Words that rhyme with costly
Costly is a 2-syllable word with 91 perfect rhymes. The most popular rhymes are ignorantly, awfully, barefacedly. This word appears in songs across our database, making it a versatile choice for songwriters and poets.
Definition of costly
- entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory"
- having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"
2 syllables
3 syllables
4 syllables
- ignorantly
- coherently
- concurrently
- consequently
- differently
- dishonestly
- eloquently
- excellently
- fraudulently
- indolently
- infrequently
- inherently
- insolently
- jubilantly
- manifestly
- nonchalantly
- opulently
- petulantly
- recurrently
- repellently
- reverently
- somnolently
- subsequently
- tolerantly
- truculently
- turbulently
- vigilantly
- virulently
- covalently
- delinquently
- difficultly
- flatulently
- prevalently
- redolently
- succulently
- unchastely
- ungallantly
Examples of "costly" in lyrics
See how costly is used at the end of a line in songs:
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"Yeah, if you cross me, that'll be costly"
Boot Camp Clik — Don't You Cross The Line -
"Them dum-dum moves gonna prove to be costly"
Digital Underground — Holla Holiday -
"Championships mostly, put Hennessy to my lips costly"
DJ Pooh f/ Threat — Gangsta Vocabulary
What do these rhymes mean?
- awfully
- used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry" of a dreadful kind
- barefacedly
- without shame; "he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it"
- beastly
- in a beastly manner; "she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law" very unpleasant; "hellish weather
- belligerently
- with hostility; in a belligerent hostile manner; "he pushed her against the wall belligerently"
- ignorantly
- in ignorance; in an ignorant manner; "they lived ignorantly in their own small world"
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Rhyming tips for songwriters
When using "costly" in your lyrics, consider mixing perfect rhymes with near rhymes (slant rhymes) for a more natural flow. Perfect rhymes like ignorantly, awfully, barefacedly create a satisfying resolution, while slant rhymes add variety and keep listeners engaged.
Since "costly" has 2 syllables, try matching it with words of similar length for a balanced meter. Multi-syllable rhymes often sound more sophisticated than single-syllable pairs.