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Words that rhyme withamazing

feminine
Masculine

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 this word

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 EY coda Z
21
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)
2 syllables
raisingblazing2gazing1blasingbraisingcrazingdazingfazingglazinggrazinghazingphasingphrasingpraisingrasing
3 syllables
ablazing1appraisingrephrasing
4 syllables
paraphrasingreappraising
72
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)
2 syllables
saving2bathing2aging2craving1raging1waving2bravingcagingcavinggaging4gauginggravinglavingpaging
3 syllables
assuagingbehavingdepravingengagingengravingenragingenslavinglifesavingoutragingrampagingsunbathing
4 syllables
misbehaving1autoclavingdisengagingmicrowavinginterlacing
18
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels are identical, with one extra consonant on one side.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / loved — extra D on one side

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
2 syllables
changing6wasting1aislingbastinghastingpasting79ranging4tastingtraipsing
3 syllables
arrangingderangingestrangingexchanginglambastingunchanging
4 syllables
rearranging1interchangingprearranging
74
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)
2 syllables
saying22playing24staying1paying60praying2laying1swaying4fraying1baying1straying1braying
3 syllables
conveying1obeying1allayingarraying1betraying2buffeting1causewaying1crochetingcrochetting
4 syllables
ricocheting1baaingdisarrayingdisobeying1holidaying8macraming
759
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)
2 syllables
waiting31taking4breaking8making3shaking10training1painting1dating3wailing1raining2waking4sailing3fading5blaming1trading1failing2aching5flaming2hating2skating2baking1braking1draining1fainting1flailing1gaping1grating1maiming1straining1aiding2ailingaiming10bailing5baiting1balingbating8bladingbraidingbraillingbraining52cakingcaning87chaining25claiming15craningcratingcrepingdeigningdrapingeyringfakingfating9feigningfeintingfetingflakingframingfreightinggaining13gaminggating2gradinggraining7hailing5halinghaningjadingjailing25lading1ladlinglaminglaning1
3 syllables
complaining4creatingremaining1explaining1escaping3awaiting1awaking1breathtaking1champagning1debating1exhaling1forsaking1inhaling1invading1relating1sustaining1abatingablatingabradingabstainingacclaimingacquaintingairfreightingairmailingarraigningassailingattaining1availingbackbreakingbackdatingberatingblackmailingblockadingbrigadingbrocadingcampaigning2cascadingcastratingcheckmatingcollatingconflatingconstrainingcontaining3crusadingcurtailingdeclaimingdefamingdeflatingdegradingderailingdetailing1detainingdictatingdilatingdisclaimingdisdaining2
4 syllables
fascinatingcelebrating1operatingentertaining1permeating2complicating1demonstrating1generating1imitating1levitating1masquerading1serenading1undertaking1abdicatingabrogatingacclimatingactivatingactuatingadulatingadvocatingaggravatingagitating
5 syllables
investigatinganticipating2cooperating1evaporating1intimidating1abbreviatingacceleratingaccentuatingaccommodatingaccumulatingadjudicatingadministratingadulteratingaffiliatingagglomeratingagglutinating
6 syllables
18
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels (if any) are identical.
  3. The syllables begin the same — repetition, not a rhyme.
How it feels

Off the rhyme scale — identity is repetition, not resolution. Shown so you can spot it, not reach for it.

Example

fuse / confuse — both stressed syllables are 'fuse'

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
maze12mays1maesmaizemayes
2 syllables
maisie1mazes1maizesmasermasersmazermazersamaze1gourmets
3 syllables
amazesanimesmacrames
4 syllables
amazingly

“amazing” at line end — from real songs

Planets and comets with tails blazingFalling lovely and amazing"
— Nick Cave, “As I Sat Sadly By Her Side” · rhymes amazing / blazing
It's hard for me to look into your eyes when I say (I say)I feel the rush and it's amazing
— Lana Del Rey, “Prisoner” · rhymes amazing / say
Light rays blazing, you're out of phase, and my crew's amazingWe're working on the record, yo, so just stay patient
— Otis Redding, “Ch-Check It Out” · rhymes amazing / patient

How to read the 944 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 21
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 72
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.
Additive 18
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 74
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 759
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 18
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.