Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Refuses

To decline (a request or demand).

64 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Refuses"

50 words

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

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
infuses3verb(transitive) To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.
bruises2nounA purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
excuses3nounThe quality of being excusable.
ruses2noun(countable, by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.
amuses3verb(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.
abuses3nounImproper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
fuses2noun(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
cruises2nounA sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
diffuses3verb(transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
druses2noun(mineralogy) A rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals.
accuses3verb(transitive, law, followed by "of") To charge with having committed a crime or offence.
loses2verb(transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
chooses2verbTo pick; to make the choice of; to select.
confuses3verb(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
boozes2verb(colloquial, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage.
druzes2noun(mineralogy) A rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals.
fuzes2noun(military, professional usage) An auxiliary device with explosive components, used to detonate a munition.
misuses3noun(transitive) To use (something) incorrectly.
overuses4verb(transitive) To use too much of (something); to use (it) too often.
peruses3verb(transitive) To read completely.
suffuses3verb(transitive) To spread through or over (something), especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.
souses2noun(transitive) To immerse in liquid; to steep or drench.
lollapaloozas5(informal) An outstanding, extreme, or outrageous example of its kind.
accrues is3
accuse his3
amuse his3
andrews is3
avenues is4
blues is2
booze is2
breakthroughs is3
bruise his2
bruise is2
canoes is3
chartreuse is3
chews his2
choose his2
choose is2
chuse his2
clues is2
confuse his3
coups is2
crews is2
cruise is2
cruse is2
cruz is2
cues is2
defuse his3
dues is2
ensues is3

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Refuses"

16 words

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

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
exclusive3noun(literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
clueless2(figuratively) Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious.
music2nounA series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.
judas2nounA traitor; a person not to be trusted.
suited2(usually with to, for or an adverb) Suitable.
produces3verb(transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.
oozes2verb(intransitive, sometimes figurative) To be secreted or slowly leak.
using2nounuse; utilization
excuses3nounThe quality of being excusable.
refusing3verb(transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
abuses3nounImproper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
losers2nounA person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
reduces3verb(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
medusas3noun(Greek mythology) The youngest and only mortal of the three gorgon sisters, killed by Perseus.
nooses2nounAn adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
uses2noun(law) A form of equitable ownership peculiar to English law, by which one person enjoys the profits of lands, etc. whose legal title is vested in another in trust.

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