Rhyme Dictionary
Rhymes with “Extinction”
/ɪkˈstɪŋkʃ(ə)n/
The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
♬52 rhyming words found
🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Extinction"
2 wordsThese words rhyme exactly with "extinction" — same ending sound.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| distinction | 3 | noun | (specifically) A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; the quality of being distinguished. |
| ling shun | 2 | — |
🎵 Near Rhymes for "Extinction"
50 wordsThese words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| conviction | 3 | noun | (countable) A firmly held belief. |
| recognition | 4 | noun | The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity). |
| position | 3 | noun | A place or location. |
| function | 2 | noun | What something does or is used for. |
| acquisition | 4 | noun | The act or process of acquiring. |
| affliction | 3 | noun | A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony. |
| conjunction | 3 | noun | (grammar) A word used to join other words, phrases, or clauses together into sentences. (The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related semantically.) |
| crimson | 2 | noun | A deep, slightly bluish red. |
| contradiction | 4 | noun | (countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms. |
| suspicion | 3 | noun | The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong. |
| unction | 2 | noun | A religious or ceremonial anointing. |
| premonition | 4 | noun | A strong intuition that something is about to happen (usually something negative, but not exclusively). |
| depiction | 3 | noun | (countable) A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual. |
| condition | 3 | noun | A state or quality. |
| benediction | 4 | noun | A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service). |
| partition | 3 | noun | An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another. |
| mission | 2 | noun | (countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself. |
| restriction | 3 | noun | A regulation or limitation that restricts. |
| sedition | 3 | noun | Organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing. |
| friction | 2 | noun | The rubbing of one object or surface against another. |
| diction | 2 | noun | Choice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication. |
| competition | 4 | noun | (uncountable) The action of competing. |
| jurisdiction | 4 | noun | The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law. |
| infliction | 3 | noun | The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition. |
| transmission | 3 | noun | The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power. |
| nutrition | 3 | noun | That which nourishes; nutriment. |
| ignition | 3 | noun | The initiation of combustion. |
| emission | 3 | noun | Something which is emitted or sent out; issue. |
| thinking | 2 | noun | Thought; verbal noun of think. |
| magician | 3 | noun | A performer of tricks or an escapologist or an illusionist. |
| addiction | 3 | noun | (medicine) A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences. |
| prediction | 3 | noun | A statement of what will happen in the future. |
| fiction | 2 | noun | (literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose. |
| sink in | 2 | verb | (intransitive, idiomatic) To become completely known, felt, or understood. |
| edition | 3 | noun | The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time. |
| unthinking | 3 | Without proper thought; thoughtless. | |
| eviction | 3 | noun | The act of evicting. |
| drinking | 2 | noun | An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages. |
| kingston | 2 | noun | The capital and largest city of Jamaica; it is also the capital of its eponymous parish. |
| thinkin | 2 | verb | — |
| shrinking | 2 | noun | The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away. |
| extinctions | 3 | noun | The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation. |
| ition | 2 | noun | — |
| egyptian | 3 | noun | Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language. |
| junction | 2 | noun | A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet. |
| lincoln | 2 | noun | A city and local government district in Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9771). |
| pinkham | 2 | noun | A surname. |
| simpson | 2 | noun | A character from the TV series The Simpsons. |
| sinking | 2 | Sinking, also known as doming, dishing or dapping, is a metalworking technique whereby flat sheet metal is formed into a non-flat object by hammering it into a concave indentation. | |
| stinson | 2 | noun | A surname. |
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