Synonyms of rhyming

rhyming 1 of 2

adjective

variants also riming

as in rhythmic

Related Words

• rhythmic
• poetic
• metrical
• poetical
• lyrical
• lyric
• bardic
• purple
• rhapsodic
• poeticized
• flowery
• symbolic
• grandiloquent
• ornate
• metaphoric
• florid
• figurative
• idealized
• high-flown
• romanticized
• highfalutin
• glamorized

Dissimilar Words

• prose
• prosaic
• literal
• factual
• unpoetic
• matter-of-fact
• unlyrical
• antipoetic

rhyming

2 of 2

verb

variants also riming

present participle of rhyme

as in corresponding

to be in agreement on every point

the new results don't rhyme with what we found out before

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corresponding
• coinciding
• fitting
• conforming
• agreeing
• consisting
• harmonizing
• sorting
• checking
• answering
• according
• matching
• tallying
• jibing
• squaring
• dovetailing
• chording
• cohering
• going
• comporting
• aligning
• paralleling
• falling in with
• equaling
• lining up
• registering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• differing (from)
• disagreeing (with)
• contradicting
• disputing
• conflicting
• nullifying
• clashing
• negating
• jarring
• gainsaying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rhyming

Verb

While Questlove gushed about Black Thought’s lyrical prowess in high school, his longtime rap counterpart returned the praise, thanking him for introducing a level of musicality that changed his approach to rhyming. — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026

That biblical idea, alongside Twain’s notion of history rhyming, also explains Burns’ pursuit of an evergreen quality in his documentaries. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Nothing is overly emphasized, but viewers who know the visual language of the show will recognize the repetition, like the second half of a rhyming couplet that completes this section of the story. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

The score of Time and Water incorporates rímur, epic rhyming poems that have been transmitted by Icelanders through the ages. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 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

This long-suffering Knicks fan said his rationale for including the prognostication may have had more to do with rhyming than any actual belief. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026

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