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Words that rhyme with explicit.

The strongest songwriting rhymes for explicit are little, listen, minute, million, middle, women, single, and given.

Strong near rhymes (slant rhymes) include kisses, business, distance, minutes, simple, and spirit.

Useful phrase rhymes include "little by little", "give up", "things people", "show business", and "pick up".

What rhymes with explicit?

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.

  • little
  • listen
  • minute
  • million
  • middle
  • women
  • single
  • given
  • kisses
  • business
  • distance
  • simple
  • kitchen
  • written
  • rhythm
  • vision
  • children
  • people
  • pieces
  • reason
  • needed
  • secrets
  • jesus
  • freedom
  • secret
  • reasons
  • demons
  • little by little
  • give up
  • things people

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Perfect rhymes for explicit

  • elicit
  • implicit
  • solicit
  • illicit
  • complicit
  • bisset
  • bissett
  • blissett
  • grissett
  • missett


Near rhymes for explicit

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

Phrase rhymes for explicit

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

Learn how to use phrase rhymes in songwriting.


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Great rhymes do more than match sounds—they match rhythm. If a word doesn't land on the beat, it won't feel right, even if it rhymes on paper.

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