Rhyme Dictionary
Rhymes with “Syntax”
/ˈsɪn.tæks/
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♬82 rhyming words found
🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Syntax"
50 wordsThese words rhyme exactly with "syntax" — same ending sound.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| relax | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To rest and become relieved of stress. |
| parallax | 3 | noun | An apparent shift in the position of two stationary objects relative to each other as viewed by an observer, due to a change in observer position. |
| ajax | 2 | noun | (computing) A group of techniques for creating interactive Web applications, in which applications can retrieve data from the server asynchronously in the background without interfering with the display and behavior of the existing page. |
| flax | 1 | noun | The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles. |
| wax | 1 | noun | Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters. |
| axe | 1 | noun | A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it. |
| drawbacks | 2 | noun | A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away. |
| knickknacks | 2 | noun | Alternative spelling of knick-knack. [A small ornament or other object of minor value.] |
| tracks | 1 | a four-disc box set by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released in 1998 containing 66 songs. | |
| tax | 1 | noun | Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles). |
| sax | 1 | noun | To play the saxophone |
| slacks | 1 | noun | (dated) Semi-formal trousers which are less formal than those that are part of a suit but nowadays are considered suitable casualwear in most offices. (Takes a plural verb even when referring to a single pair; may be referred to as a pair of slacks.) |
| setbacks | 2 | noun | An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome). |
| impacts | 2 | noun | (figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect. |
| jacks | 1 | noun | (games) A children's game involving picking up objects; knucklebones; jackstones. |
| facts | 1 | "Facts" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rap artist Kanye West. | |
| flashbacks | 2 | noun | (psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs. |
| borax | 2 | noun | A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc. |
| ax | 1 | noun | A surname. |
| attacks | 2 | noun | An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy. |
| fax | 1 | noun | To send a document via a fax machine. |
| income tax | 3 | noun | A tax levied on earned and unearned income, net of allowed deductions. |
| max | 1 | noun | (informal) Maximum; maximal. |
| surtax | 2 | noun | (law) An additional or extra tax. |
| contacts | 2 | a computerized address book software included with the Apple operating systems iOS, iPadOS, watchOS and macOS. | |
| ice ax | 2 | noun | Alternative spelling of ice axe. [An axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice.] |
| racks | 1 | noun | (metonymic) publication, distribution (of a magazine) |
| pacts | 1 | noun | An agreement; a compact; a covenant. |
| give the axe | 3 | verb | (informal, idiomatic) To fire (dismiss from employment). |
| wracks | 1 | noun | The remains of something; a wreck. |
| soundtracks | 2 | noun | The sound (especially the music) component of a movie, video game, etc. |
| gunnysacks | 3 | noun | Alternative spelling of gunny sack. [A sack made from burlap, used for agricultural produce.] |
| aftertax | 3 | Alternative spelling of after-tax. [(finance) Remaining after tax has been deducted.] | |
| sales tax | 2 | noun | A local or state tax imposed as a percentage of the selling price of goods or services payable by the customer and collected by the seller for the local or state authorities. |
| estate tax | 3 | noun | A tax based on the value of the property of a deceased person, and charged on the personal representatives of the deceased. |
| property tax | 4 | noun | A tax, usually ad valorem, charged on the value of a property. |
| indirect tax | 4 | noun | (taxation) A tax that is levied upon goods and services before they reach the customer who ultimately pays the indirect tax as a part of the market price of the goods or services purchased. |
| inheritance tax | 5 | noun | A tax based on the value of the property of a deceased person, and charged on the beneficiaries of the estate. |
| withholding tax | 4 | noun | A withholding; a tax withheld from employees' salary and paid to the government. The withheld amount is considered a credit in final taxation. |
| direct tax | 3 | noun | (taxation) A tax imposed upon a person or property as distinct from a tax imposed upon a transaction. |
| poll tax | 2 | noun | (US) A tax that must be paid in order to vote. |
| earwax | 2 | noun | (medicine, pathology) A waxy substance secreted by the ear. |
| sealing wax | 3 | noun | Wax formerly melted onto a letter to seal it; the picture of the sender's seal was often pressed into the wax as evidence that the letter had not been opened. |
| excise tax | 3 | noun | Any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc. |
| gift tax | 2 | noun | (economics) The tax on money or property that one living person or corporate entity gives to another |
| overtax | 3 | verb | To tax to an excessive degree. |
| blacks | 1 | noun | Black garments, etc. |
| capital gains tax | 5 | noun | (taxation) A tax levied on the profit made from selling any "capital" (i.e. non-inventory) asset. |
| progressive tax | 4 | noun | (government, taxation) a tax whose percentage increases as a person's wealth increases. |
| death tax | 2 | noun | (US politics, derogatory, dysphemistic) inheritance tax |
🎵 Near Rhymes for "Syntax"
34 wordsThese words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| abstract | 2 | noun | An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. |
| impact | 2 | noun | (figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect. |
| impasse | 2 | noun | (figurative) A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made. |
| circumstance | 3 | noun | Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event. |
| collapse | 2 | noun | (intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in. |
| relaxed | 2 | Free from tension or anxiety; at ease; leisurely. | |
| contract | 2 | noun | An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement. |
| contact | 2 | noun | The establishment of communication (with). |
| exact | 2 | verb | Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect. |
| attack | 2 | noun | An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy. |
| lilac | 2 | noun | A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers. |
| expanse | 2 | noun | A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land. |
| intact | 2 | Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied, or otherwise damaged. | |
| react | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To act in response. |
| artifacts | 3 | noun | An object made or shaped by human hand or labor. |
| perhaps | 2 | noun | Possibly. |
| relapse | 2 | noun | (intransitive, informal, specifically) To return to a vice, especially self-harm or alcoholism, failing to maintain abstinence. |
| distract | 2 | verb | (transitive) To divert the attention of. |
| in fact | 2 | in reality or actuality | |
| impacts | 2 | noun | (figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect. |
| kickback | 2 | noun | (countable, informal) A covert, often illegal, payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction; especially, a kind of quid pro quo in which if you (an insider) secretly help me (an outsider) win the bid for the contract then I will secretly send you a portion of the contract value; thus, a kind of bribe. |
| contacts | 2 | a computerized address book software included with the Apple operating systems iOS, iPadOS, watchOS and macOS. | |
| tic tac | 2 | (colloquial) fussy, petty | |
| mishaps | 2 | noun | An accident, mistake, or problem. |
| six pack | 2 | noun | Alternative form of six-pack. [A collection of six of something bundled together, especially six cans of beer or soda pop.] |
| mustard gas | 3 | noun | A highly cytotoxic vesicant, C₄H₈Cl₂S, used in World War I that is known to cause skin burns, blisters, inflammation, edema, and potentially other respiratory effects. |
| sit back | 2 | verb | (idiomatic) To relax, to not exert oneself. |
| implants | 2 | noun | (medicine) Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants. |
| ring back | 2 | verb | To return a phone call. |
| bend back | 2 | — | |
| blast back | 2 | — | |
| in tact | 2 | Misspelling of intact. [Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied, or otherwise damaged.] | |
| kick facts | 2 | — | |
| sent back | 2 | — |
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