Words that rhyme with decay
Top rhymes for decay
a, they, way and may
230 common words rhyme with decay. The most common are a, they, way and may.
Perfect rhymes for decay
1 syllable
2 syllables
- away
- today
- okay
- birthday
- survey
- display
- highway
- railway
- delay
- essay
- array
- cafe
- halfway
- someday
- subway
- ave
- ebay
- gameplay
- ballet
- runway
- relay
- convey
- gateway
- obey
- replay
- pathway
- ole
- hallway
- midway
- repay
- driveway
- cache
- portray
- freeway
- payday
- buffet
- screenplay
- doorway
- reggae
- betray
- bouquet
- midday
- roadway
- gourmet
- parkway
- weekday
- latte
- dossier
- outweigh
- dismay
- crochet
- speedway
- melee
- hooray
- airway
- doomsday
- valet
- cliche
- walkway
- stairway
- astray
- padre
- heyday
- dolce
- chalet
- mainstay
- causeway
- headway
- hearsay
- moray
- foreplay
- leeway
- fillet
- workday
- fairway
- downplay
- palais
- beltway
- hurray
- madre
- puree
- outlay
- raceway
- filet
- greenway
- hairspray
- entree
- ashtray
- spillway
- croquet
- allay
- inlay
- archway
- sorbet
- passe
- seaway
- parfait
- skyway
- parquet
- saute
- soiree
- abbe
- risque
- defray
- thruway
- souffle
- satay
- byway
- prepay
- toupee
- sachet
- swordplay
- nisei
- horseplay
- flyway
3 syllables
- anyway
- yesterday
- holiday
- everyday
- anime
- aka
- resume
- underway
- pga
- giveaway
- runaway
- lingerie
- getaway
- fiance
- takeaway
- cabaret
- overlay
- vertebrae
- breakaway
- waterway
- interplay
- dak
- expressway
- faraway
- disarray
- baa
- passageway
- disobey
- matinee
- formulae
- throwaway
- alleyway
- hideaway
- ricochet
- protege
- straightaway
- rockaway
- castaway
- intraday
- attache
- stowaway
- alumnae
- divorcee
- caraway
- bouvier
- overpay
- infante
- layaway
- overstay
- sobriquet
- overplay
- workaday
- emigre
- macrame
4 syllables
- communique
- cabriolet
- naivete
- superhighway
- asea
Show 16 rare words
- curare
- breezeway
- bluejay
- antigay
- underplay
- underpay
- canape
- companionway
- purvey
- waylay
- gainsay
- gaudier
- throughway
- redisplay
- curari
- folkway
Near rhymes for decay
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- make
- made
- take
- great
- same
- state
- always
- game
- place
- again
- days
- name
- case
- came
- face
- wait
- late
- age
- gave
- main
- played
- space
- date
- break
- became
- rate
- save
- page
- paid
- trade
- hate
- stage
- race
- safe
- ways
- base
- straight
- pain
- create
- eight
How decay sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈkeɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (de-CAY) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪ |
Decay has two syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with decay?
- The most common rhymes for decay are a, they, way, may, day and say.
- How many words rhyme with decay?
- We found 230 common perfect rhymes and 16 rarer words for decay, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in decay?
- Decay has two syllables, with the stress on the second.