Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Merely”

/ˈmɪəli/

Wholly, entirely.

♬68 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Merely"

18 words

These words rhyme exactly with "merely" — same ending sound.

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
austerely	3		In an austere manner.
clearly	2		(modal) Without a doubt; obviously.
nearly	2		In close approximation; almost, virtually.
sincerely	3		In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly.
severely	3		In a severe manner.
cavalierly	4		In a cavalier manner.
yearly	2	noun	Every year.
dearly	2		In a dear or precious manner.
bierley	2	noun	—
bierly	2	noun	A surname.
dear lee	2		—
dear leigh	2		—
myrlie	2	noun	—
near lee	2		—
nearly e	2		—
premier lee	3		—
premier li	3		—
rensselaer lee	4		—

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Merely"

50 words

These words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
bleary	2		Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.
surly	2		Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
weary	2	verb	Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.
theory	2	noun	(sciences) A coherent statement or set of ideas that explains observed facts or phenomena and correctly predicts new facts or phenomena not previously observed, or which sets out the laws and principles of something known or observed; a hypothesis confirmed by observation, experiment etc.
dreary	2	noun	Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
demurely	3		In a demure manner.
fairly	2		(degree) Partly, not fully; somewhat.
sickly	2	verb	Frequently ill or in poor health; weakly.
sorely	2		Very, extremely.
chilly	2	noun	Cold enough to cause discomfort.
shifty	2		(informal, idiomatic) Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal, or unreliable.
busy	2	noun	Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
surely	2		(sentence adverb) Certainly, undoubtedly.
gnarly	2		(slang, dated) Excellent; attractive.
really	2	verb	(modal) Actually; in fact; in reality.
burly	2		(usually of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular.
girlie	2	noun	(Internet slang, endearing) A woman or person with feminine traits.
early	2	noun	Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
kitty	2	noun	(informal) A young cat; a kitten.
simply	2		(focus) Merely; solely.
squarely	2		(figurative) In a direct, straightforward and honest manner.
erie	2	noun	Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes of North America.
parley	2	noun	(intransitive) To have a discussion, especially one between enemies.
teary	2		Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
wimpy	2		(informal, often derogatory) Having the characteristics of a wimp; feeble, indecisive, cowardly.
curly	2	noun	Having curls.
fiercely	2		extremely; to a large degree
barely	2		(not comparable, degree) By a small margin.
rarely	2		Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
series	2	noun	A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
barley	2	noun	A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
mini	2	noun	Miniature, tiny, small.
purely	2		Solely; exclusively; merely, simply.
poorly	2		In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort.
pearly	2	noun	Resembling or characteristic of a pearl; nacreous.
securely	3		(manner) In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without danger.
whisky	2	noun	(Scotland, Canada, Australia) Alternative form of whiskey, an alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain, usually aged in oak barrels, (particularly) Scotch; a drink of this liquor. [(Ireland, US, England) A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).]
pearl barley	3	noun	Barley that has had the husk and bran removed.
prematurely	4		In a premature manner; too soon or too early.
hurly	2	noun	(obsolete) noise; confusion; uproar
hurly burly	4	noun	a disorderly outburst or tumult
hourly	2	noun	Occurring every hour.
burley	2	noun	(US) A tobacco grown mainly in Kentucky, used in making cigarettes.
shirley	2	noun	A female given name transferred from the surname, popular from the 1920s to the 1950s.
morley	2	noun	(uncountable) Any of various places in England:
unfairly	3		In a manner that is unfair.
charley	2	noun	A unisex given name. Alternative form of Charlie.
millie	2	noun	A diminutive of the female given names Mildred, Millicent, Emily, Amelia, or Camilla, also used as a formal given name.
charlie	2	noun	A unisex given name.
harley	2	noun	A Harley-Davidson motorcycle.