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Words that rhyme withsociety

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 AY coda —
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)
3 syllables
piety1
4 syllables
anxiety1variety1proprietysatietysobriety
5 syllables
improprietynotoriety
1
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)
3 syllables
nicety
587
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
fire108dying44crying34tired27trying23quiet9lying13wire22higher12trial12liar11flying7fired4giant3tires6ryan1clientiron4lion3brian1buying16hire1hiredclients1fires7diet2Maya1highestdial2choir5tire1lions3riot2priorwires5Wyattviabayou3squire5triumph3spying1pyre4pliers2Zion1liars3lyre1wired3buyer2flyer1giants1pious1pryor2choirs1dials1dire1drier1dryer1eyeing1fliers1flyers1friar1grier1irons1mire1shire1trials1vials1vying1bayous3biasbiasedbriarbriarsbrierbriersbriobriosBryanbryansbuyers2choired5criercriersdialed2Diasdiets2driers1
3 syllables
desire23violence5entire1violent5quietly2admire4inspired3requiredretire4retired1desires6diary1requiregunfirerequiresallianceOhio4Hawaii1violet1denial5Ireland1desired3expired3aspire2attire1campfire1conspire2defying2denying2goliath2perspire1lionelacquire1admired1admires1afire1bonfire1compliant1defiance1diapers1expire1expires1fiery1hellfire1inquire1inquired1inspire1mariah1Orion1quagmire1quieter1reliant1relying1tobias1umpire1wireless1acquiredacquires1andironandironsanionanionsapplianceapplying1aspiredaspires2attired
4 syllables
entirelypsychiatrist1retirementterrifyingreliableuninspired4Lancashire2qualifiers1horrifying1pacifier1proprieties1violently1acquireracquirersalibiing1alliancesamplifieramplifiersamplifying1anxieties1appliancesarchdioceseattiringbackfiringbeautifyingbiedermeierbutterflying7calcifyingcalliopecertifyingclarifyingclassifying1codifyingcompliancescrucifying1dandeliondandelionsdefiances1
5 syllables
undeniable1electrifying1acidifyingarchdiocesesbeatifyingclassifiabledecertifyingdeclassifying
6 syllables
26
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
sigh20psi
2 syllables
science2sighing5sirescionscionssired7siresVersailles2
3 syllables
scientists1scientist1messiah1messiahs1sciences2siring7
4 syllables
societies1bioscienceneuroscience
5 syllables
neurosciences

“society” at line end — from real songs

To chart the evening skyWould join the Royal Society
— James Taylor, “Sailing to Philadelphia” · rhymes society / sky
Ghosts of the darktown societyLike it's a Saturday night, they're in their finery
— Joni Mitchell, “Furry Sings the Blues” · rhymes society / finery
I mean, it's evident that I'm irrelevant to societyInstitutionalized manipulation and lies
— Kendrick Lamar, “The Blacker the Berry” · rhymes society / lies

How to read the 596 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.
Additive 1
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 587
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 26
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.