rhymes

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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Attending LaGuardia High School of Music & Art, he became friends with future rapper Dana Dane and they started writing their own rhymes.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

This kind of talk rhymes with how Tesla in 2016 described Musk’s plans for merging Tesla with SolarCity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

As is often said, history does not repeat itself, but it frequently rhymes.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

“The U.S. equity market’s current combination of elevated valuations, extreme concentration, and strong recent returns rhymes with a handful of overextended equity markets during the last century,” says Snider and team.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

“Hank Marvin rhymes with starvin’, so it means ‘hungry.’

From "City Spies" by James Ponti