Top 78 Words That Rhyme with Design (With Meanings)

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Welcome to this guide on the best words that rhyme with design!

Here you’ll find the top 78 words and phrases for rhyming the word ‘design’

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Words That Rhyme With Design

  • Affine – A mathematical term used to describe a transformation that preserves straight lines and parallelism.
  • Align – To bring into proper or desired coordination or relation; to adjust or arrange in a straight line.
  • Aline – To arrange or adjust something in a straight line, or to position something or someone correctly in relation to something else.
  • Alkaline – Having a pH greater than 7, indicating the presence of basic substances; opposite of acidic.
  • Anodyne – A medicine that relieves pain; anything that soothes or comforts.
  • Anticline – A geological term used to describe a fold in rock layers that arches upward.
  • Asinine – Extremely foolish or stupid.
  • Assign – To designate or select someone or something for a particular purpose or duty; to give out a task or responsibility.
  • Atropine – A medication used to dilate the pupils and decrease secretions.
  • Benign – Not harmful in effect; gentle or kindly; not malignant (said of tumors).
  • Borderline – A boundary or limit; on the edge between two conditions or qualities.
  • Brine – Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; the liquid in which meat, fish, or other food has been preserved.
  • Byzantine – Of or relating to the Byzantine Empire or its complex, highly intricate, or elaborate bureaucracy or administration.
  • Calamine – A pale, pinkish or whitish mineral composed of zinc carbonate, used in medicine and as a cosmetic.
  • Celandine – A plant with yellow flowers and orange sap, often used in herbal medicine.
  • Centerline – The line that divides an object, area, or space into equal or symmetrical halves; the midpoint or axis of an object.
  • Clementine – A type of small, sweet orange with loose, easy-to-peel skin.
  • Columbine – A type of flowering plant with showy, bell-shaped flowers.
  • Concubine – A woman who lives with a man but is not his wife; a mistress.
  • Confine – To restrict or confine within bounds; to enclose or imprison.
  • Consign – To entrust or deliver something to someone’s care; to send or deliver something for sale or disposal.
  • Cosign – To sign a document or agreement jointly with another person; in mathematics, to be equal to the cosine of a certain angle.
  • Crinoline – A stiffened or hooped petticoat worn to make a skirt stand out.
  • Crystalline – Made of crystal or crystals; clear and transparent.
  • Cysteine – An amino acid found in many proteins, important for building and repairing body tissues.
  • Decline – To gradually become weaker or less in quantity, quality, or power; to refuse or reject.
  • Define – To explain or describe the nature, scope, or meaning of something; to give a definition.
  • Dine – To eat dinner or have a meal, especially in a social or formal setting.
  • Disincline – To make someone unwilling or averse to something; to discourage or dissuade.
  • Divine – Of or relating to a god or gods; extremely good, pleasant, or enjoyable; to discover or understand something through intuition or insight.
  • Dopamine – A neurotransmitter that plays a key role in reward-motivated behavior, movement, and emotional regulation.
  • Eglantine – A type of wild rose with fragrant pink or white flowers.
  • Endocrine – Relating to glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream; relating to the endocrine system.
  • Enshrine – To preserve or protect something sacred or valuable by placing it in a shrine or special place.
  • Exocrine – A type of gland that secretes substances, such as sweat or digestive enzymes, through ducts to the surface of an organ or tissue.
  • Fine – Something that is small or thin, or of high quality or precision.
  • Hyperfine – Something that is extremely precise or delicate, such as the fine structure of atomic spectra.
  • Imipramine – A medication used to treat depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders.
  • Incline – A slope or slant, or to lean or tilt in a particular direction.
  • Interline – To add lines or text between existing lines in a document or piece of writing.
  • Intertwine – To twist or weave together, or to be closely connected or interlinked.
  • Iodine – A chemical element with the symbol I, used in medicine, photography, and as a disinfectant.
  • Lacustrine – Relating to or characteristic of lakes or lake deposits.
  • Line – A long, narrow mark or stripe, or a row of people or objects arranged side by side.
  • Mine – A place where minerals or other valuable substances are extracted from the earth, or to extract those substances.
  • Neuroendocrine – Relating to the interaction between the nervous system and the endocrine system, which controls the body’s hormones.
  • Nine – The number following eight and preceding ten.
  • Opine – To express an opinion or belief, or to hold a particular view.
  • Palatine – Relating to the palate, or the bony structure in the roof of the mouth.
  • Pine – A type of tree with needle-like leaves and cones, or to feel intense longing or desire.
  • Polycrystalline – Made up of many small crystals, or relating to a material with this structure.
  • Porcupine – A small, spiny mammal with quills, or a type of fish.
  • Proline – An amino acid used in the synthesis of proteins.
  • Realign – To adjust or realign something, such as a machine or one’s priorities or beliefs.
  • Reassign – To assign or transfer someone or something to a different position or location.
  • Recline – To lean back or lie down in a relaxed position.
  • Recombine – To combine or mix genetic material in a different way, as in genetic recombination.
  • Redefine – To give a new meaning or purpose to something.
  • Redesign – To change the design or structure of something.
  • Refine – To improve or make something more precise.
  • Resign – To voluntarily leave a job or position.
  • Serpentine – Having a winding or twisting shape or path, like a snake.
  • Shine – To give off bright light or reflect light.
  • Shrine – A place of worship or reverence for a holy person or object.
  • Sign – An object or gesture used to communicate a message or convey information.
  • Spine – The series of bones that make up the backbone of a vertebrate.
  • Superfine – Extremely fine or of the highest quality.
  • Swine – A pig, or a contemptible person.
  • Tetracycline – A type of antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections.
  • Timberline – The elevation above which trees cannot grow due to harsh environmental conditions.
  • Turpentine – A volatile oil used in paint thinners, solvents, and medicine.
  • Twine – A strong string made of two or more strands twisted together.
  • Underline – To emphasize or mark something with a line beneath it.
  • Undermine – To weaken or damage something, often gradually or secretly.
  • Valentine – A holiday celebrated on February 14th as a day of romantic love.
  • Vine – A climbing plant that produces grapes, or a plant with a long thin stem.
  • Waterline – The line on the side of a boat indicating the water’s edge when it is afloat.
  • Wine – An alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes or other fruits.


Written by Gabriel Cruz - Foodie, Animal Lover, Slang & Language Enthusiast