Words that rhyme with sanctuary
Top rhymes for sanctuary
very, military, secretary and necessary
152 common words rhyme with sanctuary. The most common are very, military, secretary and necessary.
Perfect rhymes for sanctuary
2 syllables
3 syllables
4 syllables
- military
- secretary
- necessary
- secondary
- temporary
- ordinary
- literary
- legendary
- commentary
- monetary
- cemetery
- dictionary
- arbitrary
- missionary
- veterinary
- solitary
- dietary
- honorary
- monastery
- stationary
- culinary
- planetary
- seminary
- customary
- tertiary
- pulmonary
- visionary
- coronary
- centenary
- sanitary
- urinary
- adversary
- stationery
- estuary
- mercenary
- budgetary
- tributary
- sedentary
- dispensary
- momentary
- ancillary
- unitary
- mortuary
- cautionary
- capillary
- savagery
- emissary
- fragmentary
- commissary
- dysentery
- corollary
- huckleberry
- statuary
- funerary
- aviary
- salutary
- luminary
- functionary
- dignitary
- topiary
- formulary
- cometary
- dromedary
- lapidary
- cassowary
5 syllables
- contemporary
- extraordinary
- unnecessary
- preliminary
- subsidiary
- judiciary
- vocabulary
- imaginary
- disciplinary
- proprietary
- hereditary
- obituary
- involuntary
- discretionary
- itinerary
- reactionary
- fiduciary
- constabulary
- confectionery
- pituitary
- inflationary
- apothecary
- exclusionary
- unsanitary
- pecuniary
- deflationary
- depositary
- diversionary
- epistolary
- expansionary
- confectionary
- bicentenary
- concessionary
- illusionary
6 syllables
7 syllables
- interdisciplinary
- cardiopulmonary
8 syllables
- counterrevolutionary
Show 10 rare words
- dewberry
- recessionary
- hackberry
- nonmilitary
- skerry
- dogberry
- eleemosynary
- disinflationary
- noninflationary
- semilegendary
Near rhymes for sanctuary
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- belly
- jelly
- deli
- smelly
- telly
- tele
- allele
- underbelly
- any
- really
- many
- every
- already
- ready
- especially
- daily
- married
- heavy
- directly
- theory
- healthy
- carried
- plenty
- valley
- twenty
- friendly
- semi
- fairly
- barely
- rarely
- buried
- silly
- rally
- billy
- steady
- carries
- wealthy
- deadly
- penny
- bailey
How sanctuary sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈsæŋktʃuˌɛɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛɹi |
Sanctuary has four syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with sanctuary?
- The most common rhymes for sanctuary are very, military, secretary, necessary, carry and primary.
- How many words rhyme with sanctuary?
- We found 152 common perfect rhymes and 10 rarer words for sanctuary, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in sanctuary?
- Sanctuary has four syllables, with the stress on the first.