Words that rhyme with return
rhymes on -ern
The best rhymes for “return” are learn, turn, concern and earn. Below: 30 perfect rhymes, 19 phrases and 80 near rhymes, most common first.
Perfect rhymes for “return”
Words that end on the exact sound of “return” (-ern), from the stressed vowel on. Most common first.
Phrases that rhyme with “return”
Multi-word endings, for a whole line ending or a set-up rhyme.
good turn
left turn
fast burn
chinese burn
slow burn
cigarette burn
serve the turn
money to burn
let it burn
watch it burn
cash and burn
crash and burn
collapse and burn
none of your concern
do a slow burn
from stem to stern
to whom this may concern
even a worm will turn
you're never too old to learn
Near rhymes for “return”
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sounds with different consonants. Less exact, and often more natural in a song.
search
first
were
world
work
her
research
terms
reserved
network
per
girls
password
term
word
works
third
words
girl
church
returns
networks
earth
transfer
keywords
worth
heard
firm
amateur
shirt
keyword
worked
serve
birth
reserve
shirts
turned
returned
served
alert
framework
bird
concerns
referred
refer
firms
concerned
occur
perl
observed
learned
alerts
confirm
universe
sir
insert
birds
preferred
occurred
reverse
pearl
turns
worst
nurse
occurs
prefer
worse
confirmed
inter
serves
reserves
diverse
hurt
sur
earned
clerk
refers
transfers
surf
adverse
Questions about rhymes for “return”
- What rhymes with return?
- Learn, turn, concern, earn, burn and stern rhyme with return. Phrases that end on the same sound include “good turn”, “left turn” and “fast burn”.
- How many syllables are in return?
- Return has 2 syllables. The rhyme falls on the sound “-ern”.
- What are near rhymes for return?
- Near (slant) rhymes share the vowel sound but not every consonant: search, first, were, world, work and her. Songs use them all the time.
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