Songwriting rhymes for backup
These rhymes are specially chosen by our unique songwriting rhyming dictionary to give you the best songwriting rhymes.
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Perfect rhymes for backup
- cup
- set up
- yup
- make up
- back up
- blow up
- give up
- wind up
- cut up
- break up
- open up
- do up
- show up
- think up
- stir up
- gang up
- touch up
- fill up
- light up
- fed up
- mess up
- hold up
- bring up
- split up
- chat up
- play up
- rev up
- scrunch up
- flare up
- pop up
- beat up
- wrap up
- keep up
- sign up
- clear up
- hookup
- add up
- crop up
- lap up
- spruce up
- loosen up
- straighten up
- spring up
- string up
- swallow up
- charge up
- swell up
- climb up
- stand up
- throw up
- line up
- wake up
- hook up
- knock up
- let up
- crack up
- lighten up
- come up
- cough up
- ease up
Near rhymes for backup
Near rhymes work great for songwriting, often giving a more interesting feel than perfect rhymes.
- up
- but
- of
- love
- what
- one
- come
- from
- just
- some
- much
- us
- happens
- wanna
- happen
- haven't
- happened
- enough
- fuck
- gonna
- done
- run
- touch
- sun
- back
- battle
- such
- young
- stuck
- gotta
- does
- uh
- handle
- imagine
- what's
- fun
- cut
- granted
- comes
- someone
- must
- passion
- that'll
- chances
- sadness
- fucked
- blood
- drunk
- madness
- once
- glasses
- trust
- jump
- tongue
- candle
- shut
- travel
- damage
- become
- language
- jacket
- huh
- above
- wasn't
- gun
- promise
- loved
- people
- attraction
- front
- broken
- doesn't
- fashion
- habit
- savage
- baggage
- ashes
- fragile
- tangled
- couple
- anxious
- luck
- none
- dances
- tough
- rough
- numb
- candles
- stuff
- castle
- open
- rush
- mama
- reaction
- club
- judge
- challenge
- hadn't
- hasn't
Want to know what rhymes with backup?
Rhyming dictionaries that only focus on rhyming words don't specify your choice of syllables
It's frustrating to find the word you need, only to discover that it's not possible because the word doesn't fit the required number of syllables
Our dictionary differentiates between words of different numbers of syllables, so you'll always be able to find a rhyme that fits your song.
This is just a sample of the creative tools you can find in the full version of Chorus. The full version has more writing styles, more ways to edit your work, and more fun for creative writers!
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