What rhymes with first?
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.
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Perfect rhymes for first
Near rhymes for first
Near rhymes work great for songwriting, often giving a more interesting feel than perfect rhymes.
- hurt
- world
- heard
- hurts
- girl
- words
- turn
- turned
- worse
- word
- girls
- worth
- dirt
- work
- learned
- shirt
- burn
- worked
- learn
- burned
- curse
- earth
- burnt
- deserve
- birds
- turns
- works
- flirt
- bird
- search
- world's
- nurse
- skirt
- verse
- purse
- burns
- pearls
- worlds
- shirts
- earned
- murder
- girl's
- church
- bursts
- return
- learnt
- returned
- third
- searched
- swirl
- jerk
- sir
- nerves
- pearl
- serve
- deserved
- jerks
- served
- prefer
- blur
- birth
- further
- curves
- rehearse
- reverse
- perverse
- hearse
- kurt
- curve
- nerve
- earn
- curl
- concern
- disturb
- perched
- chauffeur
- ur
- preferred
- blurred
- quirks
- adjourned
- overheard
- nerd
- absurd
- disturbed
- curled
- confirmed
- curved
- stirred
- furs
- blurs
- word's
- purrs
- tired
- terms
- mercer
- worms
- deserves
- verge
- swerve
Phrase rhymes for first
Short phrases that rhyme with this word, giving you imagery and direction for the next line.
- and in turn
- was at work
- at worst
- art world
- is at work
- baby girl
- kind words
- school girls
- ghost word
- dream world
- work shirt
- years worth
- cigarette burn
- pay dirt
- which in turn
- call girl
- heard the words
- word for word
- job search
- down to earth
- night bird
- see the world
- dress shirt
- dollars worth
- work hours
- went to work
- who in turn
- party girl
- degree murder
- get the girls
- use the word
- hit the dirt
- say the words
- home world
- rare bird
- hear the birds
- knee jerk
- go to church
- cut flowers
- phone numbers
- walked the earth
- read the works
- rate of return
- back to work
- know the answers
- silk shirt
- kiss curl
- learning curve
- see the girls
- said the words
- love letters
- school teachers
- business world
- surface waters
- watch the birds
- made the turn
- court papers
- family matters
- flying bird
- begin the search
- foot soldiers
- at the worst
- care doctors
- left the church
- health concern
- lot of work
- flower girl
- record numbers
- tell the girls
- point of no return
- world leaders
- get the answers
- school hours
- change the world
- birth mothers
- block letters
- forest fires
- make the turn
- solve the murder
- see the birds
- music teachers
- flood waters
- heard the rumors
- bubble burst
- began the search
- spin doctors
- got the nerve
- security matters
- art work
- child soldiers
- city fathers
- told the girls
- hear the words
- said the girl
- church leaders
- find the answers
- cause for concern
- percent return
- morning hours
- make the world
Learn how to use phrase rhymes in songwriting.
Want to know what rhymes with first?
Looking up rhymes for "first" is easy. Finding rhymes that work in a song is harder—so we curated rhyming words built for songwriters.
Sometimes the best lyric is a near rhyme. It keeps the meaning intact while still sounding musical—especially in modern songwriting.
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