Words that rhyme with preliminary
Top rhymes for preliminary
very, military, secretary and necessary
152 common words rhyme with preliminary. The most common are very, military, secretary and necessary.
Perfect rhymes for preliminary
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
- 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 preliminary
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 preliminary sounds
| Pronunciation | /pɹɪˈlɪməˌnɛɹi/ or /pɹiˈlɪməˌnɛɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛɹi |
Preliminary 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 preliminary?
- The most common rhymes for preliminary are very, military, secretary, necessary, carry and primary.
- How many words rhyme with preliminary?
- We found 152 common perfect rhymes and 10 rarer words for preliminary, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in preliminary?
- Preliminary has five syllables, with the stress on the second.