Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word despotism.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
3 syllable words
5 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word despotism.
4 syllable words

activism

acceptable

acceptably

ageratum

acceptances

adventuresome

altruism

algorithm

aluminium

aluminum

alluvium

ammonium

aneurism

aphorism

antebellum

aquarium

arboretum

athenaeum

bacterium

barbarism

beryllium

bolshevism

byzantium

cataclysm

chauvinism

careerism

carborundum

classicism

chrysanthemum

coliseum

colloquium

communism

compendium

criticism

curriculum

defeatism

cynicism

cytoplasm

darwinism

decapitate

dandyism

deceptively

colosseum

delirium

zionism

dimorphism

druidism

disputation

dissipated

dissipative

disputable

dissipation

duodenum

dynamism

egoism

emporium

encomium

dualism

embolism

epithelium

euphemism

elysium

europium

excavation

excavations

excavators

excavator

exorcism

exhibition

exhibitions

exhibitors

exhibitor

exceptional

expatriate

expeditions

expatriates

expedient

fetishism

feudalism

formalism

futurism

gnosticism

geranium

hedonism

heroism

hinduism

hospitable

harmonium

herbarium

hospitalize

gymnasium

humanism

idealism

iridium

interregnum

jansenism

legalism

jerusalem

jingoism

judaism

lawrencium

lyricism

linoleum

logarithm

magnesium

mannerism

mausoleum

memorandum

moralism

microcosm

modernism

millennium

mormonism

molybdenum

narcissism

nativism

neutralism

nihilism

neptunium

nephridium

niobium

occipital

neoplasm

occupation

ostracism

officialdom

optimism

organism

opprobrium

palladium

passivity

occupations

petroleum

plagiarism

plasmodium

populism

polonium

potassium

pugilism

receptacles

receptacle

referendum

selenium

socialism

stoicism

synergism

symposium

susceptible

tribalism

terrorism

tellurium

titanium

unionism

uranium

ultimatum

vanadium

zirconium

12 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word despotism

Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


Perfect Rhymes

Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

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