Rhyming dictionary

Words that rhyme with “city”

“city” has 9 perfect rhymes in this list, from 2 to 4 syllables. The most common are pretty, pity, and kitty. For a softer sound there are 40 near rhymes too, such as busy, quickly, and guilty. The two example lines rhyme “city” with “pity” and “pretty”.

Perfect rhymes

Perfect rhymes repeat every sound from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.

2 syllables

  • pretty
  • pity
  • kitty
  • witty
  • bitty
  • gritty
  • ditty

3 syllables

  • committee

4 syllables

  • subcommittee

Near rhymes (same vowel sound)

Near rhymes keep the vowel sound and change the consonants: softer, and there are many more of them.

  • busy
  • quickly
  • guilty
  • silly
  • simply
  • billy
  • clearly
  • nearly
  • theory
  • series
  • lily
  • filthy
  • merely
  • fifty
  • mickey
  • whiskey
  • gimme
  • cities
  • skinny
  • risky
  • strictly
  • nicky
  • kidney
  • tricky
  • dizzy
  • willy
  • theories
  • pinky
  • whisky
  • gypsy
  • missy
  • chili
  • mini
  • sticky
  • sincerely
  • piggy
  • guinea
  • millie
  • dearly
  • lilly

“city” in a lyric: two examples

We couldn't pay the fare, and out of pity
the driver took us home across the city.

My mom came from a tiny farm, and pretty
soon she knew every bus route in the city.

Lines written for this page. Use them as a starting point, not as a finished verse.

How to choose the rhyme

  • Say the line out loud before you choose: the rhyme has to land on the beat where the melody stresses it.
  • Rhymes of 2 syllables (pretty, pity, and kitty) close a line hard; those of 4 syllables (subcommittee) stretch it and soften it. Match them to what the line is saying.
  • If every perfect rhyme for “city” sounds forced, move “city” inside the line and end it on another word.