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Welcome to this guide on the best words that rhyme with cry!
Here you’ll find the top 197 words and phrases for rhyming the word ‘cry’.
Pretty cool huh?
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Words That Rhyme With Cry
- Acidify – to make something acidic or increase its acidity
- Alibi – evidence used to prove that someone was elsewhere when a crime was committed
- Alkali – a type of chemical compound with a pH greater than 7
- Alveoli – tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs
- Amebae/Amoebae – single-celled organisms that move by extending pseudopodia
- Amplify – to increase the volume or strength of something
- Apply – to put something into action or use it for a specific purpose
- Aquae – plural form of the Latin word for water
- Awry – not going according to plan or off course
- Aye – a word used to express agreement or affirmation
- Banzais – a Japanese battle cry or cheer
- Barfly – a person who frequents bars regularly
- Beatify – to officially declare someone to be blessed or holy
- Beautify – to make something more beautiful or attractive
- Belie – to give a false impression of something or contradict it
- Blowfly – a type of fly that lays its eggs on decaying organic matter
- Bonsai – a small tree or shrub that is grown in a container and trained to have a miniature appearance
- Butterfly – an insect with large, colorful wings that flies during the day
- Buy – to acquire something in exchange for money or other goods
- Bye – a word used to indicate farewell or the end of something
- Calcify – to become or make something hard and bony by depositing calcium salts
- Certify – to confirm or verify something as true or accurate
- Chi – the Chinese concept of energy flow in the body
- Clarify – to make something clear or easy to understand
- Classify – to group things together based on their similarities or characteristics
- Codify – to arrange laws or rules into a systematic code
- Comply – to act in accordance with rules or regulations
- Crucify – to put someone to death by nailing or binding them to a cross
- Cumuli – large, white clouds with flat bases and rounded tops that resemble cotton balls
- Dandify – to dress or groom oneself excessively or elaborately.
- Declassify – to make information previously classified, publicly available.
- Decry – to publicly condemn or denounce.
- Defy – to openly resist or refuse to obey.
- Dei – a Latin word meaning “gods” or “divine beings.”
- Deify – to worship or treat someone or something as divine.
- Demystify – to make something easier to understand or explain.
- Deny – to refuse to acknowledge or accept something as true.
- Descry – to catch sight of or discover something by careful observation.
- Detoxify – to remove harmful toxins or impurities from something.
- Die – to stop living or cease to exist.
- Dignify – to give someone or something a sense of worth or respect.
- Disqualify – to declare someone ineligible or unsuitable for a particular position or task.
- Dissatisfy – to fail to satisfy or meet expectations or desires.
- Diversify – to make or become more varied or diverse.
- Drachmai – a Greek word meaning “currency” or “money.”
- Dragonfly – a flying insect with a long body and large wings.
- Dry – lacking moisture or wetness.
- Dye – to add color to something by soaking or staining it with a particular substance.
- Edify – to instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually.
- Electrify – to charge or energize something with electricity.
- Emulsify – to mix two or more substances that do not usually mix, such as oil and water.
- Exemplify – to serve as a typical or perfect example of something.
- Eye – the organ of sight in humans and some animals.
- Falsify – to make something false or misleading.
- Firefly – a type of insect that produces light at night.
- Fly – to move through the air using wings.
- Fortify – to strengthen or reinforce something.
- Fry – to cook something in hot oil or fat.
- Gentrify – to renovate or improve a neighborhood, often resulting in an influx of wealthier residents and businesses.
- Glorify – To give glory or honor to something or someone
- Goodbye – A farewell or parting expression
- Gratify – To please or satisfy someone’s desires or needs
- Guy – A male person or individual
- Hai – A type of sea algae or seaweed
- Hereby – By means of this or by this action
- High – Having a great height or elevation; also, a state of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol
- Horrify – To cause extreme fear, shock or disgust in someone
- Hyperbolae – A type of exaggeration or overstatement in language or writing
- Identify – To recognize or determine the identity of someone or something
- Imply – To suggest or indirectly communicate something
- Indemnify – To compensate or protect someone against financial loss or damage
- Intensify – To increase in degree or strength
- Justify – To provide a reason or explanation for something, often to defend or support it
- Kai – A type of fish found in Hawaii
- Lai – A type of traditional Hawaiian dance or song
- Lanai – A type of covered porch or veranda in Hawaii
- Lie – To intentionally say something untrue or misleading
- Liquefy/Liquify – To turn a substance from solid to liquid form
- Lullaby – A soothing song sung to help a baby or child sleep
- Luy – A type of small, freshwater fish found in Southeast Asia
- Lye – A strong alkaline solution used in cleaning or soap making
- Magnify – To make something appear larger or more significant
- Mai – A type of alcoholic drink made from rice in Thailand
- Mei – A type of Chinese plum tree or fruit
- Misapply – To use something in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose
- Misidentify – To mistakenly identify or confuse someone or something with another
- Modify – To make changes or alterations to something
- Mollify – To soothe or calm someone’s emotions or anger
- Mortify – To cause extreme embarrassment or shame.
- Multiply – To increase in number or quantity.
- Mummify – To preserve a body by drying it out and wrapping it up.
- Muy – A Spanish word meaning “very.”
- My – Belonging to or associated with oneself.
- Mystify – To make something confusing or mysterious.
- Nai – A word used in Thai cuisine to refer to a type of dumpling.
- Nearby – Located close to a particular place.
- Nigh – Almost or nearly.
- Notify – To inform someone about something.
- Nuclei – The plural of nucleus, which can refer to the central part of an atom or the center of a cell.
- Nullify – To make something ineffective or useless.
- Objectify – To treat someone as an object rather than as a person.
- Occupy – To take up space or time.
- Ossify – To harden or turn into bone.
- Overbuy – To purchase more of something than is needed or practical.
- Overfly – To fly over a particular area or location.
- Overlie – To cover or lie on top of something.
- Oversimplify – To make something seem less complicated than it actually is.
- Oversupply – To provide more of something than is needed or wanted.
- Pacify – To calm down or soothe.
- Personify – To represent something as having human qualities or characteristics.
- Petrify – To turn something into stone or to make someone very afraid.
- Phi – The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.
- Pie – A baked dish typically made with a pastry crust and filled with sweet or savory ingredients.
- Ply – To work diligently at a particular task or trade.
- Preoccupy – To be constantly on one’s mind or to distract from other thoughts or activities.
- Prettify – To make something more attractive or pleasing to the eye.
- Pri – A word used in Haitian Creole to mean “first.”
- Pry – To inquire too closely into someone’s personal affairs or to use a tool to open something that is tightly shut.
- Psi – The 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet, often used to denote the concept of paranormal or psychic phenomena.
- Pupae – The plural form of pupa, the life stage of some insects between the larva and adult stages, during which it undergoes metamorphosis.
- Purify – To remove impurities from something, often used in the context of water or air purification.
- Quae – A Latin word meaning “which” or “what”.
- Qualify – To meet the necessary requirements or standards for a particular position or task.
- Quantify – To express something in terms of quantity or numerical values.
- Ramify – To divide or spread out into branches or subdivisions.
- Ratify – To formally approve or confirm a treaty, agreement, or law.
- Reclassify – To categorize something differently than it was previously categorized.
- Rectify – To correct or make right something that was previously wrong.
- Refortify – To reinforce or strengthen something that was previously fortified.
- Rely – To depend on or trust in someone or something.
- Reply – To respond to a message or question, often in writing.
- Resupply – To provide with necessary supplies again.
- Retry – To try again after a previous attempt was unsuccessful.
- Reunify – To bring together again, especially after a period of separation or division.
- Revivify – To bring back to life or make something more lively or active.
- Ripply – Having a wavy or undulating surface, often used to describe water or fabric.
- Rye – A type of cereal grain used for making bread, whiskey, and other food products.
- Samurai – A member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan, known for their military skill and loyalty.
- Satisfy – To fulfill a need or desire, often used in the context of food or other pleasures.
- Scarify – To make shallow cuts or scratches in a surface, often to promote growth or healing.
- Scurfy – Covered in scurf, a flaky or scaly substance on the skin or surface of something.
- Shanghai – To force someone to join a ship’s crew by trickery or force, often used in the context of the 19th century practice in which sailors were kidnapped and forced to work on ships.
- Shy – To be hesitant or reluctant to do something, often due to fear or lack of confidence.
- Sigh – To emit a deep breath as a sign of relief, exhaustion, or emotion.
- Signify – To indicate or convey a meaning or significance.
- Simplify – To make something simpler or easier to understand or use.
- Sky – The region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the Earth’s surface.
- Slier – More cunning or deceitful than others, often used in the context of someone who is sly.
- Sly – characterized by cunning or deceit
- Solemnify – to make solemn or serious
- Solidify – to make solid or harden
- Specify – to identify clearly and precisely
- Speechify – to deliver a speech, often in a grandiose or pompous manner
- Spry – nimble or active, especially in old age
- Spy – a person who secretly collects information about an enemy or competitor
- Standby – ready for use or available in case of need
- Stimuli – things that arouse or excite activity or growth
- Stratify – to arrange or divide into layers or classes
- Stultify – to cause to appear foolish or absurd
- Stupefy – to make someone unable to think or feel properly, usually through drugs or alcohol
- Stye – a painful swelling on the edge of an eyelid
- Supply – to provide something needed or desired
- Syllabify – to divide a word into syllables
- Tai – a type of fish found in the Pacific Ocean
- Termini – plural of terminus, meaning the end point of a transportation route or the limit or boundary of something
- Terrify – to cause extreme fear or alarm
- Testify – to give evidence or express a belief or feeling through words or actions
- Thai – relating to or from Thailand or its people
- Thereby – by that means; as a result of that
- Thigh – the part of the human leg between the hip and the knee
- Thy – an archaic form of the possessive pronoun “your”
- Tie – a strip of material worn around the neck, or to secure something in place
- Transmogrify – to transform or change completely, often in a strange or magical way
- Tri – a prefix meaning “three”
- Trie – a tree data structure used for efficient retrieval of information
- Triply – three times as much or in three different ways
- Try – to make an effort or attempt to do something
- Turfy – Covered in or consisting of turf.
- Typify – To serve as a typical or representative example of something.
- Ultrahigh – Extremely high or intense.
- Underlie – To be the basis or foundation of something.
- Unify – To bring together or combine into a single entity.
- Untie – To undo or loosen a knot or bind.
- Verify – To confirm or establish the truth or accuracy of something.
- Versify – To turn prose into verse, or to compose poetry.
- Vie – To compete eagerly with someone in order to achieve something.
- Vilify – To speak or write about someone in a negative or disparaging way.
- Vitrify – To convert into glass or a glass-like substance through heat.
- Vivify – To bring to life or animate something.
- Wai – A traditional Thai gesture of greeting or farewell.
- Whereby – By means of which; through which.
- Why – For what reason or purpose.
- Wir – A word used in Scottish dialect to mean “we”.
- Wry – Amusingly or ironically twisted or bent.
- Yuppify – To make something more yuppie-like or appealing to yuppies.