Words That Rhyme With Derive
206 rhymes for "derive" (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
- "derive" is easy to rhyme: alive, arrive, survive and contrive 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 advice, advise and applies.
- For rap, multisyllable matches like awry, arrived and derived carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.
Perfect rhymes for derive (15)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
Multisyllable rhymes for derive (101)
The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.
2 syllables
- awry
- arrived
- derived
- surprised
- survived
- worldwide
- searchlight
- surmised
- turnpike
- worthwhile
- erstwhile
- perspire
- turnstile
3 syllables
- authorize
- summarize
- glamorize
- memorize
- motorize
- pasteurize
- plagiarize
- polarize
- pulverize
- satirize
- terrorize
- theorize
- vaporize
- burglarize
- mesmerize
- pressurize
- authorized
- summarized
- afterlife
- afterlives
- memorized
- motorized
- pasteurized
- plagiarized
- polarized
- pulverized
- terrorized
- theorized
- vaporized
- burglarized
- mesmerized
- pressurized
- advertise
- exercise
- otherwise
- enterprise
- overtime
- standardize
- supervise
- underlie
- butterfly
- firefly
- fraternize
- jeopardize
- modernize
- wintertime
- energize
- summertime
- westernize
- advertised
- borderline
- exercised
- overnight
- overpriced
- override
- standardized
- supervised
- underline
- underlined
- fireside
- intertwine
- intertwined
- jeopardized
- mastermind
- modernized
- motorbike
- oversight
- overwrite
- undermine
- undermined
- underside
- underwrite
- watertight
- colorblind
- energized
- riverside
- westernized
4+ syllables
- computerize
- categorize
- characterize
- familiarize
- popularize
- computerized
- unauthorized
- categorized
- characterized
- familiarized
- popularized
Near rhymes for derive (90)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
2 syllables
1 syllable
3 syllables
- overprice
- underlies
- oversize
4+ syllables
- decriminalize
- sensationalize
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Questions about rhymes for derive
What rhymes with derive?
Common perfect rhymes for derive include alive, arrive, survive, contrive, deprive, revive, connive and drive. This page lists 206 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for derive?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of derive but change a consonant. Good ones include advice, advise, applies, arise, device and implies.
How many syllables are in derive?
Derive 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.