Words that rhyme with by
By is a 1-syllable word with 252 perfect rhymes. The most popular rhymes are nearby, acidify, alibi. This word appears in songs across our database, making it a versatile choice for songwriters and poets.
Definition of by
adverb
- so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past"
- in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"
1 syllable
- belie
- buckeye
- cry
- die
- dry
- fly
- goodbye
- hi
- high
- lxi
- magpie
- necktie
- phi
- pi
- pinkeye
- potpie
- pry
- shy
- sigh
- sky
- spy
- sty
- stye
- thigh
- untie
- vie
- walleye
- why
- wry
- xi
- bi
- i
- kwai
- psi
- thai
- wy
- y
- bai
- fisheye
- buy
- bye
- chi
- dye
- eye
- fry
- guy
- lie
- lye
- nigh
- pie
- ply
- rye
- sly
- spry
- tie
- try
- vi
- ai
- fae
- frye
- mei
- tai
- wye
- bligh
- aye
- cockeye
- fie
- hogtie
- jai
- thy
- tri
- fi
- gyi
- kyi
- nie
- pri
- sci
- sri
- yie
- ay
- bae
- brye
- cai
- chai
- crye
- cy
- dai
- drye
- frei
- fye
- gae
- heye
- hy
- keye
- ly
- ngai
- pae
- phy
- pty
- sai
- shai
- sy
- tsai
- vy
- wrye
- lahaie
- mcfly
- uy
- dui
- cspi
- dwi
- bayh
- blye
- sligh
- slye
- rai
- debye
- forbye
- hawkeye
- popeye
- redye
- my
- chae
- kai
- lai
- mai
- nye
- pye
- ty
- tye
- wai
- bly
- flye
- tighe
- skye
2 syllables
- nearby
- alloy
- ally
- apply
- awry
- banzai
- blowfly
- bonsai
- botfly
- comply
- decry
- defy
- deify
- deploy
- descry
- employ
- gadfly
- imply
- lanai
- mayfly
- outcry
- pigsty
- rabbi
- rely
- reply
- retry
- standby
- supply
- underlie
- brunei
- dubai
- shanghai
- sandfly
- sinai
- deny
- espy
- july
- goodby
- alai
- barfly
- flyby
- dupuy
- altai
- bandai
- barkai
- chiengmai
- chubais
- chugai
- dongmei
- imai
- isty
- iwai
- kanai
- kansai
- mihai
- murai
- nankai
- sundai
- switaj
- tokai
- xuemei
- zhuhai
- akai
- bely
- abbai
- dibai
- gabbai
- inby
- forby
- mistry
- molloy
3 syllables
- alibi
- alkali
- amplify
- beautify
- butterfly
- calcify
- certify
- citify
- clarify
- classify
- codify
- counterspy
- crucify
- damselfly
- dignify
- firefly
- hereby
- housefly
- lullaby
- misapply
- redeploy
- thereby
- versailles
- overfly
- saveloy
- permalloy
- alumni
- hushaby
- misemploy
- overbuy
- semidry
- syllabi
- whereby
- resupply
- underly
- damnify
- bernabei
4 syllables
5 syllables
Examples of "by" in lyrics
See how by is used at the end of a line in songs:
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"life moves on. life flys by"
1200 Techniques f/ Rashad Houghton — Fork in the Road -
"started a dance craze that has basically taken the nation by"
2 Live Crew — Do the Bart -
"So why you so surprised your girlie has to stop by"
The 49ers — Champagne
What do these rhymes mean?
- acidify
- make sour or more sour turn acidic; "the solution acetified"
- alibi
- (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question a
- alkali
- any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and
- alloy
- a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or
- nearby
- not far away in relative terms; "she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars" close at hand
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Rhyming tips for songwriters
When using "by" in your lyrics, consider mixing perfect rhymes with near rhymes (slant rhymes) for a more natural flow. Perfect rhymes like nearby, acidify, alibi create a satisfying resolution, while slant rhymes add variety and keep listeners engaged.