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1 syllable · rhymes on “-es”

The verb names has one syllable; the rhyme sits on “-es”. Here are the 24 most common perfect and the 24 most common near rhymes, each sorted by syllables. The most common are “games”, “claims” and “flames”. One-syllable rhymes like “games” or “claims” land hard and suit the end of a short line. For longer lines, look at the two-syllable ones. “waste”, “taste” or “fresh” sound similar – one of them may fit your line better.

Perfect rhymes top 24

1 syllable

  • games
  • claims
  • flames
  • blames
  • frames
  • aims
  • dames
  • shames
  • haymes
  • tames
  • maims
  • rhames
  • hames
  • haimes
  • sames

2 syllables

  • exclaims
  • proclaims
  • inflames
  • mainframes
  • disclaims
  • acclaims
  • endgames
  • boardgames

3 syllables

  • counterclaims

Near rhymes top 24

1 syllable

2 syllables

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Rhyme data: CMU Pronouncing Dictionary and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the rhyme lists on this page are under the same licence. All sources