Words That Rhyme With Demise

299 rhymes for "demise" (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

  • "demise" is easy to rhyme: advise, applies, arise and implies 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 arrives, besides and combines.
  • For rap, multisyllable matches like tonight, denied and sunrise carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.

Perfect rhymes for demise (59)

The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.

2 syllables

1 syllable

  • buys
  • dies
  • eyes
  • flies
  • fries
  • lies
  • rise
  • size
  • ties
  • tries
  • wise
  • cries
  • dries
  • guys
  • prize
  • spies
  • ayes
  • dyes
  • guise
  • highs
  • pies
  • plies
  • pries
  • shies
  • sighs
  • skies
  • thighs
  • vies
  • whys

3 syllables

  • underlies
  • improvise
  • oversize

4+ syllables

  • decriminalize
  • sensationalize

Multisyllable rhymes for demise (120)

The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.

2 syllables

3 syllables

  • compromise
  • maximize
  • minimize
  • optimize
  • customize
  • itemize
  • organize
  • recognize
  • optimized
  • patronize
  • agonize
  • colonize
  • compromised
  • customized
  • dynamite
  • galvanize
  • harmonize
  • humanize
  • itemized
  • maximized
  • mechanize
  • minimized
  • scrutinize
  • synchronize
  • televise
  • unionize
  • alumni
  • clarify
  • justify
  • modify
  • notify
  • occupy
  • organized
  • qualify
  • recognized
  • satisfy
  • specify
  • classify
  • criticize
  • emphasize
  • horrify
  • patronized
  • publicize
  • rectify
  • sacrifice
  • simplify
  • subsidize
  • sympathize
  • terrify
  • unify
  • verify
  • alibi
  • amplify
  • certify
  • circumcise
  • crucify
  • deify
  • pacify
  • purify
  • ratify
  • termini
  • typify
  • vilify
  • justified
  • modified
  • occupied
  • qualified
  • realize
  • satisfied
  • specified
  • analyze
  • civilize
  • clarified
  • classified
  • finalize
  • horrified
  • megabyte
  • notified
  • paradise
  • rectified
  • redefine
  • simplified
  • specialize
  • terrified
  • unified
  • verified

4+ syllables

  • economize
  • epitomize
  • antagonize
  • homogenize
  • reorganize
  • revolutionize
  • disorganize
  • epitomized
  • apologize
  • identify
  • generalize
  • identified
  • initialize
  • unjustified
  • unspecified

Near rhymes for demise (120)

Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.

2 syllables

  • arrives
  • besides
  • combines
  • decides
  • defines
  • derives
  • describes
  • designs
  • divides
  • inclines
  • provides
  • sometimes
  • survives
  • aligns
  • assigns
  • declines
  • deprives
  • misguides
  • prescribes
  • refines
  • resides
  • resigns
  • abides
  • ascribes
  • asides
  • collides
  • confides
  • derides
  • insides
  • outsides
  • presides
  • revives
  • advice
  • apply
  • device
  • hereby
  • imply
  • nearby
  • precise
  • rely
  • reminds
  • reply
  • suffice
  • supply
  • thereby
  • whereby

1 syllable

  • drives
  • hides
  • lines
  • sides
  • signs
  • times
  • climbs
  • crimes
  • dines
  • dives
  • fines
  • guides
  • mines
  • primes
  • rides
  • shines
  • slides
  • tribes
  • wines
  • wives
  • bribes
  • brides
  • chides
  • chimes
  • climes
  • dimes
  • fives
  • gibes
  • glides
  • grimes
  • hives
  • jibes
  • knives
  • limes
  • nines
  • pines
  • prides
  • rhymes
  • scribes
  • shrines
  • spines
  • strides
  • strives
  • thrives
  • tides
  • vines
  • whines
  • binds
  • buy
  • by
  • cry
  • die
  • dry
  • eye
  • finds
  • fly
  • fry
  • grinds
  • guy
  • high
  • ice
  • kinds
  • lie
  • minds
  • my
  • nice
  • pi
  • price
  • tie
  • try
  • twice
  • vice
  • why

3 syllables

  • redefines

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Questions about rhymes for demise

What rhymes with demise?

Common perfect rhymes for demise include advise, applies, arise, implies, replies, supplies, surprise and allies. This page lists 299 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.

What is a near rhyme for demise?

Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of demise but change a consonant. Good ones include arrives, besides, combines, decides, defines and derives.

How many syllables are in demise?

Demise 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.