Songwriting rhymes for rakes
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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.
- 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
- taste
- late
- hate
- space
- game
- lay
- shake
- may
- gave
- rain
- awake
- today
- pay
- waste
- save
- afraid
- okay
- fake
- chase
- straight
- blame
- re
- ways
- everyday
- mistake
- changed
- replace
- pray
- faith
- shame
- safe
- case
- strange
- brain
- fade
- insane
- played
- train
- weight
- fame
- flame
- they'll
- games
- great
- wave
- champagne
- paint
- ok
- state
- explain
- paid
- stayed
- embrace
- race
- tastes
- stage
- they've
- veins
- ay
- grace
- saved
- plane
- chain
- slave
- escape
- grey
- trace
- erase
- pace
- laid
- fate
- raise
- trade
- yea
- flames
- waves
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