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Words that rhyme with lives.

The strongest songwriting rhymes for lives are gives, give, things, years, think, kiss, still, and miss.

Strong near rhymes (slant rhymes) include kids, thing, lips, shit, fears, and forgive.

Useful phrase rhymes include "has-been", "on for years", "way things", "it for years", and "deep kiss".

What rhymes with lives?

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.

  • gives
  • give
  • things
  • years
  • think
  • kiss
  • still
  • miss
  • thing
  • lips
  • shit
  • til
  • wish
  • hit
  • sing
  • until
  • bring
  • drink
  • big
  • bit
  • skin
  • bitch
  • pick
  • till
  • sick
  • fear
  • even
  • has-been
  • on for years
  • way things

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Perfect rhymes for lives

  • gives
  • drives
  • wives
  • housewives
  • archives
  • fives
  • knives
  • dives
  • revives
  • hives
  • stives
  • derives
  • sieves
  • arrives
  • strives
  • survives
  • thrives
  • jives
  • midwives
  • vives
  • alewives
  • deprives
  • forgives
  • gyves
  • afterlives
  • gonaives
  • chives
  • ives
  • maldives
  • rives
  • shives


Near rhymes for lives

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

Phrase rhymes for lives

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

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