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

aching

addle

able

aging

akins

aisle

algal

amble

agile

ample

anal

against

ankle

annal

anvil

annul

apple

april

appel

askance

angel

artful

arval

angle

asians

asking

astral

assumes

aural

austral

axle

awful

babble

babel

blissful

baffle

basal

bangle

bashful

barrel

basil

basins

battle

beadle

beagle

bedell

becomes

beckons

bagging

beetle

bauble

begins

beacons

beijing

backing

bestial

bethel

bengal

beryl

betel

bevel

bible

biggins

bagel

boastful

bristol

bodle

boggle

bogle

boodle

borel

boozing

bottle

bowel

bristle

brindle

boxing

brickle

bramble

brandle

bridal

bridle

brittle

bubble

brutal

brothel

buccal

bucking

buckle

bumble

bushel

bundle

buckskins

burel

bushings

bugle

burble

bustle

cancel

camel

baleful

candle

butyl

cable

cackle

caissons

cajuns

bygones

cantle

capel

baking

careful

carnal

carpal

casings

carol

carrel

carrol

casing

castle

central

cattle

caudal

caudle

causal

ceryl

channel

chapel

cheerful

chisel

chickens

chattel

choral

chasing

choking

chortle

chuckle

civil

coastal

circle

cobble

coaxing

cockle

coble

coaching

cocking

cocoons

coddle

cognac

colonel

council

consul

corbel

coppel

copple

coral

cooking

cordial

cornel

counsel

cosens

couching

couple

crackle

cradle

cousins

crandall

cripple

crucial

crystal

crumple

crustal

cudgel

cuddle

cuisines

cushions

cymbal

damsel

daniel

darnel

dangle

cycle

dabble

dawdle

dashing

dazzle

deacons

crumble

cromwell

dekle

cruel

dismal

dental

dermal

devil

dial

dimple

dibble

digging

dicing

dingle

dishing

crewel

distal

capsule

cranial

kindle

dismays

docile

caple

dorsal

dribble

dreadful

double

dockings

doleful

doubtful

doodle

drabble

dozens

dowel

drivel

drizzle

dual

ductile

duffel

ducal

ducking

duel

dwindle

eagle

easel

easing

eisel

eking

eggnog

eggnogs

engle

gribble

entrail

equal

ethel

essence

gristle

ethyl

exchange

evil

exhumes

fable

facial

fecal

faithful

fangle

fearful

fatal

faunal

fashions

feeble

fateful

fennel

feral

fertile

fickle

fetal

feudal

fiddle

fiscal

fissile

fitful

fipple

fixings

fishing

fixing

final

fizzle

flannel

fluegel

forceful

fondle

floral

focal

foible

formal

fossil

frizzle

fretful

frontal

freckle

frightful

fruitful

frazzle

frugal

fragile

fucking

fuddle

fumble

gambrel

gamble

fungal

funnel

gainful

futile

gable

genial

garble

gaggle

fuel

gascons

gassing

giggle

glacial

gentle

gleeful

gavel

girdle

global

glottal

gospel

graceful

granule

gobble

goggle

google

goral

grackle

grapple

grateful

gravel

facings

grindle

facile

grizzle

facing

grumble

grovel

gushing

guzzle

gurgle

docking

hansel

harmel

hamal

hamel

handle

hable

hackle

haggle

harle

harmful

herschel

hassle

healthful

helpful

heckle

hegel

hateful

hazel

hazle

herbal

hatchel

hobble

hogging

hopeful

hostel

hostile

hopple

houseful

housel

housings

housing

humble

hummel

hovel

huckle

huddle

hugging

hurdle

hurtful

icing

howell

hustle

hymnal

hurtle

idle

idol

hissing

hogans

ingle

isms

jumble

jiggle

jingle

jackal

jungle

jostle

juggle

journal

joyful

jogging

joking

kendal

jangle

kennel

kettle

kernel

jewel

kibble

kicking

icons

kiddle

kinkle

kittel

kittle

knittle

knuckle

label

ladle

larval

lashings

lashing

legging

leasing

legal

leggings

laurel

lawful

leaking

lentil

lakins

lessens

lethal

lessons

lesions

level

laughing

legions

machines

libel

license

licensed

legumes

lingle

lintel

likins

lagging

lisle

liking

little

licking

loral

looking

loosens

logging

losing

lagoons

loyal

local

lichens

lustful

likens

lykens

lozenge

mammal

makings

making

mangle

mantel

mantle

marble

maple

marshal

martial

marvel

maxims

masons

medal

meddle

magness

mendel

mental

methyl

metal

mettle

mickle

middle

minstrel

mingle

mindful

missal

mishmash

missel

missile

missing

mistral

mitral

mobile

mochel

mocking

modal

mongol

model

mogul

moral

morsel

mortal

mumble

missions

mosel

muckle

muddle

muffle

mournful

muggings

motile

mugging

muscle

mural

mussel

muzzle

myrtle

musings

needful

nasal

natal

naval

navel

nagging

needle

nestle

nibble

nickle

neural

neutral

nickel

nimble

nipple

nettle

nuptial

noble

normal

nosing

novel

nozzle

nuisance

nuzzle

musing

mesons

pistol

noodle

oceans

ogle

opal

oral

orval

oval

partial

paddle

panel

pacing

parcel

packing

painful

panful

papal

paging

peaceful

peacenik

passions

paschal

passing

pencil

penal

pedal

peddle

peaking

pegging

pebble

people

peril

pecans

petal

phenol

phasing

pimple

pickle

piddle

pigskins

picnics

picnic

pickings

pigeons

picking

pistil

oozing

pleural

plural

playful

poisons

poking

pommel

poodle

portal

popple

possums

postal

pottle

postel

pretzel

prattle

prayerful

primal

pummel

pupil

purple

pushing

puzzle

quintal

quibble

pygmies

quickens

quarrel

quaking

racial

rabble

ramble

puddle

rammel

raffle

racing

racking

raising

raking

raging

raisins

rankle

rascal

rebel

rattle

ravel

racemes

raccoons

reasons

reckons

rectal

regel

regions

regains

regimes

regal

reigle

rejoins

rental

restful

renal

resins

resumes

revel

riddle

riffle

riggle

ripple

riggings

rigging

rightful

rifle

rigel

rial

rising

rumble

rumple

rundle

rival

ruble

ruddle

ruffle

rueful

royal

rubble

rousing

rustle

russians

rural

roble

ruttle

rocking

seckel

rouble

rhizomes

sable

scoundrel

saddle

sandal

saxons

scrabble

scribble

sample

scalpel

scramble

sagging

scornful

scandal

schisms

scovel

scruple

scuffle

scuttle

seasons

sacking

seizing

tasteful

sequel

shindle

several

shamble

shameful

sessions

settle

shekel

sequins

servile

shackle

shingle

shrivel

sibyl

sickle

shuffle

shuttle

shrapnel

sidle

sighing

simple

signal

sinful

single

sipple

sizing

sizzle

skillful

smittle

sniffle

shovel

smuggle

snuggle

soaking

social

spacial

spangle

sorel

sorrel

special

spaniel

sparkle

spatial

skittle

speckle

spectral

spinal

shocking

spindle

spittle

sprinkle

squiggle

spiteful

startle

spousal

squabble

stable

staple

squeezing

squirrel

steeple

stemple

stressful

stickle

sterile

struggle

stubble

strangle

stifle

straddle

straggle

stumble

subtle

suckle

supple

sucking

symbol

swindle

swingle

swivel

succinct

suttle

table

tacking

tackle

tactful

takings

tangle

spiral

tassel

sequence

tattle

tearful

teagle

technic

teachings

teaching

technics

technique

techniques

taking

temple

tensile

tercel

terrel

thankful

thimble

tinsel

thistle

tindal

tittle

thermal

ticking

thickens

thoughtful

throttle

tickle

tingle

tinkle

tipple

tidal

title

toddle

toggle

tribble

tonsil

tootle

topple

total

tossing

touching

towel

toughens

trickle

tramble

trammel

tremble

tressel

trestle

treble

tranquil

travel

tribal

trial

trample

trifle

trinkle

tumble

triple

trouble

truffle

tubal

tunnel

trundle

truthful

tuneful

turtle

tussle

umbel

twiddle

twinkle

twaddle

uncle

tweedle

tokens

ural

useful

vaccines

vikings

tycoons

vengeful

vassal

venal

vandal

vegans

ventral

vestal

vessel

verbal

vernal

vigil

vial

viking

vinyl

vowel

virile

visions

vital

vocal

waddle

wamble

wasteful

warble

watchful

waffle

wattle

washing

waking

wagons

weakens

zestful

wishing

weasel

whistle

willful

windle

whittle

wiggle

winkle

wishful

weevil

wistful

wrestle

wriggle

wrinkle

wrangle

wobble

worrel

whacking

wrongful

youthful

weighing

vacuums

3 syllable words

abysmal

abnormal

acquittal

accrual

actual

admiral

adrenal

aerial

agonists

affable

agonist

agnostics

agonize

agency

agnostic

agonized

agonies

ambrosial

agincourt

agencies

ancestral

apostle

apparel

animal

annual

apical

appraisal

approval

arable

archangel

archetypal

archival

ascension

arousal

arrival

arsenal

article

assemble

ariel

astraddle

audible

asuncion

auroral

awakens

autumnal

axioms

axial

bacchanal

baptismal

balmoral

barnacle

bankable

bassoonist

bedevil

bearable

beautiful

befuddle

bedraggle

begonias

betrayal

biblical

backpedal

bicycle

biddable

bimodal

bilingual

bifocal

biracial

bountiful

bookmakers

boondoggle

bookmaker

breakable

bronchial

businesses

burial

burnable

businesslike

businessman

caboodle

callable

cannibal

cantonal

capable

capital

capitol

caramel

cardinal

carnival

casinos

cathedral

cereal

cerebral

celestial

casual

cervical

changeable

chemical

chasuble

chronicle

clerical

classical

chargeable

clavicle

coequal

cogency

cognizance

cognizant

comical

commercial

colossal

commingle

colorful

conical

communal

congenial

corporal

conjugal

constable

coracle

coronal

cortical

countable

court-martial

colloidal

credible

disloyal

credential

culpable

cubicle

curable

cultural

cyclical

cuticle

debacle

deceitful

delightful

decency

decimal

crucible

deconstruct

denial

disciple

disconcert

diagnose

digital

disable

disincline

disconnect

disgraceful

disdainful

dishevel

disengaged

disengage

disconnects

dishonest

dismantle

disposal

dissemble

dissension

distasteful

distrustful

diurnal

drinkable

domical

doctoral

doggerel

doctrinal

durable

dutiful

eatable

edible

embattle

embezzle

empanel

enfeeble

encircle

enable

enamel

ennoble

ensemble

entangle

echoing

entitle

equable

epochal

equinox

especial

essential

eternal

errorful

eskimos

ethnical

ethical

eventful

example

doable

eugenic

exchanges

eugenics

external

exchanger

exchangers

familial

festival

fanciful

femoral

farcical

fallible

federal

feasible

fictional

fijians

finagle

filial

financial

fixable

flammable

fluxional

flexible

fluvial

flavorful

forcible

follicle

forgetful

fractional

fraternal

factual

fusible

functional

funeral

genital

general

graphical

gradual

granduncle

guttural

helical

hospital

gullible

hormonal

horrible

humoral

icicle

hygienists

hygienist

ignoble

iguanas

illegal

immobile

immoral

immortal

impanel

impartial

imperil

infernal

infertile

insightful

informal

integral

internal

interval

judgmental

judicial

issuance

issuing

jovial

jokingly

jockeying

juvenile

merciful

lateral

laudable

laughable

laconic

laughingstock

leasable

legible

laughingly

lexical

liberal

liable

liaisons

licensee

livable

licenser

lineal

lionel

likable

likeable

likenesses

literal

littoral

logical

licensure

lovable

low-level

licensees

licenses

magical

magnesite

magnesia

madrigal

lozenges

mandible

manhandle

marital

machinists

manual

marginal

meaningful

mackerel

masonic

masterful

mayoral

mechanic

maximize

maternal

mechanics

machinist

medical

mechanize

medial

menial

menstrual

obstacle

mackenzie

metrical

mineral

miracle

minimal

ministral

miscible

misconceive

misconstrue

mishandle

misconstrues

mistrial

mistrustful

monocle

multiple

movable

museums

musical

mutual

mutable

mythical

national

natural

nautical

neglectful

newcastle

newfangle

nominal

nocturnal

non-verbal

nonlethal

messenger

notable

notional

numeral

messengers

recital

official

nuisances

optical

optional

optimal

oracle

orbital

orchestral

pacemaker

pacemakers

pachinko

packinghouse

parable

palatial

parental

panhandle

palpable

personal

pastoral

pessimists

passable

passengers

paternal

peaceable

peacemakers

payable

peacemaker

pectoral

pedestal

perusal

particle

pessimist

passenger

plausible

pineal

pineapple

pinnacle

pitiful

plentiful

pivotal

pickerel

pluvial

pliable

prodigal

psychical

portrayal

possible

portable

potential

powerful

potable

preamble

postnatal

prenatal

prefrontal

primeval

practical

principal

principle

probable

proconsul

proposal

provincial

projectile

prudential

proximal

provable

punctual

purposeful

quizzical

quadruple

quintuple

quotable

radial

radical

ramshackle

rebuttal

reachable

rational

readable

reconcile

reconciles

taskmaster

regretful

rectangle

reconstruct

rehearsal

redouble

refusal

regional

regency

rekindle

remodel

remorseful

removal

resemble

retrieval

rentable

renewal

reprisal

resentful

resettle

reversal

respectful

resourceful

retinal

retrial

revival

ridable

ritual

seminal

sectional

sagittal

salable

scriptural

scalable

sculptural

seasonal

seagoing

sectoral

sentinel

sensual

sensible

serial

sequential

sexual

sigmoidal

sequences

sizable

skeptical

skeletal

sociable

sorrowful

soluble

solvable

spectacle

tactical

structural

substantial

suitable

surgical

survival

syllable

tangential

successful

tangible

technicals

technician

teachable

taxable

teaspoonful

technical

technicians

technocrat

tentacle

temporal

tenable

textual

terminal

terrible

unequal

reconquer

unlawful

technocrats

topical

touchable

townspeople

tracheal

traceable

tractable

trainable

transmittal

treatable

triangle

tribunal

trivial

tropical

triumphal

turntable

typical

uncivil

tunable

uncouple

unbundle

unable

unshackle

unfaithful

ungrateful

unsettle

unravel

unstable

upheaval

untruthful

untangle

usual

usable

utensil

vacancies

vacancy

vehicle

vegetal

varietal

vegetable

valuable

ventricle

vertical

vertebral

viable

versatile

vesicle

vaginal

visible

vitriol

visceral

visual

virginal

virtual

volatile

voluble

washable

weaknesses

wearable

wonderful

withdrawal

worshipful

workable

4 syllable words

abdominal

acceptable

accessible

accountable

additional

admissible

achievable

acoustical

adjustable

admirable

actionable

adaptable

adoptable

adorable

adverbial

advisable

agreeable

allowable

amenable

affordable

agonizes

agonizing

alkaloidal

amiable

alluvial

amicable

accidental

amendable

anarchical

augmentable

anecdotal

answerable

appealable

antisocial

antipodal

apocryphal

appreciable

approvable

approachable

applicable

arboreal

arterial

artificial

asexual

attainable

atypical

arguable

available

avoidable

binomial

bacterial

behavioral

believable

beneficial

biaxial

biannual

biennial

bilateral

bisexual

botanical

businesswoman

canonical

centrifugal

centennial

charitable

chimerical

circumstantial

coaxial

collateral

collapsible

conditional

collegial

colonial

combinable

comfortable

commendable

colloquial

corruptible

compensable

compatible

comparable

conceivable

conceptual

confirmable

confidential

confessional

congenital

congressional

consumable

consensual

consolable

contestable

contemptible

consonantal

consequential

continental

continual

conventional

convivial

convertible

controllable

controversial

correctional

corrigible

collectible

creditable

describable

desensitize

custodial

cylindrical

debatable

despicable

definable

defensible

deferential

decennial

deductible

delectable

delusional

deconstruction

demonstrable

departmental

dependable

desirable

deplorable

detachable

detrimental

devotional

diagnostics

diagonal

differential

dimensional

digestible

diagnostic

discernible

diagnoses

directional

disapproval

disassemble

disconcerting

disconnection

discountable

disenchantment

disengagement

disengaging

disentangle

dishonestly

dishonesty

disconnected

diagnosing

desensitized

dispensable

disposable

disrespectful

disputable

existential

divisional

divisible

duodenal

dysfunctional

electrical

elemental

eligible

elliptical

emotional

empirical

emmanuel

encyclical

employable

enforceable

enjoyable

enviable

episcopal

epithelial

epidermal

equitable

equivocal

ephemeral

estimable

erasable

ethereal

exceptional

exchangeable

excitable

excusable

execrable

eventual

expandable

explainable

explicable

extendible

extricable

exponential

exportable

fanatical

fathomable

fashionable

favorable

fissionable

foreseeable

forgivable

forfeitable

forgettable

formidable

fundamental

galenical

genocidal

governmental

grammatical

habitual

heretical

hexagonal

heritable

historical

hospitable

homicidal

honeysuckle

horizontal

honorable

hysterical

hydrothermal

iconoclast

habitable

identical

illegible

illogical

imitable

immovable

immutable

impassable

impeachable

imperial

impeccable

impersonal

implacable

implausible

impossible

improbable

impractical

impregnable

inaudible

inaugural

incapable

incidental

inflatable

hierarchical

indelible

incredible

incremental

incurable

inedible

ineffable

industrial

infeasible

inferential

infallible

inflammable

insatiable

insensible

influential

inscrutable

injectable

insoluble

interstitial

invincible

intestinal

instrumental

instructional

intangible

insubstantial

intentional

intermingle

intramural

intractable

invaluable

invisible

irascible

ironical

irrational

irritable

isothermal

issuable

issuances

inflexible

reciprocal

occasional

laryngeal

lamentable

logistical

liturgical

material

magnesium

malleable

manageable

mechanical

maniacal

marsupial

marketable

measurable

matriarchal

maximizes

maximizing

mechanism

mechanically

mechanisms

medicinal

memorable

memorial

mercurial

mesodermal

millennial

metacarpal

methodical

misconception

miserable

misconceptions

mosaical

mollycoddle

monumental

monolingual

municipal

motorcycle

messianic

navigable

negligible

negotiable

neonatal

noncommittal

noncommercial

nonessential

nutritional

obstetrical

nonsensical

nontechnical

observable

nontaxable

noticeable

numerical

knowledgeable

obtainable

occipital

occidental

zoological

nonvolatile

octahedral

pitiable

oceangoing

operable

ostensible

orthogonal

ornamental

original

oriental

paganism

palatable

paranormal

parietal

parochial

participle

oceanic

patentable

patriarchal

patrimonial

pessimistic

perennial

pentecostal

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Words that rhyme with the word dismissal

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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