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Words that rhyme withrakes.

Songwriting rhymes for rakes

These rhymes are specially chosen by our unique songwriting rhyming dictionary to give you the best songwriting rhymes.

  • takes
  • makes
  • mistakes
  • breaks
  • headaches
  • take
  • make
  • say
  • way
  • they
  • face
  • away
  • day
  • place
  • break
  • ain't
  • stay
  • made
  • hey
  • wake
  • same
  • play
  • change
  • pain
  • name
  • wait
  • babe
  • came
  • days
  • late

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Perfect rhymes for rakes

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


Near rhymes for rakes

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


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