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Words that rhyme with shakes.

The strongest songwriting rhymes for shakes are takes, makes, mistakes, breaks, take, make, face, and place.

Strong near rhymes (slant rhymes) include break, wake, space, say, ain't, and days.

Useful phrase rhymes include "are in place", "is in place", "face to face", "like the way", and "day to day".

What rhymes with shakes?

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.

  • takes
  • makes
  • mistakes
  • breaks
  • take
  • make
  • face
  • place
  • break
  • wake
  • say
  • days
  • way
  • made
  • away
  • same
  • day
  • pain
  • name
  • stay
  • change
  • wait
  • babe
  • came
  • late
  • hate
  • play
  • are in place
  • face to face
  • like the way

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Perfect rhymes for shakes

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


Near rhymes for shakes

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

Phrase rhymes for shakes

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

Learn how to use phrase rhymes in songwriting.


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