Words that rhyme with allegory
Top rhymes for allegory
story, territory, category and glory
66 common words rhyme with allegory. The most common are story, territory, category and glory.
Perfect rhymes for allegory
3 syllables
- pylori
4 syllables
5 syllables
- regulatory
- respiratory
- inflammatory
- observatory
- repository
- obligatory
- explanatory
- derogatory
- exploratory
- celebratory
- inhibitory
- depository
- compensatory
- circulatory
- defamatory
- ambulatory
- retaliatory
- conciliatory
- contributory
- reformatory
- revelatory
- accusatory
- declaratory
- confirmatory
- exculpatory
- oscillatory
6 syllables
- discriminatory
- participatory
- congratulatory
- investigatory
- anticipatory
- hallucinatory
Show 16 rare words
- expiratory
- articulatory
- multistory
- signori
- dilatory
- cacciatore
- nondiscriminatory
- prohibitory
- confiscatory
- interrogatory
- depilatory
- outlawry
- nugatory
- aleatory
- incantatory
- admonitory
Near rhymes for allegory
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- wally
- crawly
- sorry
- stories
- holy
- coffee
- slowly
- strongly
- categories
- forty
- territories
- holly
- molly
- naughty
- wholly
- broadly
- softly
- salty
- laboratories
- poly
- safari
- faulty
- jolly
- dolly
- ari
- goalie
- stormy
- wrongly
- trolley
- chlorine
- glossy
- melancholy
- folly
- doggy
- lowly
- shorty
- volley
- corny
- inventories
- palsy
How allegory sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈæləˌɡɔɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (AL-le-go-ry) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɔɹi |
Allegory has four syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with allegory?
- The most common rhymes for allegory are story, territory, category, glory, laboratory and regulatory.
- How many words rhyme with allegory?
- We found 66 common perfect rhymes and 16 rarer words for allegory, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in allegory?
- Allegory has four syllables, with the stress on the first.