Words that rhyme with ancient
Closest near rhymes for ancient
agent, payment, entertainment and arrangement
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for ancient. The closest near rhymes are agent, payment, entertainment and arrangement.
Near rhymes for ancient
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- agent
- payment
- entertainment
- arrangement
- containment
- repayment
- attainment
- claimant
- complainant
- penchant
- reagent
- arraignment
- rearrangement
- infotainment
- estrangement
- prepayment
- trenchant
- overpayment
- nonpayment
- underpayment
- patient
- lieutenant
- adjacent
- tenant
- impatient
- outpatient
- strangest
- complacent
- inpatient
- nascent
- pennant
- retrenchment
- entrenchment
Perfect rhymes for ancient
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as ancient.
How ancient sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪntʃənt/ or /ˈeɪnʃənt/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (AN-cient) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪntʃənt |
Ancient has two 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 ancient?
- No common word rhymes perfectly with ancient. Near rhymes such as agent, payment, entertainment, arrangement and containment come closest.
- How many words rhyme with ancient?
- We found 0 common perfect rhymes for ancient, plus 33 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in ancient?
- Ancient has two syllables, with the stress on the first.