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Words that rhyme withpush

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 UH coda SH
5
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
bush1tush
2 syllables
ambushrosebushshadbush
6
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
puss2butchputsch
2 syllables
milieus
3 syllables
platypus1octopus
163
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
yours3woods11books7looks4wolf1pushed2puts2goods2wolves1pulls4crooks3cures3moors3hooks1brookes1brooks1bulls1hoods1lures1pures1schultz1boorsbushed1
2 syllables
backwoods1endures1redwoods1werewolves1allgoodsallures1ambushedassures1bagfulsbankbooksbeechwoodsblackwoodsboxwoodsboyhoodsbrochures1caputscheckbooks1childhoods1
3 syllables
Beowulf1overtures1adulthoods1babyhoodsbrotherhoodscottonwoodsdevilwoodsepicuresfatherhoodsfirewoods1hazelwoodsinglenooks
4 syllables
gobbledygooks
1
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
milieu
213
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
good108sure10could46look23should27would21book21wood28full1took3stood11pure8looked3hood13foot2put2pull4hook5tour3cure5cook3pulled2bull5cooked1booked1hooked1cured1JungBrookewool1brook2moor3shook3soot1Moorecrook2nook1Cooke1cour1jure1mook1lureboorbrooked2bulled5fulled1gookHookeluredmoored3MuirrookrookedRuhrschnooksnookspoortoured3yurt
2 syllables
secure1childhood1assure1mature3assured5ensurefacebookendure1notebook4barefoot1handfulallure1couture2endured2brochure1checkbook1contour1deadwood1detour1driftwood1impure1insured1lumpur1manhood1obscure1output1procure1redwood1schoolbook1scrapbook1silkwood1sketchbook1afootallgoodalluredbagfulbankbookbeechwoodBigfootBlackfootblackwoodbonjourboxwoodboyhoodcaputchinookcoltsfootcontoured1cookbookcorkwooddachshunddemuredogwoodelmwoodensuredfalsehoodforefootgirlhoodgoosefootgreasewoodgreenwoodguidebookhandbookhardwoodHaywoodheartwoodhornbookinputinsureinureinuredKirkukknighthoodlogbook
3 syllables
understood12neighborhood11hollywood5underfoot1neighbourhood1adulthood1firewood1immature1parenthood1pocketful1reassured1storybook1womanhood1babyhoodbrotherhoodcottonwooddevilwoodepicurefatherhoodhazelwoodinglenookironwoodIsherwoodleatherwoodlikelihoodlivelihoodmotherhoodnationhoodovercookovercookedoverlookoverlookedpocketbookprematurepussyfootreassurereinsurereinsuredscattergoodunderwooduninsuredunsecured
4 syllables
misunderstood9miniature1gobbledygook
135
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
wish14cash26fish10flesh15rush11trash9flash12fresh5crash7wash3crush8goshdish3joshbrush4ash4smash2harsh1hush2dash2flush2leash5rash1blush3splash2marshlush1mush2stash3bash2bish1gash2hash1mash2swish1bosh1clash1gauche1gush1ish1lash1mosh1Nash1plush1quiche1AschAsheborschBoschbrashcachecrechedoucheFrischGishgnashkirschloucheMarche
2 syllables
moustache3mustache3catfish2eyelash1goldfish1panache1rajneesh1refresh1starfish1swordfish1whiplash1whitewash1abashafreshbacklashbackwashbrainwashbriochecrawfishdealfishdogfishenmeshflatfishgaloshgoosefishgouachegoulashhogwashhorsefleshjewfishlungfishMacLeishmishmashmouthwashpaintbrushpastichepipefishpotashqueenfishredfishrehashsagebrushsailfishshellfishslapdashsunfish
3 syllables
jellyfish1angelfishbalderdashBangladeshcuttlefishmacintoshmackintoshMarrakechMcIntoshneedlefishunderbrush
5
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
pushing1pusher1pushers1pushespushy

“push” at line end — from real songs

I ain't gonna worry, no, I ain't gonna pushStop beatin' 'round the bush
— Marvin Gaye, “Let’s Get It On” · rhymes push / bush

How to read the 523 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 5
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 6
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 163
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 1
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 213
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 135
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 5
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.