Words That Rhyme With Itself
169 rhymes for "itself" (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
- "itself" is easy to rhyme: herself, himself, myself and yourself 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 compels, cartels and dispels.
- For rap, multisyllable matches like excel, excelled and cassette carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.
Perfect rhymes for itself (9)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
3 syllables
- ourself
Multisyllable rhymes for itself (120)
The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.
2 syllables
- excel
- excelled
- cassette
- except
- subset
- success
- upset
- accent
- ascend
- assess
- assessed
- consent
- descend
- insect
- obsess
- obsessed
- possess
- unset
- ascent
- assent
- beset
- descent
- dissent
- gazelle
- incense
- incensed
- nutshell
- recess
- recessed
- sunset
- unsaid
- affair
- affect
- ahead
- attempt
- attend
- defense
- detect
- effect
- event
- extend
- extent
- instead
- intend
- invent
- misled
- prevent
- protect
- unless
- condemn
- condense
- confess
- contempt
- contend
- defend
- distress
- exempt
- infect
- intense
- intent
- invest
- offend
- offense
- possessed
- resent
- unfair
- upstairs
- befell
- convex
- distend
- profess
- upheld
- withheld
- addressed
- again
- against
- aware
- compare
- compared
- connect
- declare
- declared
- depend
- expect
- expense
- express
- reflect
- regret
- reject
- repair
- request
- respect
- somewhere
- subject
- suggest
- suspect
- suspend
- compel
- compelled
- condemned
- condensed
- indent
- neglect
3 syllables
4+ syllables
- misrepresent
- nevertheless
Near rhymes for itself (40)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
2 syllables
- compels
- cartels
- dispels
- excels
- farewells
- gazelles
- hotels
- lapels
- misspells
- motels
- pastels
- propels
- repels
1 syllable
- twelve
- shelve
- delve
- else
- health
- sells
- spells
- tells
- bells
- cells
- shells
- smells
- wealth
- dwells
- fells
- stealth
- swells
- twelfth
- wells
- yells
- gels
- deaf
- chef
- clef
- f
- ref
3 syllables
- organelles
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Questions about rhymes for itself
What rhymes with itself?
Common perfect rhymes for itself include herself, himself, myself, yourself, oneself, self, shelf and elf. This page lists 169 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for itself?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of itself but change a consonant. Good ones include compels, cartels, dispels, excels, farewells and gazelles.
How many syllables are in itself?
Itself 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.