneviramunes
5 syllables
videocassette
1342
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are the same.
  2. The consonants after the vowel are not phonetically related.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / dot — both AH, but V and T have nothing in common

Assonance rhymes always have consonants after the vowels, but the consonants cannot be phonetically related.

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
there278well142friend133end125hair131air127friends106care113hell87else57tell75tears30fair45where26ends36chair38help32went23share27stairs28bear24fell28scared17bell24sex20next13legs17wear15heads21prayer21cell12spend11health19felt11square15spent12spell18stare24meant8bend19gets8rent13cares14sent10strength6tear3sell8smell6shelf33self14their2eggs7kept6dare4send5spare11swear3bells13heh2rare9held4steps9belt9pair6slept5tells2wealth11helped1shell10text4checked14scare2shared9guests1claire2helps3smells1tests1yell5prayers6
2 syllables
myself100yourself52hotel31nowhere18somewhere14pretend26himself15itself12respect16perfect6weekend8herself7themselves6affair9girlfriend2expect4aware5protect3prepared5accept2upstairs1defend8except1boyfriend1suspect1nightmare5accent4event4effect5correct2depends4subject2downstairs2prepareevents4yourselves2percent2motel8collect2footsteps3direct1farewell5attend3affairs3intend1attempt1effects3doorbell2despair14repair6compared1michellecompare8unfair4preventconnect1suspects1Pierre1affectbeware6
3 syllables
everywhere35anywhere22ourselves13president5cigarettes13underwear3represent2recommend1personnel1carousel4millionaire7billionaire4represents2isabelmillionaires2architect1clientele2comprehend1disrespect2jezebel1overwhelmed3unprepared3citadel2debonair1Delaware2dialect2disconnect1disrepair2pirouette1recollect2unawares2Rooseveltbillionaires1caravel1condescend1coronets1incorrect1legionnaire1legionnaires1ourself1
4 syllables
mademoisellemademoiselles1unparalleled1aftereffectaftereffectsAix-la-Chapelleconcessionaireconcessionairesdisorientdisorientsinterconnectinterconnectsmaterielmaterielsmisrepresentmisrepresentsoverextendoverextendsoverprotect
5 syllables
antipersonnel
55
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are different.
  2. The sounds after the vowels are identical.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / live — both end in V; AH versus IH

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
danced1punched5launchedblanchedbouncedbranched2brunched1bunched5chanced
2 syllables
convinced1advancedamongstannounced1entranced2denouncedenhanced
3 syllables
avalanchedmispronouncedrefinancedunannounced

“against” at line end — from real songs

Ooh, what I need is a good defenseTo the one I've sinned against
— Fiona Apple, “Criminal” · rhymes against / defense
Confined to sex, we pressed againstI saw there were no oceans left
— Leonard Cohen, “A Thousand Kisses Deep” · rhymes against / left
But now the worst has happened and I must tell you what we’re up againstWhen he wanted to be alone, alone to pursue his forbidden experiments
— MF DOOM, “Deep Fried Frenz” · rhymes against / experiments

How to read the 2144 results

Tiers follow Pat Pattison's stability scale — pick the resolution your line needs, not just the closest sound. Bold words are common in lyrics; a struck-through word with a cliché flag is an overworked pair; a vermilion dot counts how often the pair appears at line end in our corpus of real songs.

Perfect rhyme 10
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 14
The consonants after the vowel are swapped for phonetic siblings — T↔D, M↔N, S↔Z. Nearly as stable as perfect rhyme, with far more word choices.
Subtractive 723
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1342
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 55
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.