Words that rhyme with retired
Top rhymes for retired
required, expired, wired and aspired
23 common words rhyme with retired. The most common are required, expired, wired and aspired.
When retired sounds like /ɹɪˈtaɪɹd/ (re-TIRED)
Perfect rhymes for retired
3 syllables
- reacquired
Near rhymes for retired
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- child
- wild
- filed
- mild
- compiled
- smiled
- styled
- piled
- exiled
- reconciled
- grandchild
- profiled
- tiled
- riled
- brainchild
- reviled
- stockpiled
- beguiled
- stepchild
- restyled
- find
- side
- kind
- mind
- fire
- behind
- outside
- died
- inside
- tried
- provide
- described
- designed
- wide
- lived
- ride
- signed
- wind
- arrived
- decide
When retired sounds like /ɹiˈtaɪɚd/
Perfect rhymes for retired
3 syllables
4 syllables
- uninspired
- unexpired
Near rhymes for retired
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- fire
- higher
- entire
- prior
- require
- desire
- wire
- hire
- acquire
- buyer
- liar
- tire
- choir
- supplier
- dire
- satire
- flyer
- dryer
- gunfire
- attire
- amplifier
- sire
- qualifier
- umpire
- wildfire
- dyer
- bonfire
- ceasefire
- multiplier
- drier
- identifier
- campfire
- friar
- fryer
- flier
- ironed
- enquire
- modifier
- briar
- trier
How retired sounds
| Pronunciation | /ɹɪˈtaɪɹd/ or /ɹiˈtaɪɚd/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (re-TIRED) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -aɪɹd |
Retired 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 retired?
- The most common rhymes for retired are required, expired, wired, aspired, mired and attired.
- How many words rhyme with retired?
- We found 23 common perfect rhymes for retired, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in retired?
- Retired has two syllables, with the stress on the second.