Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Surprise”

/səˈpɹaɪz/

Something unexpected.

♬100 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Surprise"

50 words

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

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
scrutinize	3	verb	(transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.
surmise	2	verb	(intransitive) To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.
aggrandize	3	verb	(transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
emphasize	3	verb	(transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
recognize	3	verb	(transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
actualize	4	verb	(transitive) To make real; to realize.
analyze	3	verb	(transitive) To subject to analysis.
reprise	2	noun	(music) A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.
comprise	2	verb	(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
likewise	2		(conjunctive) also; moreover; too.
demise	2	noun	(countable) Death; decease.
rise	1	noun	(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
chastise	2	verb	(transitive) To castigate; to scold or censure.
apprise	2	verb	To make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify.
despise	2	verb	To regard with contempt or scorn.
devise	2	verb	(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
optimize	3	verb	(transitive) To make (something) optimal.
utilize	3	verb	(US, Canada, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of utilise. [To make use of; to use.]
exemplifies	4	verb	(transitive) To show or illustrate by example.
arise	2	verb	(intransitive) To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
advise	2	verb	(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.
realize	3	verb	(transitive) To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time).
ostracize	3	verb	(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun.
jeopardize	3	verb	(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
materialize	5	verb	(intransitive) To take physical form, to appear seemingly from nowhere.
wise	1	noun	Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
patronize	3	verb	(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
criticize	3	verb	To find fault (with something).
sympathize	3	verb	(intransitive) To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected
empathize	3	verb	(intransitive) to feel empathy for another person
compromise	3	noun	The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
disguise	2	noun	Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
signifies	3	verb	To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
galvanize	3	verb	(figurative) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.
maximize	3	verb	(transitive) To make as large as possible.
prise	1	noun	To force (open) with a lever; to pry.
characterize	4	verb	(transitive) To be typical of.
synthesize	3	verb	(transitive) To combine two or more things to produce a new product.
exercise	3	noun	(countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
tantalize	3	verb	(transitive) To tease (someone) by offering or showing them something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied.
supervise	3	verb	(transitive) To oversee or direct a task or organization.
prize	1	noun	An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
organize	3	verb	(transitive) To arrange in working order.
minimize	3	verb	(transitive) To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
mobilize	3	verb	(transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
sunrise	2	noun	The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
catalyze	3	verb	(transitive) To accelerate a process.
prioritize	4	verb	(transitive) To value, do, or choose something first, or before other things.
crystallize	3	verb	(transitive) To give a definite or precise form to (something).
lionize	3	verb	(transitive) To treat (a person) as if they were important, or a celebrity.

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Surprise"

50 words

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

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
sublime	2	noun	(transitive) (chemistry) Synonym of sublimate.
delight	2	noun	Joy; pleasure.
apply	2	verb	(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
provide	2	verb	To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
supply	2	noun	(transitive) To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
defy	2	verb	(transitive) To refuse to obey.
describe	2	verb	(transitive) To represent in words.
design	2	noun	A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
surprised	2		Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.
advice	2	noun	(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.
besides	2		(conjunctive) Also; in addition.
mesmerized	3		Spellbound or enthralled.
paradise	3	noun	(figuratively) A very pleasant place, such as a place full of lush vegetation.
sacrifice	3	noun	(figurative) The destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; also, the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose.
reply	2	noun	(transitive, intransitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.
deny	2	verb	(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
alike	2	noun	Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
inspire	2	verb	(transitive) To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.
outside	2	noun	The space beyond some limit or boundary.
disguised	2		Wearing a disguise; dressed in strange or unusual clothes, or taking on a changed appearance, especially to conceal one’s identity.
device	2	noun	Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
realized	3		successfully completed or brought to an end
alive	2		Having life; living; not dead.
alright	2		(sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order. [Good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition.]
alibi	3	noun	(law) The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.
suffice	2	verb	(intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
divide	2	verb	(transitive) To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
excite	2	verb	(transitive) To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
decide	2	verb	(ambitransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
arrive	2	verb	(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.
hypnotized	3		Under hypnosis
replied	2	verb	(transitive, intransitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.
collide	2	verb	(intransitive) To impact directly, especially if violent.
sometimes	2		On some occasions, over some periods, or in certain circumstances, but not always.
beside	2		(literary or poetic) Otherwise; else; in addition; besides.
sunshine	2	noun	The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
invite	2	verb	(transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
survive	2	verb	(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
awhile	2		For some time; for a short time.
deprive	2	verb	(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
advised	2		Informed, appraised or made aware.
inside	2	noun	The interior or inner part.
arrives	2	verb	(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.
valentine	3	noun	An expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given the object of one's affection, especially on February 14th.
tonight	2	noun	During the night following the current day; during the evening of today.
goodbye	2	noun	To say goodbye; to wish somebody farewell on parting.
divine	2	noun	Of or pertaining to a god.
july	2	noun	The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August.
polite	2	verb	Well-mannered, civilized.
valentines	3		a collection of short stories by Olaf Olafsson.