Words That Rhyme With Gather
139 rhymes for "gather" (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
- "gather" has only a few perfect rhymes (rather, lather and slather), so many writers mix in near rhymes to avoid the obvious pairs.
- For a softer, less predictable sound, try a near rhyme such as gathered, slathered and panther.
- For rap, multisyllable matches like answer, cancer and dancer carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.
Perfect rhymes for gather (3)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
2 syllables
- rather
- lather
- slather
Multisyllable rhymes for gather (120)
The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.
2 syllables
- answer
- cancer
- dancer
- after
- answered
- chapter
- factor
- faster
- latter
- manner
- master
- matter
- actor
- advert
- amber
- anger
- banner
- capture
- grammar
- hacker
- hammer
- ladder
- laughter
- plaster
- scanner
- scatter
- stagger
- wrapper
- ampere
- anchor
- apter
- backer
- badger
- banker
- banter
- batter
- blacker
- bladder
- blander
- blaster
- camper
- candor
- canker
- canter
- captor
- caster
- chatter
- clamber
- clamor
- clapper
- clatter
- cracker
- dagger
- damper
- danker
- dapper
- fatter
- flatter
- gander
- glamour
- grabber
- hamper
- hangar
- hanger
- hanker
- lacquer
- lander
- madder
- manor
- packer
- pamper
- pander
- pastor
- patter
- planner
- platter
- rafter
- rancor
- ranker
- raster
- sadder
- shatter
- slacker
- spanner
- spatter
- splatter
- stammer
- stature
- swagger
- tamper
- tanker
- tanner
- thatcher
- trapper
- standard
- backward
- captured
- handler
- hazards
- password
- plastered
- scattered
- staggered
- pattern
3 syllables
- freelancer
- disaster
- postmaster
- programmer
- adapter
- reactor
- thereafter
- attacker
- kidnapper
- nutcracker
- sledgehammer
- stepladder
- unanswered
4+ syllables
- manufacture
- firecracker
- manufactured
Near rhymes for gather (16)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
2 syllables
- gathered
- slathered
- panther
- panthers
- hazard
- azure
- brasher
- flasher
- passer
- traverse
- flashers
- staffer
- staffers
3 syllables
- haphazard
- cadaver
- cadavers
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Questions about rhymes for gather
What rhymes with gather?
Common perfect rhymes for gather include rather, lather and slather. This page lists 139 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for gather?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of gather but change a consonant. Good ones include gathered, slathered, panther, panthers, hazard and azure.
How many syllables are in gather?
Gather 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.