Rhyming dictionary
Words that rhyme with directly
Directly has 3 syllables. The second syllable is stressed. It has 2 common pronunciations, so each one has its own list of rhymes below.
Top rhymes for directly: correctly, indirectly, incorrectly.
“directly” rhyming with “correctly”
Perfect rhymes for directly
33 syllables
- correctly
4+ syllables
- indirectly
- incorrectly
Near rhymes for directly
80Same vowel sound, different consonants. Closest-sounding first.
2 syllables
- kelly
- deadly
- belly
- petty
- jelly
- sweaty
- deli
- shelly
- smelly
- medley
- petit
- telly
- nelly
- jetty
- yeti
- techie
- very
- carry
- harry
- marry
- scary
- jerry
- vary
- terry
3 syllables
- ineptly
- spaghetti
- machete
- confetti
- allele
- contrary
- expressly
- canary
- remarry
- unwary
- already
- especially
- assembly
4+ syllables
- actuary
- elementary
- differently
“directly” (3 syllables)
Near rhymes for directly
80Same vowel sound, different consonants. Closest-sounding first.
2 syllables
- kelly
- belly
- jelly
- deli
- shelly
- smelly
- telly
- nelly
- techie
- very
- carry
- harry
- marry
- scary
- jerry
- vary
- terry
- perry
- cherry
- dairy
- fairy
- ferry
- berry
- bury
3 syllables
- correctly
- allele
- grotesquely
- contrary
- canary
- remarry
- unwary
- already
- especially
- spaghetti
- machete
- confetti
- antennae
- intently
4+ syllables
- indirectly
- incorrectly
- actuary
- differently
- incidentally
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Questions
- What rhymes with directly?
- The closest perfect rhymes for directly are correctly, indirectly and incorrectly. There are 3 in all, grouped by syllables on this page.
- How many syllables are in directly?
- Directly has 3 syllables. The second syllable is stressed.
- What are some near rhymes for directly?
- Near rhymes keep the vowel sound but change the consonants, which is often what a lyric needs. For directly, try kelly, deadly, belly, petty and jelly.
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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).