Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Merits”

/ˈmɛɹ.ɪts/

A claim to commendation or a reward.

♬91 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Merits"

41 words

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

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
inherits	3	verb	(transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
parrots	2	noun	A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
ferrets	2	noun	An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
carrots	2	noun	(UK, slang, derogatory) A redhead.
carats	2	noun	A metric unit of mass equal to exactly 200 mg, chiefly used for measuring precious stones and pearls.
demerits	3	noun	A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.
garrets	2	noun	An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.
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🎵 Near Rhymes for "Merits"

50 words

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

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
merit	2	noun	(countable, uncountable) Something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward.
chorus	2	noun	A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.
desirous	3		Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.
cherished	2		highly valued, having a high personal value.
careless	2		Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.
caring	2	noun	(of a person) Kind, sensitive, or empathetic.
aesthetics	3	noun	The study or philosophy of beauty.
embarrassed	3		Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
ethics	2	noun	The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.
demerit	3	noun	A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.
cirrus	2	noun	(meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type, typically composed of thin, delicate, white filaments, wisps, or narrow bands.
clitoris	3	noun	(anatomy) A sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals.
thesaurus	3	noun	A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.
flaring	2	noun	(oil industry) The deliberate open-air burning of natural gas that is generated as a by-product of various petrochemical processes, especially oil extraction; gas flaring.
ferrous	2		Of or containing iron.
hysteric	3	noun	A hysterical person.
virus	2	noun	A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms).
heiress	2	noun	A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.
doris	2	noun	A female given name from Ancient Greek, taken to regular use at the end of the 19th century.
errand	2	noun	A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.
high spirits	3	noun	Joyous elation, joyfulness, joyousness.
ferret	2	noun	An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
inherit	3	verb	(transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
sheriff	2	noun	(US) A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected.
spirits	2	noun	(chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand) Distilled alcoholic beverages.
arris	2	noun	A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces
edit	2	noun	To change a text, or a document.
parrot	2	noun	A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
porous	2		Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
perish	2	verb	(intransitive) To die; to cease to live.
fairish	2	noun	Of moderate quality, size, etc.
hairless	2	noun	Destitute of hair.
human immunodeficiency virus	11	noun	(virology) Either of the two related viruses, human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus 2 (HIV-2) that progressively destroy the body's immune system and can potentially lead to AIDS.
sorus	2	noun	(botany) A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.
nightmarish	3		Resembling a nightmare.
debit	2	noun	A sum of money taken out of a bank account. Thus called, because in bank's bookkeeping a cash withdrawal diminishes the amount of money held on the account, i.e. bank's debt to the customer.
retrovirus	4	noun	(virology) Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.
hysterics	3	noun	Synonym of hysteria
stegosaurus	4	noun	A member of the genus Stegosaurus within this suborder.
clarence	2	noun	A kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers.
comparing	3	noun	examining resemblances or differences
siris	2	noun	Any tree of the genus Albizia.
slow loris	3	noun	Any of several species of strepsirrhine primates which make up the genus Nycticebus, with a round head, narrow snout, large eyes, and a toxic bite.
ardent spirits	4	noun	Strong distilled alcoholic liquor or whiskey.
edits	2	verb	To change a text, or a document.
bearded iris	4	noun	(botany, horticulture) Any species or cultivar of the bearded rhizomatous irises of the section Iris subg. Iris sect. Iris, especially Iris × germanica.
cytomegalovirus	7	noun	(virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
morris	2	noun	A morris dance.
brontosaurus	4	noun	One of the largest land animals to ever walk the earth; a Brontosaurus.
tyrannosaurus	5	noun	Any large carnivorous dinosaur, of the genus Tyrannosaurus, found in North America during the late Cretaceous period.