Words that rhyme with discretionary
Top rhymes for discretionary
very, military, secretary and necessary
152 common words rhyme with discretionary. The most common are very, military, secretary and necessary.
Perfect rhymes for discretionary
2 syllables
3 syllables
4 syllables
- military
- secretary
- necessary
- secondary
- temporary
- ordinary
- literary
- legendary
- commentary
- monetary
- cemetery
- dictionary
- sanctuary
- 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
- 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 discretionary
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 discretionary sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪsˈkɹɛʃəˌnɛɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛɹi |
Discretionary has five 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 discretionary?
- The most common rhymes for discretionary are very, military, secretary, necessary, carry and primary.
- How many words rhyme with discretionary?
- We found 152 common perfect rhymes and 10 rarer words for discretionary, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in discretionary?
- Discretionary has five syllables, with the stress on the second.