Words That Rhyme With Delay
322 rhymes for "delay" (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
- "delay" is easy to rhyme: away, display, obey and survey 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 afraid, create and debate.
- For rap, multisyllable matches like inlay, relates and someplace carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.
Perfect rhymes for delay (82)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
2 syllables
1 syllable
3 syllables
- everyday
- cabaret
- disarray
- disobey
- faraway
- gaudier
- baa
- underpay
4+ syllables
- communique
- cabriolet
Multisyllable rhymes for delay (120)
The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.
2 syllables
3 syllables
- formulae
- calculate
- isolate
- circulate
- correlate
- emulate
- populate
- postulate
- speculate
- stimulate
- accolade
- copulate
- escalate
- formulate
- insulate
- marmalade
- mutilate
- oscillate
- percolate
- regulate
- stipulate
- tabulate
- titillate
- vacillate
- ventilate
- holiday
- contemplate
- simulates
- commonplace
- infiltrate
- legislate
- marketplace
- vertebrae
- irritate
- nowadays
- celebrate
- compensate
- concentrate
- designate
- devastate
- dominate
- fascinate
- hesitate
- illustrate
- integrate
- paraphrase
- terminate
- getaway
- complicate
- database
- dedicate
- demonstrate
- indicate
- activate
- allocate
- automate
- educate
- motivate
- unexplained
4+ syllables
- accumulate
- congratulate
- manipulate
- annihilate
- articulate
- assimilate
- coagulate
- encapsulate
- extrapolate
- inoculate
- miscalculate
- evacuate
- accommodate
- concatenate
- discriminate
- eliminate
- facilitate
- invalidate
- originate
- communicate
- investigate
- sophisticate
- anticipate
- interrogate
- participate
- underestimate
Near rhymes for delay (120)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
2 syllables
1 syllable
- aid
- ate
- base
- case
- date
- eight
- face
- fate
- great
- hate
- late
- made
- paid
- phase
- phrase
- place
- played
- race
- raise
- rate
- space
- state
- stayed
- straight
- trace
- wait
- weight
- ace
- blade
- chase
- gate
- grace
- grade
- laid
- maize
- mate
- maze
- pace
- plate
- praise
- prayed
- raid
- shade
- trade
- wade
- aide
- bade
- bait
- bayed
- blaze
- brace
- braid
- braise
- crate
- craze
- dais
- daze
- fade
- faze
- gait
- gaze
- glade
- glaze
- grate
- graze
- haze
- jade
- lace
- lade
- mace
- maid
- pate
- raze
- skate
- slate
- spade
- spate
- staid
- suede
- trait
- vase
3 syllables
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Questions about rhymes for delay
What rhymes with delay?
Common perfect rhymes for delay include away, display, obey, survey, today, array, ballet and convey. This page lists 322 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for delay?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of delay but change a consonant. Good ones include afraid, create, debate, decade, displayed and persuade.
How many syllables are in delay?
Delay 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.