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Words that rhyme withdespairs.

Songwriting rhymes for despairs

These rhymes are specially chosen by our unique songwriting rhyming dictionary to give you the best songwriting rhymes.

  • tears
  • nightmares
  • stares
  • upstairs
  • when
  • there
  • get
  • where
  • let
  • tell
  • said
  • then
  • well
  • care
  • friends
  • again
  • head
  • them
  • myself
  • they're
  • left
  • their
  • hair
  • scared
  • swear
  • end
  • let's
  • guess
  • bed
  • yes

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Perfect rhymes for despairs

  • tears
  • nightmares
  • state of affairs
  • airs
  • put on airs
  • stares
  • upstairs
  • kick upstairs
  • forebears
  • theirs
  • affairs
  • downstairs
  • unawares
  • glares
  • backstairs
  • fares
  • spares
  • declares
  • prepares
  • cares
  • stairs
  • shares
  • wears
  • prayers
  • pairs
  • scares
  • chairs
  • swears
  • compares
  • least squares
  • musical chairs
  • hairs
  • repairs
  • flares
  • heirs
  • authorized shares
  • preference shares
  • bares
  • hares
  • wheelchairs
  • errs
  • snares
  • common shares
  • gerres
  • method of least squares
  • impairs
  • lairs
  • flight of stairs
  • millionaires
  • baby tears
  • billionaires
  • blares
  • international affairs
  • kick downstairs
  • man of affairs
  • master in public affairs
  • somewheres
  • airfares
  • down the stairs
  • ensnares


Near rhymes for despairs

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


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