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Words that rhyme with cries.

The strongest songwriting rhymes for cries are realize, rise, recognize, lies, wise, disguise, size, and like.

Strong near rhymes (slant rhymes) include time, right, night, life, sometimes, and times.

Useful phrase rhymes include "out at night", "had in mind", "and at times", "was in high", and "up at night".

What rhymes with cries?

These rhymes are specially chosen by our unique songwriting rhyming dictionary to give you the best songwriting rhymes. These aren't always perfect rhymes – we show you rhymes that are singable, useful words for your song.

  • realize
  • rise
  • recognize
  • lies
  • wise
  • disguise
  • size
  • like
  • time
  • right
  • night
  • life
  • sometimes
  • times
  • inside
  • light
  • tonight
  • mine
  • live
  • why
  • alright
  • fight
  • try
  • mind
  • find
  • high
  • lie
  • out at night
  • had in mind
  • and at times

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Perfect rhymes for cries



Near rhymes for cries

Near rhymes work great for songwriting, often giving a more interesting feel than perfect rhymes.

Phrase rhymes for cries

Short phrases that rhyme with this word, giving you imagery and direction for the next line.

Learn how to use phrase rhymes in songwriting.


Want to know what rhymes with cries?

Trying to rhyme "cries" in your next verse or chorus? Use these songwriting rhymes to keep your lyrics sounding smooth and natural.

Songwriting rhymes aren't one-size-fits-all. What sounds right in Pop can feel wrong in Rap, Country, Rock, or Singer-songwriter—so we surface rhymes that fit your genre.

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