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Words that rhyme with lakes.

The strongest songwriting rhymes for lakes are takes, makes, mistakes, breaks, take, make, face, and place.

Strong near rhymes (slant rhymes) include break, wake, space, say, ain't, and shake.

Useful phrase rhymes include "are in place", "is in place", "face to face", "like the way", and "day to day".

What rhymes with lakes?

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.

  • takes
  • makes
  • mistakes
  • breaks
  • take
  • make
  • face
  • place
  • break
  • wake
  • say
  • days
  • way
  • made
  • away
  • same
  • day
  • pain
  • name
  • stay
  • change
  • wait
  • babe
  • came
  • late
  • hate
  • play
  • are in place
  • face to face
  • like the way

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Perfect rhymes for lakes

  • takes
  • makes
  • mistakes
  • breaks
  • headaches
  • jakes
  • brakes
  • shakes
  • stakes
  • undertakes
  • aches
  • fakes
  • wakes
  • snakes
  • rakes
  • strakes
  • sakes
  • pancakes
  • heartbreaks
  • sweepstakes
  • flakes
  • cakes
  • outbreaks
  • quakes
  • cupcakes
  • earthquakes
  • rattlesnakes
  • hakes
  • backaches
  • fruitcakes
  • hotcakes
  • namesakes
  • overtakes
  • slakes
  • steaks
  • blakes
  • bakes
  • crakes
  • drakes
  • frakes
  • handshakes
  • keepsakes
  • outtakes
  • raikes
  • remakes


Near rhymes for lakes

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

Phrase rhymes for lakes

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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