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

abysmally

ageratum

abyssinian

adventuresome

afghanistan

afghanistans

alluvium

activism

algorithm

altruism

aluminum

aluminium

ammonium

aphorism

aquarium

aneurism

antebellum

animism

athenaeum

atavism

arboretum

bolshevism

barbarism

chauvinism

beryllium

cataclysm

byzantium

catechism

careerism

centralism

carborundum

colloquium

colosseum

compendium

chrysanthemum

coliseum

classicism

coefficient

coefficients

communism

criticism

bacterium

curriculum

cynicism

cytoplasm

dandyism

deficiency

efficiency

despotism

delirium

dimorphism

darwinism

duodenum

druidism

dualism

dogmatism

divisional

dynamism

efficiencies

emporium

egoism

embolism

egotism

encomium

elysium

epithelium

europium

ergotism

exorcism

euphemism

fatalism

efficiently

feudalism

formalism

fetishism

deficiencies

futurism

geranium

gnosticism

gymnasium

heroism

harmonium

hedonism

hellenism

helotism

herbarium

hinduism

humanism

hypnotism

idealism

interregnum

iridium

defeatism

judaism

journalism

lawrencium

linoleum

legalism

lyricism

logarithm

leninism

magnesium

mannerism

mausoleum

mechanism

memorandum

microcosm

methodism

millennium

magnetism

mesmerism

modernism

molybdenum

moralism

mormonism

plagiarism

plasmodium

niobium

neoplasm

neutralism

nepotism

opprobrium

neptunium

mysticism

narcissism

nativism

nihilism

nephridium

officialdom

petroleum

obscenities

obscenity

ostracism

organism

paganism

palladium

pacifism

optimism

pessimism

polonium

populism

pluralism

potassium

pragmatism

pugilism

rheumatism

referendum

satanism

selenium

semitism

skepticism

socialism

stoicism

subcontracted

subcommittee

subcontractor

subcommittees

subcontractors

sufficiency

sufficiently

symposium

symbolism

synergism

tellurium

terrorism

titanium

tribalism

unionism

ultimatum

uranium

vanadium

vandalism

jansenism

jerusalem

zionism

zirconium

jingoism

12 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word opossum

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:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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