Rhymes with allies
al·lies
A a One-syllable rhymes
- ais — Australian Institute of Sport
- bise — a cold dry northerly wind in Switzerland and the neighbouring parts of France and Italy, usually in the spring
- crise — crisis.
- dies — Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- dries — a plural of dry.
- flies — to move through the air using wings.
- fries — Charles Carpenter, 1887–1967, U.S. linguist.
- guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
- knies — Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
- lise — a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- pal — a special air service offered by the U.S. Postal Service for sending parcels from 5 to 30 pounds (2.3 to 13.5 kg) to overseas servicemen: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment plus $1 is charged. Compare SAM (def 2).
- pies — a former bronze coin of India, the 12th part of an anna.
- plies — a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- pries — to try, test, or taste.
- prise — pry2 .
- prize — leverage.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- shies — bashful; retiring.
- size — any of various gelatinous or glutinous preparations made from glue, starch, etc., used for filling the pores of cloth, paper, etc., or as an adhesive ground for gold leaf on books.
- skies — plural of sky.
- spies — a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another, usually hostile, country, especially with reference to military or naval affairs.
- thais — flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- thighs — the part of the lower limb in humans between the hip and the knee.
- tries — plural of try.
- vies — to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority: Swimmers from many nations were vying for the title.
- why's — for what? for what reason, cause, or purpose?: Why did you behave so badly?
- wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
Two-syllable rhymes
- advise — If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
- allen — Ethan. 1738–89, American soldier during the War of Independence who led the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont
- alleys — Plural form of alley.
- ally — A country's ally is another country that has an agreement to support it, especially in war.
- always — If you always do something, you do it whenever a particular situation occurs. If you always did something, you did it whenever a particular situation occurred.
- applies — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- apprise — When you are apprised of something, someone tells you about it.
- arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
- ayes — yes.
- backup — Backup consists of extra equipment, resources, or people that you can get help or support from if necessary.
- baptize — When someone is baptized, water is put on their heads or they are covered with water as a sign that their sins have been forgiven and that they have become a member of the Christian Church. Compare christen.
- belies — to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
- chastise — If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
- complies — to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with): They asked him to leave and he complied. She has complied with the requirements.
- comprise — If you say that something comprises or is comprised of a number of things or people, you mean it has them as its parts or members.
- decries — to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of: She decried the lack of support for the arts in this country.
- defies — to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority.
- demise — The demise of something or someone is their end or death.
- despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
- devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
- disguise — to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
- franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- implies — to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated: His words implied a lack of faith.
- incise — to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- marseilles — a department in SE France. 2026 sq. mi. (5245 sq. km). Capital: Marseilles.
- pint-size — comparatively small in size: a pint-size typewriter.
- relies — to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon): You can rely on her work.
- replies — to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond: to reply to a question.
- reprise — Usually, reprises. Law. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
- revise — to amend or alter: to revise one's opinion.
- shanghai's — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a seaport and municipality in E China, near the mouth of the Chang Jiang.
- sunrise — a city in SE Florida.
- supplies — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- surmise — to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
- surprise — to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
- tally — an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- taxes — a plural of taxi.
- unwise — not wise; foolish; imprudent; lacking in good sense or judgment: an unwise choice; an unwise man.
- upsize — to increase the operating costs of (a company) by increasing the number of people it employs
Three-syllable rhymes
- companion — A companion is someone who you spend time with or who you are travelling with.
- improvise — to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize: to improvise an acceptance speech.
- nobel prize — any of various awards made annually, beginning in 1901, from funds originally established by Alfred B. Nobel for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, literature, and the promotion of peace; an annual award in economics was established in 1969 from private funds.
- oversize — of excessive size; unusually large: an oversize cigar.
- realize — to grasp or understand clearly.
- snake eyes — a cast of two; two aces.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- decriminalize — When a criminal offence is decriminalized, the law changes so that it is no longer a criminal offence.
- sensationalize — to make sensational.