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Words that rhyme with retire.

The strongest songwriting rhymes for retire are desire, fire, higher, wire, like, time, right, and night.

Strong near rhymes (slant rhymes) include life, eyes, inside, light, tonight, and mine.

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

What rhymes with retire?

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.

  • desire
  • fire
  • higher
  • wire
  • like
  • time
  • right
  • night
  • life
  • eyes
  • inside
  • light
  • tonight
  • mine
  • live
  • why
  • alright
  • fight
  • side
  • try
  • mind
  • find
  • high
  • cry
  • lie
  • sometimes
  • times
  • out at night
  • had in mind
  • was in high

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Perfect rhymes for retire

  • desire
  • fire
  • liar
  • higher
  • inspire
  • wire
  • require
  • attire
  • wildfire
  • flyer
  • entire
  • hellfire
  • afire
  • tire
  • lyre
  • crossfire
  • buyer
  • inquire
  • spire
  • acquire
  • esquire
  • pyre
  • prior
  • sire
  • quagmire
  • enquire
  • twire
  • satire
  • squire
  • transpire
  • aspire
  • expire
  • quire
  • bonfire
  • perspire
  • conspire
  • identifier
  • supplier
  • backfire
  • rewire
  • misfire
  • haywire
  • brier
  • magnifier
  • plier
  • brushfire
  • highflier
  • foxfire
  • wyer
  • amplifier
  • pacifier
  • qualifier
  • plyer
  • ceasefire
  • fortifier
  • nigher
  • hyer
  • multiplier
  • flier
  • campfire
  • fryer
  • shyer
  • hotwire
  • rectifier
  • drier
  • humidifier
  • emulsifier
  • gunfire
  • frier
  • purifier


Near rhymes for retire

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

Phrase rhymes for retire

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

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