Words That Rhyme With Specific
142 rhymes for "specific" (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
- "specific" has only a few perfect rhymes (horrific, pacific, prolific and terrific), so many writers mix in near rhymes to avoid the obvious pairs.
- For a softer, less predictable sound, try a near rhyme such as explicit, implicit and archbishop.
- For rap, multisyllable matches like acidic, decision and assisted carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.
Perfect rhymes for specific (7)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
3 syllables
- horrific
- pacific
- prolific
- terrific
4+ syllables
- scientific
- hieroglyphic
- unscientific
Multisyllable rhymes for specific (120)
The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.
3 syllables
- acidic
- decision
- assisted
- exhibit
- positioned
- incision
- insipid
- rescinded
- addition
- assistant
- condition
- consistent
- convinces
- convincing
- division
- edition
- efficient
- existed
- existing
- insisted
- insisting
- position
- statistic
- sufficient
- addicted
- assistance
- assisting
- commissioned
- conditioned
- consisted
- consisting
- convicted
- conviction
- dismissing
- inhibit
- intrinsic
- predicted
- provision
- simplistic
- tradition
- unfinished
- affixing
- deficient
- physician
- rescinding
- sadistic
- admitted
- beginning
- commission
- commitment
- description
- distinction
- distinguish
- equipment
- initial
- official
- submitted
- submitting
- suspicion
- addicting
- convicting
- dismisses
- equipping
- imprisoned
- insistence
- linguistic
- predicting
- suspicious
4+ syllables
- parasitic
- criticism
- cataclysmic
- circumcision
- cynicism
- indecision
- mysticism
- propositioned
- relativistic
- requisitioned
- skepticism
- eroticism
- fanaticism
- narcissism
- narcissistic
- ostracism
- stoicism
- competition
- composition
- definition
- inconsistent
- mechanism
- opposition
- recognition
- television
- acquisition
- communism
- contradicted
- contradiction
- disposition
- expedition
- idealistic
- inefficient
- insufficient
- mathematician
- optimistic
- politician
- proposition
- realistic
- reminiscent
- repetition
- unconvincing
- antagonistic
- coefficient
- deterministic
- exposition
- imposition
- artificial
- engineering
- beneficial
- contradicting
- unofficial
Near rhymes for specific (15)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
3 syllables
- explicit
- implicit
- archbishop
- elicit
- illicit
- revisit
- solicit
2 syllables
- civic
- visit
- bishop
- livid
- pivot
- rivet
- vivid
4+ syllables
- monolithic
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Questions about rhymes for specific
What rhymes with specific?
Common perfect rhymes for specific include horrific, pacific, prolific, terrific, scientific, hieroglyphic and unscientific. This page lists 142 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for specific?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of specific but change a consonant. Good ones include explicit, implicit, archbishop, elicit, illicit and revisit.
How many syllables are in specific?
Specific 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.