Words That Rhyme With Very
156 rhymes for "very" (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
- "very" is easy to rhyme: bury, carry, marry and fairy 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 buried, varied and varies.
- For rap, multisyllable matches like entry, scarcely and belfry carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.
Perfect rhymes for very (22)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
3 syllables
- contrary
- canary
- unwary
- remarry
4+ syllables
- actuary
Multisyllable rhymes for very (120)
The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.
2 syllables
3 syllables
- primary
- blackberry
- blueberry
- cranberry
- raspberry
- rosemary
- strawberry
- especially
- already
- assembly
- correctly
- directly
- immensely
- intensely
- unfriendly
4+ syllables
- arbitrary
- dictionary
- military
- necessary
- ordinary
- secondary
- secretary
- temporary
- unnecessary
- commentary
- contemporary
- customary
- disciplinary
- evolutionary
- extraordinary
- honorary
- imaginary
- legendary
- literary
- planetary
- preliminary
- proprietary
- reactionary
- revolutionary
- stationary
- subsidiary
- vocabulary
- adversary
- beneficiary
- capillary
- cemetery
- corollary
- coronary
- culinary
- dietary
- dignitary
- discretionary
- dysentery
- emissary
- fragmentary
- hereditary
- inflationary
- interplanetary
- involuntary
- itinerary
- judiciary
- luminary
- mercenary
- missionary
- momentary
- monastery
- monetary
- mortuary
- obituary
- pulmonary
- sanctuary
- sanitary
- savagery
- sedentary
- seminary
- solitary
- stationery
- tributary
- unsanitary
- veterinary
- visionary
- cautionary
- centenary
- estuary
- paramilitary
- complementary
- elementary
- intermediaries
- miniseries
- incorrectly
- indirectly
Near rhymes for very (14)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
2 syllables
- buried
- varied
- varies
- married
- carefree
- ferried
- harried
- fairly
- rarely
- barely
- squarely
3 syllables
- unmarried
- remarried
- unfairly
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Questions about rhymes for very
What rhymes with very?
Common perfect rhymes for very include bury, carry, marry, fairy, hairy, merry, wary and airy. This page lists 156 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for very?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of very but change a consonant. Good ones include buried, varied, varies, married, carefree and ferried.
How many syllables are in very?
Very 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.