A perfect rhyme for “reality” ends in /i/, the sound from its stressed vowel to the end of the word. Near rhymes differ by a single sound, which is enough to end a line beside “reality” without matching it exactly. Most of the near rhymes end in one of two sounds, /in/ or /it/.
Spoken aloud, “reality” is /riˈæləˌti/, respelled ree-A-luh-tee, four syllables with the stress on the second. A rhyme has to match from that stressed syllable to the end, and the syllables before it are free to differ.
“Reality” has 164 perfect rhymes and 177 near rhymes in common use; the, we and me are the most common.
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What Rhymes With Reality
The, we, me and he rhyme with “reality”, each one ending in /i/ from the stressed vowel on. A word that changes one sound of that ending, such as mean or meet, reads as a near rhyme instead.
Perfect Rhymes With Reality
Six- And Seven-Syllable Rhymes With Reality
Homosexuality and radioactivity have seven syllables, and the rest have six.
- Spirituality
- Electronically
- Inferiority
- Compatibility
- Nanotechnology
- Indiscriminately
- Homosexuality
- Radioactivity
Five-Syllable Rhymes With Reality
- Possibility
- Probability
- Ingenuity
- Spiritually
- Sensuality
- Predominantly
- Actuality
- Infertility
Four-Syllable Rhymes With Reality
- Ability
- Identity
- Apology
- Asap
- Stupidity
- Mythology
- Paparazzi
- Adversity
- Instinctively
- Indirectly
- Culturally
- Origami
- Calliope
- Indignity
- Polygamy
- Elegantly
- Mercifully
Three-Syllable Rhymes With Reality
- Probably
- Somebody
- Nobody
- Company
- Library
- Guarantee
- Liberty
- Disagree
- Inquiry
- Milady
- Cod
- Referee
- Anarchy
- Machete
- Oversee
- Wannabe
- Nominee
- Bumblebee
- Jubilee
- Twenty-three
- Galilee
- Bourgeoisie
- Devotee
- Realty
- Jean-louis
- Kabuki
- Peyote
- Undersea
- Reveille
- Divorcee
- Detainee
- Absentee
- Escapee
- Manatee
- Potpourri
Two-Syllable Rhymes With Reality
- Agree
- Id
- Degree
- Thirty
- Petty
- Pony
- Crappy
- Debris
- Marquis
- D'arcy
- Whitey
- Decree
- Ducky
- Mt
- Speedy
- Ab
- Chevy
- Carefree
- Slutty
- Kali
- Trainee
- Selfie
- Catchy
- Newbie
- Foresee
- Anti
- Yippee
- Starry
- Beastly
- Rupee
- Trustee
- Banshee
- Tiki
- Pee-pee
- Snotty
- Mg
- Whoopee
- Goatee
- Tootsie
- Gutsy
One-Syllable Rhymes With Reality
- The
- We
- Me
- He
- Be
- She
- See
- Three
- Free
- Key
- Sea
- Tea
- Tree
- Lee
- Thee
- Gee
- Pee
- Ye
- Knee
- Li
- Bee
- Mi
- Fee
- Di
- Si
- Wee
- Flee
- Plea
- Ski
- Oui
- Ne
- Glee
- Ki
- Lea
- Bree
- Pea
- Vi
- Tee
- Flea
- Qi
Near Rhymes With Reality
Among the 177 near rhymes for “reality”, the most common ending is /in/, as in mean and seen. Meet and eat follow with the ending /it/. Measured against the full /i/ ending of “reality”, most of its near rhymes change, add or leave out one sound.
Near Rhymes For Reality Like Mean And Seen
Mean, seen and between share the ending /in/, which is the ending of “reality” followed by /n/.
Meet And Eat: Reality With A Final Consonant
In meet, eat and street the ending is /it/, which is the ending of “reality” followed by /t/.
Reality Rhymes Closing In -eed: Need And Indeed
Need, indeed and agreed are near rhymes on /id/, which is the ending of “reality” followed by /d/.
- Need
- Indeed
- Agreed
- Speed
- Feed
- Proceed
- She'd
- Succeed
- Weed
- Bleed
- Reed
- Seed
- Deed
- Plead
- Guaranteed
- Breed
We'll And Feel As Near Rhymes For Reality
Next come we’ll, feel and he’ll, whose ending /il/ is the ending of “reality” followed by /l/.
- We'll
- Feel
- He'll
- Real
- Deal
- Steal
- Meal
- Wheel
- Steel
- Seal
- Reveal
- She'll
- Heal
- Appeal
- Ideal
- Heel
Words Like Week And Speak That Rhyme Loosely With Reality
Words such as week, speak and weak end in /ik/, which is the ending of “reality” followed by /k/.
- Week
- Speak
- Weak
- Freak
- Seek
- Unique
- Sneak
- Leak
- Technique
- Cheek
- Creek
- Peak
- Antique
- Peek
- Streak
- Geek
Reality Rhymes Such As Team And Seem
For team, seem and dream the ending is /im/, the ending of “reality” followed by /m/.
- Team
- Seem
- Dream
- Cream
- Scream
- Theme
- Extreme
- Steam
- Supreme
- Beam
- Stream
- Scheme
- Regime
- Ice-cream
- Redeem
- Mainstream
Leave /iv/, keep /ip/, each /itʃ/ and chief /if/ are looser near rhymes for “reality”, each on an ending of its own.
Does Here Rhyme With Reality
People often ask whether these words rhyme with “reality”. Only the sounds from the stressed vowel on count, so two words can share four letters and still not rhyme.
| Word | Rhymes With Reality | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| The | Yes | Perfect rhyme, matching every sound from the stressed vowel on |
| We | Yes | Perfect rhyme, matching every sound from the stressed vowel on |
| Me | Yes | Perfect rhyme, matching every sound from the stressed vowel on |
| Here | Near rhyme | The ending of "reality" followed by /r/, near enough for the end of a line |
| We'll | Near rhyme | The ending of "reality" followed by /l/, near enough for the end of a line |
| Really | No | Only the unstressed last syllable matches, and the stressed syllable is different |
| Responsibility | No | Same letters at the end, but said /ɪləti/ |
| Quality | No | Same letters at the end, but said /ɑləti/ |
Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives And Adverbs That Rhyme With Reality
“Reality” has perfect rhymes in four word classes: 100 nouns, seven verbs, nine adjectives and eleven adverbs. See is both a noun and a verb, so it is listed once, under the part of speech it takes more often. A noun like “reality” pairs most directly with other nouns, among them see, three and somebody.
| Word Class | Rhymes |
|---|---|
| Nouns | See, three, somebody, nobody, free, company, key, sea, tea, tree, lee, library |
| Verbs | Agree, disagree, flee, chevy, oversee, foresee, pee-pee |
| Adjectives | Speedy, carefree, catchy, starry, beastly, snotty, gutsy, nee, undersea |
| Adverbs | Probably, asap, spiritually, instinctively, indirectly, culturally, electronically, predominantly, elegantly, indiscriminately, mercifully |
Animals, Body Parts And Colors That Rhyme With Reality
Meaning has no effect on whether two words rhyme, so the rhymes for “reality” name every kind of thing, including bee and pony among animals. Nothing among flowers and cities rhymes with “reality” at all.
| Kind Of Word | Rhymes |
|---|---|
| Animals | Bee, pony, flea, bumblebee, manatee, queen, sheep, leech, beef, honeybee |
| Body Parts | Knee, feet, cheek, ear |
| Colors | Green, bleach |
| Foods | Tea, pea, brie, treat, meat, feed, meal, ice-cream, aperitif, tortilla |
| Places | Tee, galilee |
| Plants | Tree, kali, peyote, cheat, weed, reed, peach, beech, briony |
Positive And Sad Words That Rhyme With Reality
Some rhymes for “reality” have a positive meaning, such as free, liberty and relief, and others a sad one, such as defeat, weak and grieve.
| Tone | Rhymes |
|---|---|
| Positive | Free, liberty, relief |
| Sad | Defeat, weak, grieve, weep, grief |
Less Common Rhymes For Reality
These less common words rhyme with “reality” on every sound from the stressed vowel on, among them probationary, honeybee and wadi. They are standard English but rare in everyday writing, so readers meet them mostly in verse.
- Probationary
- Honeybee
- Wadi
- Ghee
- Apostrophe
- Ib
- Sci
- Briony
- Repartee
- Weighty
- Parolee
- Fop
- Quai
- Wiki
- Hyperbole
- Soupy
- Tatty
- Minestrone
- Smutty
- Amputee
- Esprit
- Wallaby
- Nestle
- Feathery
Five-Letter Words That Rhyme With Reality
Three, agree, petty and ducky rhyme with “reality” in exactly five letters. Letter count has no bearing on the rhyme, which follows the sound alone, so a four-letter word and a nine-letter word can share the same ending.
- Three
- Agree
- Petty
- Ducky
- Spree
- Chevy
- Rupee
- Gutsy
- Emcee
- Curie
- Artsy
The Ending Sound In Reality
“Reality” ends in the rhyme sound /i/, made up of the stressed vowel /i/ alone, with no consonant after it. Me, see and three are three of the 164 other common words that end in the same sound. Spelling varies across these words, from -ee in see to -ie in selfie.
| Spelling | Words | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -ee | 50 | See |
| -ie | 7 | Selfie |
| -ea | 7 | Sea |
| -ey | 2 | Key |
Words That Look Like Reality But Do Not Rhyme
“Reality” is spelled with the ending -lity, as are responsibility, quality, personality and facility, yet none of those words rhymes with it. Responsibility ends in /ɪləti/ and quality ends in /ɑləti/, whereas “reality” ends in /i/. None of them shares a closing sound with “reality”, so each pairing rhymes on the page only.
| Word | Ending Sound | Closing Sound Shared With Reality |
|---|---|---|
| Responsibility | /ɪləti/ | None |
| Quality | /ɑləti/ | None |
| Personality | /ælɪti/ | None |
| Facility | /ɪlɪti/ | None |
| Hospitality | /æləti/ | None |
| Morality | /æləti/ | None |
| Liability | /ɪlɪti/ | None |
| Sexuality | /æləti/ | None |
Rhyme Schemes With Reality
“Reality” fits the stanza forms most poems use, with me and see as its rhymes. Lines with the same letter end on the same rhyme sound.
| Scheme | Line endings | How The Lines Pair |
|---|---|---|
| AABB | Reality / me / see / three | Two couplets in a row, each pair rhyming on consecutive lines. |
| ABAB | Reality / mean / me / seen | Alternating lines, with the near rhymes on the B lines and the perfect pair on the A lines. |
| ABCB | … / reality / … / me | Only the second and fourth lines rhyme, as in the ballad stanza and in most hymns. |
Using Reality Rhymes In Poems And Songs
In a couplet ending on “reality”, the nearest rhymes are ability and identity. In a longer line or song verse, possibility and probability fit the line ending instead.
| Kind Of Line | Line-Ending Pairs | How They Match |
|---|---|---|
| Couplet with matching line endings | Reality / ability, reality / identity, reality / apology | Both words end in /i/ and have the same number of syllables |
| Longer line or song verse | Reality / possibility, reality / probability, reality / ingenuity | The longer word ends in the same /i/, with one more syllable before it |
| Near rhyme in a lyric | Reality / here, reality / need, reality / please | Same stressed vowel /i/, one sound of the ending differs |
Compound Words That Rhyme With Reality
A compound rhymes on its last word, so any compound ending in the same sound as “reality” rhymes with it. D’arcy, twenty-three and pee-pee each end on that sound, with the stress on the same syllable as in the one-word rhymes.
- D'arcy
- Twenty-three
- Pee-pee
- Pee-wee
- Jean-louis
Names That Rhyme With Reality
Proper names rhyme by the same rule as common words, and Sunday, Ricky and Maggie all end on the sound of “reality”. The counts on this page include common words only, which is why the names are listed separately, most common first.
- Sunday
- Ricky
- Maggie
- Marie
- Jeremy
- Kenny
- Hawaii
- Dee
- Mcgee
- Louie
FAQs
The most common words that rhyme with “reality” in everyday English are me, see, three and somebody. Beyond those, free, company, agree, id, thee and ability rhyme with it as well. All of them end in /i/, which is the part of “reality” a rhyme has to match.
Things you can name that rhyme with “reality” include key, sea, tea, tree, library and pee. For a person rather than an object, nobody, lee and marquis rhyme with “reality” in the same way.
Counting perfect and near rhymes together, “reality” has 341 rhymes in common English. Of these, 164 are perfect rhymes with its whole /i/ ending, and 177 are near rhymes with one sound of it different.
Near rhymes for “reality” include here, need, please, mean, these and keep. They share the stressed vowel /i/ with “reality”, and the sounds after it differ. In a lyric, listeners hear them as a full match, because the shared vowel is what they notice at speaking speed.
“Reality” ends in the same letters as responsibility, quality and personality, yet none of them rhymes with it. None of them is said with the /i/ of “reality”, and two words rhyme only when the stressed vowel is the same.
“Reality” has four syllables, said ree-A-luh-tee, with the stress on the second. A rhyme for “reality” has to match every sound from that stressed syllable to the end of the word.
