Words That Rhyme With Shift
131 rhymes for "shift" (1 syllable): 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
- "shift" is easy to rhyme: lift, drift, gift and rift 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 bit, fit and hint.
- Longer rhymes like adrift let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.
Perfect rhymes for shift (11)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
1 syllable
- lift
- drift
- gift
- rift
- sift
- sniffed
- stiffed
- swift
- thrift
- miffed
2 syllables
- adrift
Near rhymes for shift (120)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
1 syllable
- bit
- fit
- hint
- hit
- it
- list
- missed
- picked
- quit
- script
- sit
- split
- strict
- switched
- wished
- clipped
- dripped
- fished
- flipped
- kicked
- kit
- lit
- mint
- mist
- nicked
- pit
- ripped
- shipped
- skipped
- slipped
- spit
- stripped
- twist
- wit
- wrist
- chipped
- clicked
- crypt
- cyst
- dipped
- dished
- ditched
- fist
- flint
- flit
- gist
- glint
- gripped
- grit
- hissed
- hitched
- kissed
- knit
- licked
- lint
- mitt
- nipped
- nit
- pitched
- pricked
- quipped
- sipped
- skit
- slicked
- slit
- splint
- sprint
- squint
- stint
- swished
- ticked
- tint
- tipped
- tricked
- tripped
- whipped
- wist
- writ
- zipped
- fixed
- linked
- mixed
2 syllables
3 syllables
- contradict
- coexist
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What rhymes with shift?
Common perfect rhymes for shift include lift, drift, gift, rift, sift, sniffed, stiffed and swift. This page lists 131 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for shift?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of shift but change a consonant. Good ones include bit, fit, hint, hit, it and list.
How many syllables are in shift?
Shift has 1 syllable 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.