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Words that rhyme withmoved

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 UW coda V·D
9
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
provedgrooved
2 syllables
approvedbehooveddisprovedimprovedunproved
3 syllables
disapprovedunimproved
74
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
used14soothed1boozedbruisedcruisedfusedlugedmusedoozedrougedrusedschmoozed
2 syllables
confused20accused1refusedamused4abused2diffused1misused1bemuseddefused
3 syllables
centrifugeddisabusedoverusedbulletproofed1fireproofed
4 syllables
overproducedreintroduced
3
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)
1 syllable
boostsroosts2
2 syllables
accuseds1
707
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
you1do566to201too284through241true1ooh54blue160two118truth74shoes83knew72new73lose56blues73woo29move45view1news42choose36use29who21food24few19dude11loose17suit19roof15proof18youth20mood11crew11shoot7prove10shoe16clue14juice11due5group2cute5fruit9grew7huge2whose2sue5hoo12whoo4doo7threw1soup3tooth12screw1route2rude4flew9lou5blew3jews4booth6duke1screwed1Lukeboot8boo6Bruce1smooth1drewroot4zoo5tube3booze4ruth1goose4groove13clues6dew10Jew2cruise2glue5flu4cue3oooh1
2 syllables
excuse7tattoo15refuse6removeabuse3producereviewapprove2improve2includeuntrue8salute1anew8pursue1pursuit2tattoos4accusebrand-newbadu4cuckoo4intrude4reviews4voodoo2reducehairdo3obtuse3recluse2taboo2accrue2Beirut2confuse1corkscrew1lawsuit2uncouth2undo1unglued2withdrew1abstruse1askew1ballou1bellevue1breakthrough1caboose1commute1compute1conclude1debut1ensue1exude1guru1horseshoe1hulu1infuse1kazoo1outgrew1profuse1pursued1renew1reuse1seduce1shampoo1shamu1
3 syllables
avenue24interview4attitude5introduce1absoluteinstituteprostitute1gratitude1barbecue4solitude2interviews1overdue3rendezvous3honeydew2substitute1executebarbecues1bulletproof1interlude2kangaroo2misconstrued2parachute2waterloo2altitude1angelou1aptitude1avenues1disapprove1ingenue1isuzu1residue1revenue1amplitudeapercuapercusarrowrootattributeballyhooballyhooedballyhoosbandicootbarbecued
4 syllables
electrocute1exactitudehullabaloohullabaloosineptitudeKalamazooMogadishuoverproducereconstitutereintroducesolicitudetiramisutiramisus
6 syllables
verisimilitude
586
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
room147moon96soon84school49fool53cool36tune31rules23poor1pool1fools17rule9bloom28boom9rooms7june11boots12moves5whom1wounds7noon7tomb15schools7troops1tools7suits2roots8spoon11dudes8groups1tool3fooled4oops1groom2doom7gloom9womb8julesdoomed3moons8tunes6boobsproves10ruled1pools6broom5shoots1jour1mule3stool4loon4fumes2loom4swoon2tuned1blooms3truths3vroom2yule2joonyooncoon2croon1foods2moods2spoons2whoops2youths2bloomed1booms1boon1coeur1cooled1cools1cubes1drool1dukes1dunes1feuds1flume1fume1goon1goons1
2 syllables
bedroom9bathroom3costume5assumeperfume12balloon7assumedballoons5saloon1resume1costumes1amour1bedrooms2courtroom1presumeballroom1cartoon1cartoons2cocoon2consume1consumed2headroom1immune2lagoon2maroon2platoon2raccoon1amours1baboons1bassoon1buffoon1carpool1classroom1entombed1grandeur1includes1intrudes1itunes1lampoon1monsoon1playroom1preludes1restroom1restrooms1resumes1storeroom1teaspoon1velour1abloomacutesalludesapproves2archdukesassumesattuneattunedattunesbaboonbackroombackroomsballooned7ballrooms1barroom
3 syllables
afternoon19honeymoon6afternoons4molecules2ridicule2absolutes1attitudes1attributes1Liverpool1molecule1multitudes1pantaloons1prostitutes1ridiculed1saskatoon1substitutes1altitudes1amplitudesaptitudes1arrowrootsbandicootsbitterrootsbulletproofs1Camerooncertitudesconstitutesconvolutescountermovescountersuitsdisapproves1disreputesexecutesfireproofsfortitudesgratitudes1honeymooned6honeymoons6institutesinterludes2Istanbullatitudeslongitudesmagnitudes
4 syllables
contrabassooncontrabassoonselectrocutes1exactitudesineptitudesinopportunemidafternoonmidafternoonsreconstitutessolicitudes
6 syllables
verisimilitudes
513
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
loved12closed21saved12lived5raised9pleased3served2causedsolved1caged4paved4caved1craved1peeved2raved2seized2shaved2sized1breathed1dozed1glazed1grieved1jived1judged1lodged1paused1posed1praised1raged1shelved1shoved1staged1starved1weaved1agedbadgedbathed8blazedbowsed8braisedbravedbreezedbridgedbrowsed1budgedbuzzed4cadgedcarvedcheesedclothed6crazedcurveddazeddelveddiveddodgeddredgeddrudgedeasededgedfazedfizzedfledgedfrizzedfudgedfuzzed3gaged4gaugedgazedglovedgougedgravedgrazedgrudgedhalvedhazedheavedhedgedhivedhosed
2 syllables
surprised17involved10arrived8supposed1believed5received3survived8engaged2beloved1exposed3deservedrelieveddeceived7proposedopposed1achieved1amazed3perceived3obligedbehaved2composed1conceived2deprived1diseased2dissolved2enslaved2preserved2reserved1resolved2unloved2abridged1advised1alleged1appeased1aroused1baptized1capsized1chastised1contrived1despised1devised1disguised1dislodged1disposed1enraged1foxgloved1observed1reprieved1revised1submerged1unscathed1absolvedadjudgedaggrievedappraisedapprisedarchivedassuagedbarragedbegrudged
3 syllables
realized4recognized2realised2organizedhypnotized3compromised1advertised2memorized2paralyzed1predisposed2terrorized2analyzed1canonized1carbonized1criticized1finalized1publicized1synchronized1unresolved1womanized1aggrandizedagonizedamortizedanglicizedarbitragedauthorizedautoclavedbalkanizedbrutalizedburglarizedcamouflagedcatalyzedcentralizedchristianizedcircumcisedcivilizedcolonizedcolorizedcommunizedcreolized
4 syllables
apologized1commercialized1immobilized1legitimized1unsupervised1actualizedalphabetizedaluminizedantagonizedapologisedcannibalizedcapitalizedcaramelizedcategorizedcharacterizedcircularizedcollectivized
5 syllables
industrialized1americanizedcollateralized
6 syllables
2
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
removed3unmoved1

“moved” at line end — from real songs

As if through water from the bottom of a poolAnd when you move, I'm moved
— Hozier, “Movement” · rhymes moved / pool
There, all of you, a verb in perfect viewWhen you move, I'm moved
— Hozier, “Movement” · rhymes moved / view
It was not in the way I movedOr everything I tried to prove to you
— Joe Henry, “Grace” · rhymes moved / you

How to read the 1892 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 9
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 74
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 3
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 707
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 586
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 513
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 2
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.