rhyme

verb

variants or less commonly rime

rhymed also rimed; rhyming also riming

intransitive verb

1

of a word or verse : to end in syllables that are rhymes

2

: to make rhymes

also : to compose rhyming verse

3

: to be in accord : harmonize

transitive verb

1

: to relate or praise in rhyming verse

2

a

: to put into rhyme

b

: to compose (verse) in rhyme

c

: to cause to rhyme : use as rhyme

rhymer noun

Synonyms of rhyme

• correspond
• coincide
• conform
• fit
• agree

Examples of rhyme in a Sentence

Please find the two lines that rhyme.

She rhymed “moon” with “June.”

Recent Examples on the Web

Ironically, this ideological anti-capitalism, in which criticality opposed complicity, derived its power by rhyming with the rise of the art market. —Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026

This time around, a serial stalker hunts down men and women alike, taunting them with videos filmed of them and rhyming texts, the detectives trying to track potential victims and save them before they’re killed. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

Sharon had submitted a dozen couplets about the virtues of stay-at-home motherhood, as well as a rhyming list of reasons to believe in God. —Literary Hub, 11 May 2026

Sadly, his life rhymed not only with American success but also with American grief. —Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Phrases Containing rhyme

• beginning rhyme
• eye rhyme
• head rhyme
• initial rhyme
• internal rhyme
• nursery rhyme
• rhyme or reason
• rhyme royal
• rhyme scheme
• sight rhyme
• vowel rhyme

Rhymes for rhyme

• chime
• chyme
• climb
• clime
• crime
• dime
• grime
• lime
• lyme
• mime
• prime
• slime

Kids Definition

rhyme

1 of 2 noun

variants also rime

ˈrīm

1

a

: close similarity in the final sounds of two or more words or lines of verse

b

: one of two or more words having this similarity in sound

2

a

: rhyming verse

b

: a composition in verse that rhymes

rhyme

2 of 2 verb

variants also rime

rhymed also rimed; rhyming also riming

1

a

: to make rhymes : put into rhyme

b

: to compose rhyming verse

2

: to end in syllables that rhyme

3

: to cause to rhyme : use as rhyme

rhymed "moon" with "June"

rhymer noun