Short, sharp words like swim, slim, trim and whim give him plenty of true partners, and hymn even sounds exactly the same. Below are all 63 words that rhyme with him, along with ready-made rhymes for lines ending in love him, miss him or tell him, plus near rhymes and names.
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What Rhymes With Him
The best rhymes for him are swim, slim, trim, dim, gym, grim, whim, limb, brim and rim. Counting names and phrases, 31 words and phrases rhyme perfectly, and hymn sounds identical. Add 31 near rhymes such as win, gem and limp, and the verified total is 63.
Here’s what each of the top ten brings to a line:
- Swim: water, summer and movement.
- Slim: a thin build, or a small chance, as in slim odds.
- Trim: neat and fit, or a quick haircut.
- Dim: low light, or a slow thinker.
- Gym: workouts, school and sport.
- Grim: dark, serious and hopeless.
- Whim: a sudden urge, as in on a whim.
- Limb: an arm, a leg or a tree branch.
- Brim: the edge of a cup or the rim of a hat.
- Rim: the edge of a wheel, a glass or a basketball hoop.
One-Syllable Words That Rhyme With Him
Every perfect single-word rhyme for him is one syllable long:
- Brim
- Dim
- Grim
- Gym
- Limb
- Prim
- Rim
- Scrim
- Shim
- Skim
- Slim
- Swim
- Trim
- Vim
- Whim
Names: Jim, Kim, Tim.
Does Hymn Rhyme? Words That Sound the Same
Hymn is pronounced exactly like him, so the two are homophones rather than rhymes. The silent n changes the spelling, not the sound. Writers often pair them as a pun, but a strict poem treats hymn as a repeat. Limb works the same way on paper: its b is silent, so it ends on the same m sound.
What Rhymes With Love Him, Miss Him and Need Him
In everyday speech, him at the end of a phrase often softens to ‘im, so the word before it carries the beat. That’s why these rhymes match the first word. Keep him at the end of the line and swap in one of these:
- Love him: above, shove.
- Miss him: kiss, dismiss.
- Need him: feed, lead, read.
- Like him: strike, unlike.
- Hate him: date, rate, berate.
- Trust him: bust, adjust, dust.
- Hurt him: desert, alert, convert.
- Know him: show, owe, throw.
Rhymes for Tell Him, Find Him and Get Him
The same swap works for action words:
- Tell him: sell, compel, expel.
- See him: free, flee, be.
- Find him: remind, behind, bind.
- Get him and let him: met, set, forget.
- Got him: shot, spot, caught (in American English).
- Save him: gave, forgave.
- Help him: few words fit; yelp at him is the closest phrase.
- Chase him: face, replace, embrace.
- Catch him: match, hatch, snatch.
- Meet him: greet, beat, defeat.
- Hit him: quit, outwit, admit.
- Kill him: thrill, fill, chill.
Short Phrases: For Him, To Him and With Him
- For him: adore, ignore, before.
- To him: through, knew, pursue.
- On him: upon.
- With him: no exact match; within and begin are the nearest sounds.
Two-Syllable Rhymes and Rare Longer Words
True two-syllable rhymes for him are rare. The one real word is bedim, an old verb meaning “to make dim.” For a two-beat ending, use a short phrase instead: the gym, a whim, so slim, to swim.
Words such as synonym, acronym, denim and pilgrim end in -im but put the beat on the first part, so they’re loose matches at best.
Does Him Rhyme With Them or Win?
Neither is a perfect rhyme, but both come close:
- Them: the vowel differs, hem against him, while the ending m matches. It works in a song.
- Win: the vowel matches, but win ends in n. It’s another near rhyme.
For a true rhyme, choose swim or slim.
Near and Slant Rhymes: Win, Gem and Limp
Close to win: win, tin, thin, skin, grin, chin, pin, kin, spin, twin, begin, within.
Close to gem: gem, stem, hem, them, condemn.
Close to limp: limp, shrimp, chimp, blimp, wimp, crimp.
Loose matches: synonym, antonym, acronym, homonym, pseudonym, denim, pilgrim, interim.
Phrases and Idioms That Rhyme With Him
Everyday phrases:
- At the gym
- Hit the gym
- Learn to swim
- Take a swim
- Neat and trim
- Lights grow dim
- Chances are slim
Idioms:
- On a whim: suddenly, with no plan.
- Out on a limb: taking a risk alone.
- Sink or swim: succeed or fail with no help.
- Filled to the brim: completely full.
- Risk life and limb: to face serious danger.
Names, Verbs and Foods
Names that rhyme with him: Jim, Kim, Tim, Slim (a nickname) and Grimm, as in the Brothers Grimm.
Verbs: bedim, brim, dim, rim, shim, skim, slim, swim, trim.
Food: no common food names rhyme exactly. Shrimp is the nearest, and skim fits a line about milk.
Words That Rhyme With Him by Mood
Love Words
Whim, swim, hymn, brim. A heart filled to the brim or a love that started on a whim works well for a romantic line.
Positive Words
Slim, trim, swim, vim, brim. These suit health, energy and good spirits.
Sad and Negative Words
Grim, dim, limb, out on a limb, chances are slim, lights grow dim. These suit loss, worry and fading hope.
Mean Words
Dim (slow-witted), prim (fussy and proper) and grim. Use them for a teasing or cutting line.
Funny Words
Gym, whim, shim, sink or swim, Slim. These suit jokes, birthday cards and comic verse.
Rhymes by Letter Count
Three-Letter Words
Perfect rhymes: Dim, Gym, Rim, Vim, Jim, Kim, Tim
Near rhymes: Gem, Hem, Kin, Pin, Tin, Win
Four-Letter Words
Perfect rhymes: Brim, Grim, Limb, Prim, Shim, Skim, Slim, Swim, Trim, Whim
Same sound: Hymn
Near rhymes: Chin, Grin, Limp, Skin, Spin, Stem, Them, Thin, Twin, Wimp
Five-Letter and Longer Words
Perfect rhymes: Bedim, Scrim
Near rhymes: Blimp, Chimp, Crimp, Shrimp
Words That Rhyme With Him for a Poem
In a poem, him usually falls at the end of a line about a person, so the rhyme should say something about that person:
Describing a person: slim, trim, prim, dim.
Something he does: swim, skim, trim.
Setting a mood: grim, dim, whim.
A fresher pairing: scrim, vim or out on a limb surprise a reader more than Tim or Jim.
Rhymes for a Song or Rap
Lyrics about a person use this word constantly, so writers need more than Tim and Jim.
Chorus: swim, slim, whim and dim are short and hold well on a sung note.
Verse: near rhymes like win, thin and begin give a verse room to move.
Hook: pairs such as kiss and miss or forget and let, each followed by him, rhyme two syllables at once.
Rap: stack internal rhymes like grim, slim, trim inside one bar before the final rhyme.
Rhymes for Kids and Classroom Verse
Young children know swim, gym, rim and Jim, so start there:
My brother Jim can swim,
He’s quick and fit and slim.
He dives right off the rim
And splashes on a whim.
Explain vim, prim and scrim before using them with younger readers. For a sillier set, try these rhymes with funny.
Words That Rhyme With Him and Their Meanings
A few rhymes on this page are less common. Their meanings:
- Bedim: to make something dim or dull.
- Brim: the top edge of a container, or the projecting edge of a hat.
- Prim: stiffly proper and easily shocked.
- Scrim: a light, see-through fabric used in theaters and for curtains.
- Shim: a thin wedge slipped into a gap to level or tighten something.
- Skim: to remove the top layer of a liquid, or to read something quickly.
- Vim: energy and enthusiasm.
- Whim: a sudden wish or change of mind.
- Limb: an arm or leg, or a large branch of a tree.
- Grimm: the surname of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, who collected German fairy tales.
For a guide to telling true rhymes from close ones, read about perfect and near rhymes.
FAQs
Q1. What rhymes with him?
The most common rhymes are swim, slim, trim, dim, gym, grim, whim, limb, brim and rim. The names Jim, Kim and Tim also rhyme, and hymn sounds exactly the same.
Q2. Does him rhyme with them?
Not exactly. The two words end on the same m sound but use different vowels, so them is a near rhyme. It works in songs, but swim or slim is a better choice for a poem.
Q3. Does him rhyme with win?
Only loosely. Win shares the vowel but ends in n instead of m. For an exact match, use whim, which sounds very close to win and rhymes perfectly.
Q4. Does hymn rhyme with him?
Hymn and him are pronounced the same, so they’re homophones. That makes the pair a repeat of one sound rather than a true rhyme, though it’s popular as a pun.
Q5. What rhymes with love him?
Above and shove, each followed by him, are the closest matches. The word love carries the beat in the phrase, so the rhyme has to match love.
Q6. What names rhyme with him?
Jim, Kim and Tim rhyme exactly. Slim works as a nickname, and Grimm fits a line about fairy tales.
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