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Words that rhyme with sadness.

The strongest songwriting rhymes for sadness are madness, happen, handle, happens, happened, granted, battle, and chances.

Strong near rhymes (slant rhymes) include imagine, candle, glasses, passion, that'll, and dances.

Useful phrase rhymes include "get up", "stand up", "end up", "door handle", and "fell in love".

What rhymes with sadness?

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.

  • madness
  • happen
  • handle
  • happens
  • happened
  • granted
  • battle
  • chances
  • imagine
  • passion
  • heaven
  • jealous
  • attention
  • question
  • second
  • lesson
  • parents
  • reckless
  • message
  • questions
  • seven
  • devil
  • direction
  • special
  • breakfast
  • reflection
  • connection
  • get up
  • door handle
  • fell in love

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Perfect rhymes for sadness

  • madness
  • gladness
  • badness
  • fadness


Near rhymes for sadness

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

Phrase rhymes for sadness

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

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