Quantcast
Words that rhyme with liked — 2977 rhymes by quality | Rhyme Land
RhymeLand

the rhymes and the songs that used them

Words that rhyme withliked

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 AY coda K·T
8
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
bikeddikeddykedhikedpsychedspiked
2 syllables
hitchhiked
3 syllables
motorbiked
21
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
wipedgriped12hypedpipedsnipedstriped4swipedtypedbribed
2 syllables
pinstripeddescribed1imbibed1inscribed1prescribed1ascribedproscribedsubscribed
3 syllables
circumscribed
4 syllables
stereotypedoversubscribed
701
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
night550right296light284sky266die245side201cry193i136by165high127why113eye120like73try104fly113lie101ride96fight91died74white61sight73hide63my24tight61pride53guy36bright47tried34dry40wide39flight31might24cried37write17bride23lied22buy16bye11bite17pie19type9quite4tide22shy13hi2aye3mike3tie7tied9strike6guide10slide14sigh20pipe8bike2site1tribe4height8spy1thywipeknight1chi2fried1fry3spite2slight1fright10spikevibe7Clyde1dried4thigh6stride4vie1bribekite2plight3ripe3dwight1
2 syllables
tonight184inside131alright97goodbye82outside53decide19midnight16moonlight31goodnight15aside7july12deny6reply17invite1good-byebeside6provide1supply3daylight12describe3denied10despitebye-byenearby1apply1unlikepolite3alike1divide11delight1rely1allyupsidecollide8website1twilight4sunlight8appliedabide6reside6spotlight4starlight4untied5upright5uptight4flashlight2landslide4alight4bedside3hillside1replied4roadside2seaside1Mumbai1backslide1confide2deride2eyesight2ignite2implied1
3 syllables
satisfied16suicide11terrified4testify3satellite4homicide1overnight4appetite8alibi1butterfly7lullaby13samuraiqualified1occupied1riverside4dynamite2crucified4mountainside2classifiedcountryside2genocide2motorbike3multiply3petrified3satisfy2candlelight2firefly2Gemini1goldeneye1justified2magnified2parasite1alongside1amplify1bonafide1calcified1clarified1classify1crucify1diatribe1
4 syllables
identifyidentified1dissatisfied2meteorite2exemplified1formaldehyde1infanticide1solidified1unsatisfied1acidifiedacidifybeatifiedbeatifydaminozidedecertifieddecertifydeclassifieddeclassifydemystified
5 syllables
dehumidify
1720
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
time643eyes406mind405life315mine275line196fine115find116smile100times86while80wine86child64kind77lies76live39wife64lights62shine73blind62lines39drive41wild35rise43style36sign37nice29twice33ice30crime30skies51five27knife31nights26miles13size16minds23signs18nine14dies22flies25climb21guys5christ9price12sides16sighs6dime28cries16wise12crimes12signed5rhyme29likes2rights5file2prize6prime4rice5mile8tries7finds1wives6files2fights6kinds1kyledive7vice2pile2vine14ties6drives1shines11smiles13pines10rhymes13spine14rides12types1
2 syllables
behind130alive100sometimes33surprise32survive26surprised17advice16sunshine23lifetime11arrived8design13disguise26sometime9arrive5divine13besides1survived8remind1online4meantime3device1awhile12designed13reminds1profile2supplies2mankind3meanwhile1sunrise11arrives2unkind14sublime13adviseassigned1springtime2ex-wifegoodbyes5skyline6decides19precisedespise5grapevine5resign3arise5define5headlights6inclined6moonshine4unwind4align4beguiled4decline4defined4hillsides3mainline3lifestyle1aligned3combined3entwined3headlines3
3 syllables
paradise30realize10sacrifice9recognize5realized4otherwise1anytime5caroline7exercise1realise1valentine4recognized2compromise6realised2recogniseorganizedsummertime11enterprise2overtime5butterflies5sacrificed1afterlife4criticize5borderline3clementine3fireflies3lullabies3alibis3columbine3Frankenstein3hypnotized3intertwined3memorize3Palestine2wintertime2compromised1advertised2colonize2colorblind1concubines2
4 syllables
apologize5apologiseevangeline3econoline1apologized1commercialized1desensitize1hermaphrodites1immobilized1legitimized1unsupervised1acidifiesactualizeactualizedalphabetizealphabetizedaluminizealuminized
5 syllables
materialize2industrialized1
6 syllables
528
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
fact24act11stopped7kept6looked3worked3dropped9talked2locked4picked3walked3slept5checked14packed7kicked1script4knocked2trapped1raped1ripped1slipped1shocked1hoped9cooked1stepped1wrapped2sucked5booked1parked1hooked1marked1blocked3cracked2strictfreaked3popped3smokedtricked11tracked2wrecked4pact4wept3clipped3tapped3ached2bucked1capped2chipped2crypt2flopped2lacked2scraped1strapped2tripped2baked1backed310choked1clapped1clicked1cloaked1cocked1croaked1dipped1duct1flipped1leaked1licht1pricked1puked1quaked1rapped1rocked1smacked1soaked1sparked1stoked1stripped1taped1tucked1whacked1aptbachedbalkedbarked6
2 syllables
respect16perfect6expect4contact5protect3accept2except1suspect1effect5correct2subject2attacked1contract1collect2exact1direct1escapedkidnapped2impactconnect1react4affectaddict3intact5attract2destruct2distract1corrupt1provoked3unlocked1elect2neglect2reflect1adoptabstract1detect1inept1revoked1select1shellshocked1sidetracked1transcript1unchecked1abductabruptadaptadeptafflictantiquedaspectbackpacked3backslappedbackstoppedbackstrokedbacktracked1batikkedbeboppedbedeckedblackjackedblacktoppedbootstrappedburlappedbushwhackedcarjackedcatnapped
3 syllables
interrupt2architect1disrespect2aqueduct1dialect2disconnect1recollect2incorrect1artifactbellyachedbenedictbottleneckedcircumspectcontradictcounteractdeconstructderelictdisaffectdisembarked2disinfecthandicappedindirectinexactintellectinteractinterceptinterdictinterjectintersectintrospectmanuscriptmedivacedmisdirectnondescriptoveractovercookedoverlappedoverlookedoversteppedoverstockedoverworkedpaperbackedphotoshoppedpiggybacked
4 syllables
overreact1aftereffectcounterattackedinterconnectoverprotectvideotaped
1
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)
2 syllables
disliked

“liked” at line end — from real songs

All my delightFrom what I liked
— Sufjan Stevens, “Impossible Soul” · rhymes liked / delight

How to read the 2977 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 8
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 21
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 701
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 1720
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 527
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 1
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.