Rhymes with formalism
for·mal·ism
F f One-syllable rhymes
- ism — a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice: This is the age of isms.
Three-syllable rhymes
- ergotism — Poisoning produced by eating food affected by ergot, typically resulting in headache, vomiting, diarrhea, and gangrene of the fingers and toes.
- journalism — the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
- mormonism — the popular name given to a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- organism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- commercialism — Commercialism is the practice of making a lot of money from things without caring about their quality.
- conservatism — Conservatism is a political philosophy which believes that if changes need to be made to society, they should be made gradually. You can also refer to the political beliefs of a conservative party in a particular country as Conservatism.
- determinism — Determinism is the belief that all actions and events result from other actions, events, or situations, so people cannot in fact choose what to do.
- paternalism — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- microorganism — any organism too small to be viewed by the unaided eye, as bacteria, protozoa, and some fungi and algae.
- yellow journalism — a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.