Words that rhyme with polite
Top rhymes for polite
right, might, night and white
142 common words rhyme with polite. The most common are right, might, night and white.
Perfect rhymes for polite
1 syllable
2 syllables
- website
- tonight
- despite
- alright
- midnight
- invite
- highlight
- insight
- delight
- spotlight
- unite
- sunlight
- daylight
- outright
- twilight
- finite
- upright
- goodnight
- moonlight
- rewrite
- flashlight
- fortnight
- playwright
- downright
- graphite
- ignite
- hindsight
- excite
- eyesight
- recite
- foresight
- starlight
- incite
- limelight
- campsite
- wainwright
- birthright
- alight
- headlight
- airtight
- onsite
- firefight
- uptight
- gunfight
- frostbite
- indict
- skylight
- forthright
- searchlight
- calcite
- dogfight
- backlight
- contrite
- inflight
- lignite
- nonwhite
- fluorite
- soundbite
- stoplight
- wheelwright
- snakebite
- sulfite
- bullfight
- floodlight
- jadeite
- shipwright
3 syllables
- satellite
- copyright
- overnight
- appetite
- oversight
- apartheid
- dynamite
- parasite
- reunite
- expedite
- candlelight
- socialite
- watertight
- plebiscite
- erudite
- tripartite
- gigabyte
- dolomite
- impolite
- extradite
- anthracite
- magnetite
- underwrite
- hematite
- lymphocyte
- overwrite
- acolyte
- reignite
- bentonite
- neophyte
- leukocyte
- ammonite
- andesite
- megabyte
- apatite
- terabyte
- biotite
4 syllables
- meteorite
- electrolyte
- metabolite
- hermaphrodite
Show 33 rare words
- magnesite
- diorite
- overflight
- selenite
- kyte
- granulocyte
- stalagmite
- gametophyte
- recondite
- limonite
- sporophyte
- suburbanite
- pegmatite
- urbanite
- kilobyte
- phagocyte
- disinvite
- monzonite
- indite
- cryolite
- backbite
- exabyte
- phosphorite
- anorthite
- phlogopite
- dunite
- franklinite
- lazulite
- niccolite
- overexcite
- reinvite
- sticktight
- sylvite
Near rhymes for polite
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- like
- type
- mike
- strike
- unlike
- bike
- pipe
- alike
- hype
- wipe
- spike
- hike
- dislike
- prototype
- pike
- ripe
- swipe
- stripe
- psych
- stereotype
- dyke
- motorbike
- turnpike
- phenotype
- snipe
- airstrike
- archetype
- childlike
- genotype
- dike
- gripe
- subtype
- lifelike
- lookalike
- stipe
- tripe
- warlike
- dreamlike
- unsportsmanlike
- ladylike
How polite sounds
| Pronunciation | /pəˈlaɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (po-LITE) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -aɪt |
Polite 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 polite?
- The most common rhymes for polite are right, might, night, white, light and quite.
- How many words rhyme with polite?
- We found 142 common perfect rhymes and 33 rarer words for polite, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in polite?
- Polite has two syllables, with the stress on the second.