Words That Rhyme With Action
169 rhymes for "action" (2 syllables): perfect rhymes, multisyllable rhymes and near rhymes, each grouped by syllable count with the most common words first. Click a linked word to see what rhymes with it.
How to use this rhyme
- "action" is easy to rhyme: fraction, faction, traction and reaction all share its ending sound, so you can hold one rhyme across a whole verse.
- For a softer, less predictable sound, try a near rhyme such as sanction, fashion and passion.
- For rap, multisyllable matches like fasten, sanctioned and sanctions carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.
Perfect rhymes for action (17)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
2 syllables
- fraction
- faction
- traction
3 syllables
- reaction
- abstraction
- attraction
- extraction
- transaction
- contraction
- distraction
- inaction
- infraction
- retraction
- subtraction
4+ syllables
- interaction
- satisfaction
- dissatisfaction
Multisyllable rhymes for action (120)
The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.
2 syllables
- fasten
- sanctioned
- sanctions
- fractious
- captain
- crashes
- flashes
- happen
- having
- passing
- anxious
- ashes
- axes
- axis
- bashes
- clashes
- classing
- dancing
- dashes
- dragon
- famine
- fascist
- fashioned
- fashions
- laughing
- sadden
- smashes
- taxes
- transient
- caches
- captioned
- captions
- cashes
- gashes
- grandson
- hashes
- lashes
- passions
- rashes
- rationed
- rations
- saffron
- sashes
- slashes
- splashes
- thrashes
- trashes
- absence
- acting
- adding
- asking
- backing
- branches
- catches
- catching
- chances
- classes
- datum
- granting
- handing
- hanging
- haven't
- lacking
- landing
- matches
- passes
- planning
- random
- standing
- trapping
- absent
- acid
- basses
- cracking
- dances
- glasses
- hacking
- masses
- matching
- packing
- patching
- sacking
- scratching
- tacking
- transit
- acted
- bracket
- packet
- practice
3 syllables
- assassin
- advancing
- examine
- imagine
- abandon
- bandwagon
- collapsing
- companion
- enhancing
- relaxes
- sarcasm
- backlashes
- contraptions
- expansions
- eyelashes
- impassioned
- mustaches
- pugnacious
- advances
- attaching
- broadcasting
- expanding
- financial
- programming
- substantial
- enhances
- finances
4+ syllables
- enthusiasm
- circumstances
- misunderstanding
- understanding
Near rhymes for action (32)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
2 syllables
- sanction
- fashion
- passion
- ashen
- caption
- mansion
- ration
- crashing
- flashing
- bashing
- dashing
- smashing
- caching
- cashing
- clashing
- gnashing
- hashing
- lashing
- maxim
- slashing
- splashing
- taxing
- thrashing
- trashing
- waxing
- faxing
- stashing
3 syllables
- expansion
- compassion
- contraption
- relaxing
- rehashing
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Questions about rhymes for action
What rhymes with action?
Common perfect rhymes for action include fraction, faction, traction, reaction, abstraction, attraction, extraction and transaction. This page lists 169 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for action?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of action but change a consonant. Good ones include sanction, fashion, passion, ashen, caption and mansion.
How many syllables are in action?
Action has 2 syllables in standard US pronunciation.
Rhymes use US pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University) and the SCOWL word lists (Kevin Atkinson). Offensive words are left out.