Rhymes for common words / light

Words That Rhyme With Light

“light” has 1 syllable. Its most-used rhymes are right, night, might, tonight, quite. Every list is sorted with the most common words first.

Perfect rhymes for light

Same stressed vowel and ending sound.

  • right
  • night
  • might
  • tonight
  • quite
  • fight
  • white
  • write
  • alright
  • flight
  • tight
  • sight
  • bright
  • bite
  • invite
  • knight
  • site
  • polite
  • despite
  • slight
  • overnight
  • height
  • spite
  • delight
  • dwight
  • wright
  • uptight
  • upright
  • recite
  • fright
  • rewrite
  • kite
  • excite
  • rite
  • impolite
  • outright
  • plight
  • mite
  • ignite
  • cite
  • nite
  • indict
  • trite
  • reunite
  • forthright
  • sprite
  • blight
  • enright
  • sleight
  • incite
  • alight

Near rhymes for light

Same vowel; ending consonant from the same sound family.

  • like
  • inside
  • side
  • tried
  • outside
  • died
  • ride
  • mike
  • hide
  • type
  • decide
  • strike
  • lied
  • pride
  • tied
  • bike
  • bride
  • wide
  • aside
  • pipe
  • guide
  • slide
  • provide
  • describe
  • wipe
  • beside
  • cried
  • spike
  • denied
  • alike
  • unlike
  • fried
  • upside
  • tide
  • psych
  • hike
  • tribe
  • applied
  • bribe
  • divide

Slant rhymes for light

Share the vowel or the final consonant. Great for natural-sounding lyrics.

  • christ
  • liked
  • wiped
  • iced
  • pint
  • heist
  • psyched
  • sliced
  • typed
  • striped
  • swiped
  • spiked
  • priced
  • knifed
  • diced
  • quiet
  • diet
  • riot
  • tryout
  • disliked
  • time
  • life
  • nice
  • guys
  • fine
  • while
  • wife
  • live
  • five
  • mine
  • eyes
  • line
  • drive
  • sign
  • ice
  • crime
  • nine
  • twice
  • wine
  • smile

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Rhymes for light: questions

What rhymes with light?

The most common perfect rhymes for “light” are right, night, might, tonight, quite, fight, white, write. Near rhymes include like, inside, side, tried, outside.

What is a slant rhyme for light?

Slant and near rhymes for “light” include like, inside, side, tried, christ, liked, wiped, iced. They share the vowel sound or the ending, so they sound natural in lyrics.

How many syllables are in light?

“light” has 1 syllable, according to the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

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