Rhyme Dictionary
Rhymes with “Necessary”
/ˈnɛsəsɹɪ/
(usually with the definite article) A place to do the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.
🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Necessary"
50 wordsThese words rhyme exactly with "necessary" — same ending sound.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| extraordinary | 5 | noun | Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual. |
| contemporary | 5 | noun | Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’). |
| contrary | 3 | noun | Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse. |
| sanctuary | 4 | noun | A place of safety, refuge, or protection. |
| solitary | 4 | noun | Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present |
| arbitrary | 4 | noun | (usually of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random. |
| wary | 2 | verb | Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent |
| ordinary | 4 | noun | A person with authority; authority, ordinance. |
| tarry | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything. |
| emissary | 4 | noun | An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else. |
| carry | 2 | verb | (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. |
| ancillary | 4 | noun | Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary. |
| airy | 2 | noun | Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy. |
| visionary | 4 | noun | Having vision or foresight. |
| preliminary | 5 | noun | In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory. |
| customary | 4 | noun | In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage. |
| primary | 3 | noun | First or earliest in a group or series. |
| corollary | 4 | noun | (mathematics, logic) A proposition which follows easily from the statement or proof of another proposition. |
| luminary | 4 | noun | One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in one's chosen field; a leading light. |
| involuntary | 5 | Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling. | |
| mercenary | 4 | noun | A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain. |
| beneficiary | 6 | noun | One who benefits or receives an advantage. |
| sedentary | 4 | noun | (medicine, of a job, lifestyle, etc.) Not moving much; sitting around. |
| canary | 3 | noun | A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands. |
| fairy | 2 | noun | (mythology) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism. |
| subsidiary | 5 | noun | A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company. |
| salutary | 4 | Promoting good health and physical well-being; wholesome; curative. | |
| military | 4 | noun | (Canada, US) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces). |
| commentary | 4 | noun | An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs. |
| unnecessary | 5 | Not needed or necessary. | |
| dignitary | 4 | noun | An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position. |
| apothecary | 5 | noun | (archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras. |
| secondary | 4 | noun | Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc. |
| bury | 2 | verb | To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb. |
| tributary | 4 | noun | (hydrology) A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water. |
| legendary | 4 | noun | Having unimaginable greatness; excellent to such an extent to evoke stories. |
| glary | 2 | Of a dazzling lustre; glaring; bright; shining. | |
| merry | 2 | noun | Jolly and full of high spirits; happy. |
| mortuary | 4 | noun | A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation; broadly, synonym of funeral home. |
| savagery | 4 | noun | (uncountable) Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity. |
| scary | 2 | noun | (now chiefly informal) Causing fear or anxiety |
| eyrie | 2 | noun | The nest of a bird of prey. |
| cherry | 2 | noun | A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem. |
| temporary | 4 | noun | Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time. |
| seminary | 4 | noun | A theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministers. |
| vocabulary | 5 | noun | The collection of words a person knows and uses. |
| epistolary | 5 | noun | Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters. |
| functionary | 4 | noun | A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is minimal or not required. |
| proprietary | 5 | noun | Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner or licensee of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret. |
| itinerary | 5 | noun | A written schedule of activities for a vacation or road trip. |
🎵 Near Rhymes for "Necessary"
50 wordsThese words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| heavy | 2 | noun | (of any physical thing) Having great weight. |
| weary | 2 | verb | Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued. |
| petty | 2 | noun | (often derogatory) Having little or no importance. |
| worry | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt. |
| steady | 2 | verb | Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute. |
| desultory | 4 | Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence. | |
| varied | 2 | diverse or miscellaneous | |
| elementary | 4 | noun | Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something. |
| fairly | 2 | (degree) Partly, not fully; somewhat. | |
| ready | 2 | verb | Prepared for immediate action or use. |
| hurry | 2 | noun | (intransitive) To do things quickly. |
| complementary | 4 | noun | Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else. |
| revelatory | 5 | Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a revelation. | |
| plenty | 2 | noun | A more-than-adequate amount; plenitude. |
| belly | 2 | noun | The abdomen (especially a fat one). |
| chevy | 2 | noun | (transitive) To chase or hunt. |
| predatory | 4 | Living by preying on other living animals. | |
| buried | 2 | Concealed, hidden. | |
| semi | 2 | noun | (informal) A semifinal. |
| jelly | 2 | noun | (Commonwealth) A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set. |
| any | 2 | To even the slightest extent, at all. | |
| barely | 2 | (not comparable, degree) By a small margin. | |
| rarely | 2 | Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often. | |
| mercenaries | 4 | an action-adventure video game franchise published by LucasArts and developed by Pandemic Studios. | |
| emissaries | 4 | noun | An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else. |
| penny | 2 | noun | In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p. |
| aries | 2 | noun | (astrology) The zodiac sign for the ram, ruled by Mars and covering March 20 – April 20 (tropical astrology) or April 15 – May 15 (sidereal astrology). |
| married | 2 | noun | In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband. |
| spaghetti | 3 | noun | (countable, uncountable) A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings. |
| already | 3 | Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously. | |
| jesse | 2 | noun | A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. |
| confetti | 3 | noun | Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations. |
| messy | 2 | (of a place, situation, person, etc) In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly. | |
| compensatory | 5 | (of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury | |
| preparatory | 4 | Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative. | |
| enginery | 4 | noun | (archaic) Any device or contrivance; machinery; structure or arrangement. |
| celebratory | 5 | Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration. | |
| epilepsy | 4 | noun | (pathology) A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts. |
| jury | 2 | noun | (law) A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law. |
| excretory | 4 | noun | Of, or relating to excretion. |
| kelly | 2 | noun | A unisex given name transferred from the surname. |
| twenty | 2 | noun | (in the plural) The numbers twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29). |
| capillaries | 4 | noun | (anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels (from 5 to 10 micrometres/micrometers (μm) in diameter) that connect arteries to veins (They are the smallest blood vessels in the body: they convey blood between the arterioles and venules). |
| berries | 2 | noun | A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties. |
| preppy | 2 | noun | (US) A student of a prep school. |
| strawberries | 3 | the fifth studio album by English rock band the Damned. | |
| varies | 2 | verb | (intransitive) Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter. |
| dignitaries | 4 | noun | An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position. |
| nessi | 2 | noun | — |
| desi | 2 | noun | A member of the South Asian diaspora. |
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