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Words that rhyme with light.

The strongest songwriting rhymes for light are right, bright, night, fight, tight, white, alright, and sight.

Strong near rhymes (slant rhymes) include like, time, inside, life, side, and eyes.

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

What rhymes with light?

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.

  • right
  • bright
  • night
  • fight
  • tight
  • white
  • alright
  • sight
  • bite
  • spite
  • flight
  • quite
  • write
  • might
  • like
  • time
  • inside
  • life
  • eyes
  • mind
  • find
  • mine
  • live
  • why
  • try
  • high
  • cry
  • all right
  • out at night
  • had in mind

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Perfect rhymes for light

  • right
  • bright
  • night
  • fight
  • tight
  • white
  • alright
  • sight
  • bite
  • spite
  • flight
  • quite
  • ignite
  • knight
  • fright
  • appetite
  • insight
  • write
  • overnight
  • uptight
  • plight
  • neophyte
  • trite
  • despite
  • invite
  • dynamite
  • unite
  • excite
  • shite
  • extradite
  • downright
  • contrite
  • incite
  • erudite
  • recondite
  • forthright
  • oversight
  • blight
  • foresight
  • expedite
  • indite
  • upright
  • kite
  • shright
  • bight
  • rite
  • parasite
  • dight
  • site
  • cite
  • fortnight
  • recite
  • hindsight
  • anthracite
  • spright
  • mite
  • benight
  • tripartite
  • indict
  • birthright
  • outright
  • minorite
  • snite
  • might
  • finite
  • airtight
  • overwrite
  • nite
  • plebiscite
  • magnetite
  • backbite
  • flyte
  • phagocyte
  • underwrite
  • apartheid
  • hematite


Near rhymes for light

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

Phrase rhymes for light

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 light?

Searching for words that rhyme with "light" for songwriting? This page lists rhymes that actually sound natural in lyrics—not just words that technically rhyme.

A rhyming dictionary is most powerful when it's built for lyrics. We focus on singable sounds and songwriting-friendly word choices.

Get genre-specific rhymes for Pop, Rap, Country, Rock, Alternative, and more.These are just a few songwriting rhymes from Chorus. Unlock the full rhyming dictionary and more creative tools in the app.


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