Words that rhyme with defamatory
Top rhymes for defamatory
story, territory, category and glory
66 common words rhyme with defamatory. The most common are story, territory, category and glory.
Perfect rhymes for defamatory
3 syllables
- pylori
4 syllables
5 syllables
- regulatory
- respiratory
- inflammatory
- observatory
- repository
- obligatory
- explanatory
- derogatory
- exploratory
- celebratory
- inhibitory
- depository
- compensatory
- circulatory
- ambulatory
- retaliatory
- conciliatory
- contributory
- reformatory
- revelatory
- accusatory
- declaratory
- confirmatory
- exculpatory
- oscillatory
6 syllables
- discriminatory
- participatory
- congratulatory
- investigatory
- anticipatory
- hallucinatory
Show 16 rare words
- expiratory
- articulatory
- multistory
- signori
- dilatory
- cacciatore
- nondiscriminatory
- prohibitory
- confiscatory
- interrogatory
- depilatory
- outlawry
- nugatory
- aleatory
- incantatory
- admonitory
Near rhymes for defamatory
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- wally
- crawly
- sorry
- stories
- holy
- coffee
- slowly
- strongly
- categories
- forty
- territories
- holly
- molly
- naughty
- wholly
- broadly
- softly
- salty
- laboratories
- poly
- safari
- faulty
- jolly
- dolly
- ari
- goalie
- stormy
- wrongly
- trolley
- chlorine
- glossy
- melancholy
- folly
- doggy
- lowly
- shorty
- volley
- corny
- inventories
- palsy
How defamatory sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈfæməˌtɔɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɔɹi |
Defamatory has five syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Questions
- What rhymes with defamatory?
- The most common rhymes for defamatory are story, territory, category, glory, laboratory and regulatory.
- How many words rhyme with defamatory?
- We found 66 common perfect rhymes and 16 rarer words for defamatory, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in defamatory?
- Defamatory has five syllables, with the stress on the second.