rhyme

[rahym] / raɪm /

NOUN

poetry in which lines end with like sounds

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cadence poem poetry rhythm tune verse

STRONG

alliteration beat couplet doggerel harmony measure meter ode poesy rune song

WEAK

half-rhyme iambic pentameter nursery rhyme slant rhyme vowel-chime

Antonyms

STRONGEST

prose

Example Sentences

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That’s not to say there’s any rhyme or reason to the stock moves most days.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

That does tend to rhyme a little more with the current day.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

"There is no rhyme or reason to it."

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Sundance picks often rhyme, as was evident in two well-done black comedies about high-school students who put on wildly inappropriate plays.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

For young children, the rhyme is magical as they first encounter the powerful sound of rhyming words.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Vocabulary lists containing rhyme

Poetry: Literary Devices

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