Rhyming dictionary
Words that rhyme with theory
Theory has 2 syllables (or 3 in another common pronunciation). The first syllable is stressed. It has 2 common pronunciations, so each one has its own list of rhymes below.
Top rhymes for theory: weary, eerie, dreary, cheery, teary, leery, wiry, bleary.
“theory” rhyming with “weary”
Perfect rhymes for theory
102 syllables
- weary
- eerie
- dreary
- cheery
- teary
- leery
- wiry
- bleary
- beery
- deary
Near rhymes for theory
80Same vowel sound, different consonants. Closest-sounding first.
2 syllables
- really
- nearly
- clearly
- silly
- merely
- billy
- lily
- yearly
- chili
- slippery
- willy
- chilly
- dearly
- hilly
- filly
- hickory
- dilly
- frilly
- gillie
- villi
- series
- quickly
- guilty
- theories
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- filthy
- milky
- queries
- grizzly
- richly
- thinly
- silky
- prickly
- sickly
- dimly
- grisly
- queried
- thickly
- grimly
- trilby
- kingly
- stiffly
- drizzly
- wearied
- glibly
- slickly
- tiddly
- primly
- history
- busy
- victory
- mini
- guinea
- skinny
- dizzy
- fiercely
- giddy
- lilies
- weirdly
- cheerfully
- kiddie
- wintry
- fillies
- gillies
- biddy
- tinny
- chilies
- tizzy
- spinney
- ninny
- city
- pretty
- simply
- strictly
- kidney
3 syllables
- severely
- sincerely
- austerely
- reentry
- committee
4+ syllables
- cavalierly
“theory” (3 syllables)
Near rhymes for theory
13Same vowel sound, different consonants. Closest-sounding first.
3 syllables
- theories
- scenery
- plenary
- greenery
- eatery
- creamery
- thievery
- eagerly
- leisurely
- eateries
- easterly
4+ syllables
- machinery
- northeasterly
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Questions
- What rhymes with theory?
- The closest perfect rhymes for theory are weary, eerie, dreary, cheery, teary, leery, wiry, bleary, beery and deary. There are 10 in all, grouped by syllables on this page.
- How many syllables are in theory?
- Theory has 2 syllables (or 3 in another common pronunciation). The first syllable is stressed.
- What are some near rhymes for theory?
- Near rhymes keep the vowel sound but change the consonants, which is often what a lyric needs. For theory, try really, nearly, clearly, silly and merely.
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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).