Words That Rhyme With Official

147 rhymes for "official" (3 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

  • "official" is easy to rhyme: initial, judicial, artificial and beneficial 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 provincial, dismissal and epistle.
  • For rap, multisyllable matches like efficient, position and sufficient carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.

Perfect rhymes for official (8)

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

3 syllables

4+ syllables

  • artificial
  • beneficial
  • superficial
  • unofficial
  • prejudicial
  • sacrificial

Multisyllable rhymes for official (120)

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

3 syllables

4+ syllables

  • composition
  • opposition
  • acquisition
  • disposition
  • inefficient
  • insufficient
  • proposition
  • coefficient
  • crucifixion
  • exposition
  • imposition
  • inquisition
  • juxtaposition
  • noncommittal
  • participle
  • predisposition
  • requisition
  • supposition
  • presupposition
  • competition
  • definition
  • recognition
  • television
  • contradiction
  • exhibition
  • expedition
  • inhibition
  • mathematician
  • politician
  • repetition
  • admonition
  • ammunition
  • benefited
  • circumcision
  • crucifixes
  • extradition
  • indecision
  • metaphysics
  • pacifism
  • premonition
  • prohibition
  • propositioned
  • redefinition
  • repetitious
  • requisitioned
  • subdivision
  • criticism
  • inconsistent
  • mechanism
  • scientific
  • abolition
  • unconvincing
  • disappearing

Near rhymes for official (19)

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

3 syllables

  • provincial
  • dismissal
  • epistle

2 syllables

  • wishful
  • civil
  • drivel
  • missile
  • whistle
  • bristle
  • chisel
  • drizzle
  • fizzle
  • gristle
  • shrivel
  • sizzle
  • sniffle
  • swivel
  • thistle

4+ syllables

  • antimissile

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What rhymes with official?

Common perfect rhymes for official include initial, judicial, artificial, beneficial, superficial, unofficial, prejudicial and sacrificial. This page lists 147 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.

What is a near rhyme for official?

Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of official but change a consonant. Good ones include provincial, dismissal, epistle, wishful, civil and drivel.

How many syllables are in official?

Official has 3 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.