Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with responsible

Words that share the ending of responsible — irresponsible, possible, impossible and more. 4 syllables, a liquid ending, pronounced R IY0 S P AA1 N S AH0 B AH0 L.

Sound structure

responsible has 4 syllables and is pronounced R IY0 S P AA1 N S AH0 B AH0 L. Its ending, L, is a liquid ending.

An l or r ending keeps the tongue moving, which makes it glide into the following syllable. It sits well in fast flows.

The closest matches are irresponsible, possible, impossible, get-at-able.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
R IY0 S P AA1 N S AH0 B AH0 L
Syllable breakdown
R · IY0 · S · P · AA1 · N · S · AH0 · B · AH0 · L
Syllable count
4 syllables
Ending sound
L
Ending type
a liquid ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • irresponsible IH2 R AH0 S P AA1 N S AH0 B AH0 L · 5 syllables · standard

Near rhymes

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

  • possible P AA1 S AH0 B AH0 L · 3 syllables · common
  • impossible IH2 M P AA1 S AH0 B AH0 L · 4 syllables · standard
  • get-at-able G EH2 D AE1 D AH0 B AH0 L · 4 syllables · common
  • article AA1 R T AH0 K AH0 L · 3 syllables · common
  • available AH0 V EY1 L AH0 B AH0 L · 4 syllables · common
  • couple K AH1 P AH0 L · 2 syllables · common
  • international IH2 N T ER0 N AE1 SH AH0 N AH0 L · 5 syllables · common
  • full F UH1 L · 1 syllable · common
  • non-agricultural N AA2 N AE2 G R IH0 K AH1 L CH ER0 AH0 L · 6 syllables · standard
  • ada-accessible EY2 D IY2 EY2 AH0 K S EH1 S AH0 B AH0 L · 7 syllables · standard
  • national N AE1 SH AH0 N AH0 L · 3 syllables · common
  • remarkable R IH0 M AA1 R K AH0 B AH0 L · 4 syllables · standard
  • double D AH1 B AH0 L · 2 syllables · standard
  • individual IH2 N D AH0 V IH1 JH AH0 W AH0 L · 5 syllables · standard
  • skull S K AH1 L · 1 syllable · standard
  • organizational AO2 R G AH0 N AH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N AH0 L · 6 syllables · standard
  • anti-intellectual AE2 N T IY0 IH2 N T AH0 L EH1 K CH AH0 W AH0 L · 7 syllables · standard
  • constable K AA1 N S T AH0 B AH0 L · 3 syllables · standard
  • original ER0 IH1 JH AH0 N AH0 L · 4 syllables · common
  • model M AA1 D AH0 L · 2 syllables · common
  • backward-compatible B AE2 K W AH0 R D K AH0 M P AE1 D AH0 B AH0 L · 6 syllables · standard
  • self-incompatible S EH2 L F IH0 N K AH0 M P AE1 D AH0 B AH0 L · 6 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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