Words that rhyme with mandatory
Top rhymes for mandatory
story, territory, category and glory
66 common words rhyme with mandatory. The most common are story, territory, category and glory.
Perfect rhymes for mandatory
3 syllables
- pylori
4 syllables
5 syllables
- regulatory
- respiratory
- inflammatory
- observatory
- repository
- obligatory
- explanatory
- derogatory
- exploratory
- celebratory
- inhibitory
- depository
- compensatory
- circulatory
- defamatory
- 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 mandatory
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 mandatory sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈmændəˌtɔɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɔɹi |
Mandatory 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 mandatory?
- The most common rhymes for mandatory are story, territory, category, glory, laboratory and regulatory.
- How many words rhyme with mandatory?
- We found 66 common perfect rhymes and 16 rarer words for mandatory, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in mandatory?
- Mandatory has four syllables, with the stress on the first.