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Words that rhyme with direction

Direction has 3 syllables. The second syllable is stressed. There are 43 perfect rhymes and 80 near rhymes below, grouped by syllables.

Top rhymes for direction: section, flexion, election, collection, protection, connection, selection, infection.

Perfect rhymes for direction

43

2 syllables

3 syllables

  • election
  • collection
  • protection
  • connection
  • selection
  • infection
  • reflection
  • inspection
  • detection
  • injection
  • perfection
  • correction
  • affection
  • rejection
  • projection
  • objection
  • erection
  • complexion
  • convection
  • deflection
  • ejection
  • dissection
  • defection
  • inflection
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  • resection
  • confection

4+ syllables

  • intersection
  • resurrection
  • reelection
  • recollection
  • insurrection
  • introspection
  • interconnection
  • imperfection
  • disinfection
  • disconnection
  • redirection
  • predilection
  • disaffection
  • interjection
  • circumspection

Near rhymes for direction

80

Same vowel sound, different consonants. Closest-sounding first.

2 syllables

  • question
  • session
  • sections
  • reckon
  • freshen
  • sectioned
  • hessian
  • beckon
  • second
  • sessions
  • lesson
  • vegan

3 syllables

  • elections
  • depression
  • expression
  • possession
  • impression
  • connections
  • directions
  • collections
  • profession
  • infections
  • succession
  • aggression
  • discretion
  • obsession
  • progression
  • confession
  • recession
  • compression
  • oppression
  • projections
  • corrections
  • objections
  • selections
  • suppression
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  • reflections
  • protections
  • inspections
  • concession
  • procession
  • injections
  • repression
  • regression
  • accession
  • secession
  • affections
  • transgression
  • rejections
  • erections
  • defections
  • inflections
  • confections
  • digression
  • dissections
  • complexions
  • exception
  • reception
  • perception
  • conception
  • deception
  • inception
  • expressions
  • possessions
  • impressions

4+ syllables

  • imperfections
  • intersections
  • recollections
  • decompression
  • intercession
  • indiscretion
  • interconnections
  • repossession
  • interjections
  • predilections
  • nonaggression
  • interception
  • contraception
  • misconception
  • preconception

Questions

What rhymes with direction?
The closest perfect rhymes for direction are section, flexion, election, collection, protection, connection, selection, infection, reflection and inspection. There are 43 in all, grouped by syllables on this page.
How many syllables are in direction?
Direction has 3 syllables. The second syllable is stressed.
What are some near rhymes for direction?
Near rhymes keep the vowel sound but change the consonants, which is often what a lyric needs. For direction, try question, session, sections, reckon and freshen.

Pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University). Word frequency from wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0), word lists from SCOWL, offensive-word filtering from LDNOOBW (CC BY 4.0).