Rhymes with allegory
al·le·go·ry
A a Two-syllable rhymes
- corey — the penis
- cory — any of various freshwater catfish belonging to the South American Corydoras genus
- glory — very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.
- gory — covered or stained with gore; bloody.
- sorry — feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.: to be sorry to leave one's friends; to be sorry for a remark; to be sorry for someone in trouble.
- stories — a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- story — a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- tori — plural of torus.
- tory — a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
Three-syllable rhymes
- allegories — Plural form of allegory.
- allergy — If you have a particular allergy, you become ill or get a rash when you eat, smell, or touch something that does not normally make people ill.
- armory — armor or armorial bearings
- metaphor — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- oracle — Oracle Corporation
- paradox — a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
- parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- ancillary — The ancillary workers in an institution are the people such as cleaners and cooks whose work supports the main work of the institution.
- auditory — Auditory means related to hearing.
- capillary — Capillaries are tiny blood vessels in your body.
- cassowary — any large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius, inhabiting forests in NE Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, having a horny head crest, black plumage, and brightly coloured neck and wattles: order Casuariiformes
- categories — any general or comprehensive division; a class.
- category — If people or things are divided into categories, they are divided into groups in such a way that the members of each group are similar to each other in some way.
- fragmentary — consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: fragmentary evidence; fragmentary remains.
- lapidary — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- lavatory — a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities.
- mandatory — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- matrimony — the state of being married; marriage: He was married in 1870 and lived in matrimony 12 years.
- montessori — Maria [muh-ree-uh;; Italian mah-ree-ah] /məˈri ə;; Italian mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1952, Italian educator.
- planetary — of, relating to, or resembling a planet or the planets.
- purgatory — (in the belief of Roman Catholics and others) a condition or place in which the souls of those dying penitent are purified from venial sins, or undergo the temporal punishment that, after the guilt of mortal sin has been remitted, still remains to be endured by the sinner.
- salutary — favorable to or promoting health; healthful.
- statutory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.
- territory — any tract of land; region or district.
- transitory — not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- allegorical — An allegorical story, poem, or painting uses allegory.
- constabulary — In Britain and some other countries, a constabulary is the police force of a particular area.
- defamatory — Speech or writing that is defamatory is likely to damage someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
- imaginary — existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied: an imaginary illness; the imaginary animals in the stories of Dr. Seuss.
- incantatory — the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power.
- inflammatory — tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
- laboratory — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- reactionary — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- unsanitary — not sanitary; unhealthy or unhealthful; tending to harbor or spread disease: unsanitary living conditions.
- vocabulary — the stock of words used by or known to a particular people or group of persons: His French vocabulary is rather limited. The scientific vocabulary is constantly growing.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- interplanetary — being or occurring between the planets or between a planet and the sun.
- retaliatory — to return like for like, especially evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury.