Words that rhyme with burglary
Burglary is a 3-syllable word with 176 perfect rhymes. The most popular rhymes are precursory, scullery, unnecessary. This word appears in songs across our database, making it a versatile choice for songwriters and poets.
Definition of burglary
- entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
3 syllables
- scullery
- archery
- augury
- bestiary
- bursary
- butchery
- celery
- chancery
- chandlery
- colliery
- contrary
- cursory
- cutlery
- drollery
- drudgery
- equerry
- estuary
- feathery
- fishery
- foolery
- forgery
- gallery
- gingery
- glossary
- grocery
- hatchery
- horary
- hosiery
- injury
- jugglery
- lathery
- leathery
- lechery
- library
- luxury
- menagerie
- mercury
- misery
- mystery
- nursery
- orrery
- ossuary
- patisserie
- penury
- perjury
- pillory
- raillery
- rosary
- rotisserie
- saddlery
- salary
- sensory
- slithery
- soldiery
- sorcery
- surgery
- tertiary
- tracery
- treachery
- treasury
- usury
- witchery
- chinoiserie
- pessary
- february
- stitchery
- hillary
- january
- heathery
- smothery
- mercery
- pituri
- hilary
- valery
- ellery
4 syllables
- precursory
- accessory
- adversary
- advisory
- ancillary
- antiquary
- arbitrary
- armillary
- artillery
- bacillary
- cajolery
- capillary
- cassowary
- chancellery
- commissary
- compulsory
- corollary
- cryosurgery
- debauchery
- delivery
- delusory
- derisory
- dispensary
- distillery
- emissary
- exemplary
- fiduciary
- formulary
- fritillary
- funerary
- greengrocery
- honorary
- illusory
- imagery
- incendiary
- janissary
- judiciary
- kilocalorie
- lamasery
- literary
- maxillary
- necessary
- orangery
- papillary
- pecuniary
- promissory
- provisory
- reliquary
- savagery
- stipendiary
- tomfoolery
- tutelary
- medullary
- axillary
- carpellary
- cinerary
- pupillary
- scapulary
- justiciary
- cartulary
- incensory
- vulnerary
- possessory
- revisory
- dimissory
- vavasory
5 syllables
- unnecessary
- anniversary
- beneficiary
- capitulary
- caravanserai
- constabulary
- domiciliary
- epistolary
- evidentiary
- extrasensory
- haberdashery
- intercalary
- itinerary
- microsurgery
- neurosurgery
- penitentiary
- psychosurgery
- supervisory
- unliterary
- vocabulary
- codicillary
- intercessory
- interlibrary
- subaxillary
- submaxillary
- premaxillary
6 syllables
Examples of "burglary" in lyrics
See how burglary is used at the end of a line in songs:
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"A hardcore poetic informed without burglary"
Aesop Rock f/ El-P — We're Famous -
"Plus, mortal techniques, breaking and entering, burglary"
GZA — Path of Destruction -
"I scan where the serpents be, men attempting burglary"
June Marx — Counter Culture
What do these rhymes mean?
- accessory
- aiding and abetting in a crime; "he was charged with being accessory to the crime" furnishing added support
- adversary
- someone who offers opposition
- precursory
- warning of future misfortune
- scullery
- a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen
- unnecessary
- not necessary
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Rhyming tips for songwriters
When using "burglary" in your lyrics, consider mixing perfect rhymes with near rhymes (slant rhymes) for a more natural flow. Perfect rhymes like precursory, scullery, unnecessary create a satisfying resolution, while slant rhymes add variety and keep listeners engaged.
Since "burglary" has 3 syllables, try matching it with words of similar length for a balanced meter. Multi-syllable rhymes often sound more sophisticated than single-syllable pairs.