Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with absolutely

Words that share the ending of absolutely — resolutely, acutely, astutely and more. 4 syllables, an open ending, pronounced AE2 B S AH0 L UW1 T L IY0.

Sound structure

absolutely has 4 syllables and is pronounced AE2 B S AH0 L UW1 T L IY0. Its ending, IY0, is an open ending.

Ending on a vowel lets you hold the note and roll into the next line. There are plenty of matches, but the rhyme blurs easily, so match the vowel one syllable earlier to keep it sharp.

The closest matches are resolutely, acutely, astutely, dissolutely.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
AE2 B S AH0 L UW1 T L IY0
Syllable breakdown
AE2 · B · S · AH0 · L · UW1 · T · L · IY0
Syllable count
4 syllables
Ending sound
IY0
Ending type
an open ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • resolutely R EH1 S AH0 L UW2 T L IY0 · 4 syllables · standard
  • acutely AH0 K Y UW1 T L IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
  • astutely AH0 S T UW1 T L IY0 · 3 syllables · rare
  • dissolutely D IH1 S AH0 L UW2 T L IY0 · 4 syllables · rare
  • cutely K Y UW1 T L IY0 · 2 syllables · rare
  • irresolutely IH0 R R EH1 Z AH0 L UW2 T L IY0 · 5 syllables · rare
  • semiresolutely S EH2 M IH0 R EH1 Z AH0 L UW2 T L IY0 · 6 syllables · rare
  • nonacutely N AA2 N AH0 K Y UW1 T L IY0 · 4 syllables · rare
  • mutely M Y UW1 T L IY0 · 2 syllables · rare
  • unresolutely AH2 N R EH1 Z AH0 L UW2 T L IY0 · 5 syllables · rare
  • unacutely AH0 N AH0 K Y UW1 T L IY0 · 4 syllables · rare
  • brutely B R UW1 T L IY0 · 2 syllables · rare
  • overacutely OW2 V AH0 R AH0 K Y UW1 T L IY0 · 5 syllables · rare
  • suitly S UW1 T L IY0 · 2 syllables · rare
  • superacutely S UW2 P AH0 R AH0 K Y UW1 T L IY0 · 5 syllables · rare

Near rhymes

The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.

  • be B IY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • he HH IY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • actually AE1 K CH UW2 AH0 L IY0 · 4 syllables · common
  • we W IY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • truly T R UW1 L IY0 · 2 syllables · standard
  • completely K AH0 M P L IY1 T L IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
  • usually Y UW1 ZH AH0 W AH0 L IY0 · 4 syllables · common
  • immediately IH2 M IY1 D IY2 AH0 T L IY0 · 5 syllables · standard
  • environment-friendly IH0 N V AY0 AH0 R AH0 N M AH0 N T F R EH1 N D L IY0 · 7 syllables · standard
  • extraordinary EH2 K S T R AH0 AO1 R D AH0 N EH2 R IY0 · 6 syllables · standard
  • me M IY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • movie M UW1 V IY0 · 2 syllables · common
  • off-duty AO2 F D UW1 T IY0 · 3 syllables · standard
  • military M IH1 L AH0 T EH2 R IY0 · 4 syllables · common
  • university Y UW2 N AH0 V ER1 S AH0 T IY0 · 5 syllables · common
  • absofuckinglutely AE0 B S AH0 F AH0 K IH0 NG L UW0 T L IY0 · 6 syllables · rare
  • she SH IY1 · 1 syllable · common
  • beauty B Y UW1 T IY0 · 2 syllables · standard
  • currently K ER1 AH0 N T L IY0 · 3 syllables · common
  • heavy-duty HH EH2 V IY0 D UW1 D IY0 · 4 syllables · standard

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

How this was worked out

RhymeMore matches sound, not spelling. It splits a word into syllables, pulls out the vowel and the closing consonant of each, and groups candidates by how many syllables agree counting back from the end. The FAQ explains the method in full.

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