What are perfect rhymes for scare?

Perfect rhymes for scare include: despair, glare, debonair, bare, declare, affair. These words share the exact same ending sound as scare.

What are near rhymes (slant rhymes) for scare?

Near rhymes for scare include: obscure, austere, sneer, dour, jeer, lour. These words have similar but not identical sounds — widely used in modern songwriting and rap.

What rhymes with scare for songwriting?

For songwriting, the best rhymes for scare depend on your line's rhythm. RhymeIt groups results by syllable count so you can match your meter. Perfect rhymes like despair work well for traditional song structures, while near rhymes give you more creative flexibility.

Words That Rhyme With Scare

Perfect, Near & Multi-Syllable Rhymes — grouped by syllable count

Rhyming with scare works well in dramatic, suspenseful, or emotional writing. Perfect rhymes like care and air give you clean, expressive options for lyrics and poems.

Perfect Rhymes

1 syllable

3 syllables

debonair unaware solitaire thoroughfare love affair disrepair doctrinaire bring to bear questionnaire everywhere laissez faire underwear open air teddy bear tableware nom de guerre vaporware public square

4 syllables

up in the air out of thin air

5 syllables

castle in the air extraordinaire

7 syllables

psychological warfare

Near Rhymes

1 syllable

sneer dour jeer lour spire clear core peer char stir queer pure bar whore score gore scour sore lore slur fire spur steer cur cheer

2 syllables

obscure austere inquire implore assure procure severe demure infer allure concur secure endure abhor premier ensure defer incur transfer rapport adhere bizarre grandeur deplore demur explore require ignore

3 syllables

cavalier chevalier insincere raconteur immature persevere

4 syllables

esprit de corps

Using "Scare" in Your Lyrics

Scare is visceral — use rhymes that match the physical response. Perfect rhymes like 'there' and 'care' shift the emotion slightly, while near rhymes like 'afraid' or 'cascade' keep the adrenaline intact. The best scare verses make the listener feel it, not just hear it.

Example Rhyming Couplets With "Scare"

"I built my whole philosophy to scare / Away the things that filled the empty air"

"She turned the frightening into something rare / And made the terror something she could wear"

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The list above includes both perfect rhymes and near rhymes (slant rhymes) for scare. Perfect rhymes share the exact same ending sound, while near rhymes have similar but not identical sounds — giving you more flexibility in modern songwriting, rap, and poetry. Results are grouped by syllable count to help you match your line’s rhythm.