Songwriting rhymes for retention
These rhymes are specially chosen by our unique songwriting rhyming dictionary to give you the best songwriting rhymes.
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Perfect rhymes for retention
- attention
- tension
- dimension
- mention
- apprehension
- detention
- convention
- extension
- contention
- suspension
- invention
- pension
- hypertension
- ascension
- condescension
- dissension
- comprehension
- gentian
- pretension
- prevention
- hypotension
- misapprehension
- pay attention
- laurentian
- reinvention
- tulip gentian
- fourth dimension
- not to mention
- geneva convention
- prairie gentian
- right ascension
- honorable mention
- surface tension
- center of attention
- paying attention
- essential hypertension
- marsh gentian
- third dimension
- university extension
- colloidal suspension
- blind gentian
- immediate apprehension
- closed gentian
- tufted gentian
- american baptist convention
- stiff gentian
- telephone extension
- american gentian
- spurred gentian
- secondary hypertension
- great yellow gentian
- horse gentian
- bottle gentian
- birth prevention
- green gentian
- southern baptist convention
- striped gentian
- northern baptist convention
- with attention
- absentia in
Near rhymes for retention
Near rhymes work great for songwriting, often giving a more interesting feel than perfect rhymes.
- heaven
- question
- lesson
- seven
- direction
- connection
- reflection
- affection
- perfection
- confession
- welcome
- protection
- impression
- inspection
- discretion
- redemption
- deception
- lemon
- obsession
- reckon
- section
- election
- collection
- venom
- possession
- depression
- eleven
- denim
- session
- intention
- perception
- exception
- profession
- intervention
- suggestion
- rejection
- objection
- rebellion
- reception
- weapon
- aggression
- threaten
- intersection
- recollection
- erection
- freshman
- felon
- watermelon
- vegan
- crimson
Want to know what rhymes with retention?
Using rhyming words in songwriting can really punch up a song, but sometimes it's hard to find rhymes for things
That's why we've created a rhyming dictionary for songwriters that provide suggestions for different genres! We make sure that the words we suggest are singable, and useable in songwriting - we make sure you don't have to hunt through hundreds of useless rhymes to find the one you want.
These are just a few of our rhymes. If you want to discover all the ways you can express yourself with Chorus, sign up for the full version now.
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