RHYME Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

rhyme 1 of 2

verb

variants also rime

Definition of rhyme

as in to correspond

to be in agreement on every point the new results don't rhyme with what we found out before

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rhyme

2 of 2

noun

variants also rime

as in poetry

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prose

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Recent Examples of rhyme

Verb

America’s new Gilded Age rhymes with its last in so many ways, perhaps none more so than its oligarchs and billionaires, with the role of steel being played today by artificial intelligence. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026 If the cheerily rhyming title about murder doesn’t quite do it for you, just Google what the posters look like. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Noun

Growing up in Queens as hip-hop came of age, Rozell Manely Brown desired nothing more than a drum machine to back up his rhyme. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The first half was a scrappy, testy affair with very little rhythm or rhyme from both teams. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rhyme

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhyme

Verb

In November 2024, for instance, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a policy banning transgender people from using some Capitol restrooms that do not correspond with their gender at birth.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
To construct this curve, experts formed a cross section of objects in higher dimensions, the boundary of which corresponds to the elliptic curve.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of correspond

Noun

Most of the books were published between the nineteen-seventies and the twenty-tens, and the genres spanned history, biography, fiction, poetry, literary criticism, law, and the social sciences.

— Francesca Mancino, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
This reputation is tied to the biting wit and unruly imagination found across his prose, poetry and political writings.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of poetry

Verb

Playing Alice on the Apple TV+ series has also coincided with a formative stretch in Maxwell’s career.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
The sharp price hikes have coincided with an escalation in the Iran war, including a recent drone attack on Saudi Arabia's critical East-West oil pipeline.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of coincide

Noun

Biblical verses are printed on the walls and weight stacks, and prayer requests cover a white board.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026
Rooted in outsider stories and anti-establishment satire, the Bunny-verse is being written in Southern California, translated worldwide and primed for a Bad Robot screen adaptation.

— Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of verse

Verb

As one of the three colorways that conformed with the NBA’s uniform regulations, the sneaker is rendered primarily in white.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
However, insects such as the fruit fly and plants such as the silverweed cinquefoil have also been shown to conform to Gloger’s rule.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of conform

Noun

The collection evolved from there into Monica’s distinctive twist on some of her favorite antique and vintage pieces—charms, poesy rings and celestial motifs.

— Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2022
Around my neck is my poesy ring 'adventure' necklace, with a locket holding my secret messages.

— Will Kahn, Town & Country, 8 Mar. 2019

Definition of poesy

Verb

Ergonomics was about chairs that were built for people, rather than chairs designed to fit efficiently into an office or be simple to stack and move.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
Engineers must fit the reactor, shielding and power-conversion equipment inside a combat vehicle.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of fit

Noun

The full list of pairs and their premiere dance styles and songs can be found here.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Maresca’s team-mates from his early playing days at West Bromwich Albion in England fondly recall his unselfconscious warbling of Italian pop songs in the locker-room showers.

— Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of song

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