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Words that rhyme withmonster

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 AA coda N·S·T
127
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
water64father24daughter30stronger7honor5offer1bother3rogerhonour2proper1walker2foster2Oscarlocker1soccer1connorauthor2copper1chopper2slaughter5Palmerpotter1hotter3goner3prosper1rocker1launcher2saucer1softer2talker1blogger1bomber1broader1lager1roster1totter1whopper1augeraugurblockerblotterbobberChaucerclobbercockercoffercongerconjurecottercropperdocker
3 syllables
grandfathergranddaughtergodfather1dishonor1impostor1manslaughter1stillwater1backwaterbreakwatercoauthorcosponsordishwasherforefatherfreshwatergrasshopperheadwaterimposterimproperleafhoppermaraudermassagermeltwaterrainwatersaltwaterseawatersharecroppersleepwalkerstepdaughterstepfathertidewaterwastewaterwhitewater
4 syllables
underwater5afrikanerarbitragerarbitrageurcatalogercounterofferimprimatur
138
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
longer12harder13doctor9dollar13partner3lawyer1Arthur1Waltercarter1smaller4Parker1collar6farmer2smarter4harbor1largerharperyonder1altar2armor1holler4conquer1wander3archertaller4farther3ponder3lobsterboxer1falter2harbour1parlour1starter2aller1alter1armour1baller1barber1barter1darker1garter1larder1Mahler1martyr1parlor1posture1scholar1somber1alderarborarbourardorBalderbarkerbottlerCaldercallercarpercarverchargercharmerchartercobblercolliercondorcrawlerdarnerdarterDopplerFalknerfallerFaulknerGardinerGardnergarnergolferhalterhaulerhostlerjodhpurLardnerlarkspur
3 syllables
revolver2departure1adoptercopartnerdefaulterdissolverenlargerfishmongerGibraltarMacArthurnonstarterreconquerrespondertransponderVermonterwarmongerwoodcarverconstantly1constableconstablesconstanciesconstancy
4 syllables
helicopter3EurodollarkindergartnerTeleprompterinconstanciesinconstancy
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
monsters5

“monster” at line end — from real songs

Everybody knows I'm a motherfuckin' monsterQuestion, what do these things all have in common?
— Bon Iver, “Monster” · rhymes monster / common
I'm a bubble in the belly of the monsterWith a duffel full of troubles, trunk rattle in the Mazda
— Earl Sweatshirt, “Molasses” · rhymes monster / mazda
I've created a monsterWell, if you want Shady, this is what I'll give ya
— Eminem, “Without Me” · rhymes monster / ya

How to read the 265 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.

Subtractive 127
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 138
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 1
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.