Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Penitentiary”

/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/

A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (broadly) a prison.

♬56 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Penitentiary"

6 words

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

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
century	3	noun	A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
midcentury	4		Occurring around the middle of the century.
turn of the century	6	noun	The beginning or end of a certain century; the transition from one century to the next; often, especially in architecture, the beginning of the 20th century.
adventure he	4		—
adventurer he	4		—
venture he	3		—

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Penitentiary"

50 words

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

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
reverie	3	noun	A state of dreaming while awake; a loose or irregular train of thought; musing or meditation; daydream.
rudimentary	5	noun	Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.
penury	3	noun	(uncountable) Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.
exemplary	4	noun	Of such high quality that it should serve as an example to be imitated; ideal, perfect.
treachery	3	noun	The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain.
supplementary	5	noun	Additional; added to supply what is wanted.
peremptory	4	noun	Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic.
pedigree	3	noun	A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
elementary	5	noun	Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
complimentary	5		Free; provided at no charge.
adventurous	4		(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
trajectory	4	noun	The path an object takes as it moves.
accessory	4	noun	Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.
sensory	3	noun	Of the physical senses or sensation.
plenary	3	noun	Fully attended by a plenum; for everyone's attendance.
enemy	3	noun	Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
equerry	3	noun	(British) A personal attendant to a head of state, a member of a royal family, or a national representative.
feathery	3	noun	Resembling feathers.
injury	3	noun	Damage to the body of a living thing.
penalty	3	noun	A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
dispensary	4	noun	An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.
alimentary	5		Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
celery	3	noun	(uncountable, vegetable) The stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable.
every	3	noun	A surname.
centuries	3		"Centuries" is a song by American rock band
sedimentary	5	noun	(geology, of a rock) Made by the deposition and compression of small particles.
extrasensory	5		Of or relating to extrasensory perception.
penitentiaries	5	noun	(chiefly US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (loosely) a prison.
directory	4	noun	(computing) A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
rectory	3	noun	The residence of an Anglican rector.
parliamentary	5	noun	Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.
empery	3	noun	(now rare) An empire; the status or dominion of an emperor.
episodic memory	7	noun	A type of long-term, declarative memory in which memories are stored of personal experiences that are tied to particular times and places.
centaury	3	noun	Any of the flowering plants in or formerly in the genus Centaurium.
gregory	3	noun	A male given name from Ancient Greek.
long-term memory	5	noun	(psychology) The stage of the Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model where informative knowledge is held indefinitely.
working memory	5	noun	(psychology) A cognitive system with a limited capacity that can hold information temporarily.
screen memory	4	noun	(computing) A portion of computer memory storing the graphics currently displayed on the screen.
semantic memory	6	noun	A subcategory of declarative memory where general information such as names and facts is stored.
documentary	5	noun	(of a film, book, etc) Presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter.
leathery	3		Having the consistency, feel, or texture of leather.
virtual memory	6	noun	(computing) Memory that appears to be RAM but is being simulated (by a process called paging) on a hard disk; allows a computer to operate as if it had more memory than it actually does, but with some loss of performance
random access memory	7	noun	Main memory.
testamentary	5		(law) of or pertaining to a will or testament
telephone directory	7	noun	A listing of telephone subscribers in a specific geographical area, together with their telephone numbers and, sometimes, a street address.
wild celery	4	noun	Garden angelica (Angelica archangelica)
emery	3	noun	(petrology) An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.
grigory	3	noun	A transliteration of the Russian male given name Григо́рий (Grigórij), equivalent to Gregory.
hennessey	3	noun	A surname from Irish.
hennessy	3	noun	A surname from Irish.