# Rhyming Synonyms

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 20, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875 "2003-03-20T19:37:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Fin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@Fin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fin_man)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/1 "2003-03-20T19:37:26Z")

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I don’t think this has been here for a while so…

**Reword with a rhyme**

## i.e. Large Feline = Fat Cat

A distant auto is a…

A person who brings you a bile secreting gland is a …

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**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/2 "2003-03-20T19:54:03Z")

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Far Car

Gaul Paul.

An enjoyable race is …

A big boat is …

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/3 "2003-03-20T19:56:13Z")

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Fun Run.

Large Barge.

A domestic pest rodent is …

A rude fish is …

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**Author:** ![panache](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c77e96/32.png) [@panache](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/4 "2003-03-20T19:57:29Z")

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a Fun Run

Large Barge

A disagreeable mess 'o kitties is…

My superior woolen overshirt is…

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**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/5 "2003-03-20T20:07:26Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Fin\_man \*  
> \*\*I don’t think this has been here for a while so…
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> **Reword with a rhyme**
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> A person who brings you a bile secreting gland is a … \*\*

That’s actually a Liver Giver.

Not really sure how those are synonyms though.

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**Author:** ![Fin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@Fin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fin_man)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/6 "2003-03-20T20:07:35Z")

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> \*Originally posted by panache \*  
> \*\*A disagreeable mess 'o kitties is…
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> My superior woolen overshirt is… \*\*

Bitter Litter

Better Sweater

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> _Originally posted by Q.E.D._
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> A domestic pest rodent is …
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> A rude fish is …\*\*

A house mouse

A rude fish is…???

BTW, a person who brings you a bile secreting gland is a **liver giver**  
How about a so-so piece of furniture is a…

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**Author:** ![IDemandBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a88e57/32.png) [@IDemandBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IDemandBeer)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/7 "2003-03-20T20:12:28Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Fin\_man \*
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> How about a so-so piece of furniture is a… \*\*

Fair Chair  
A Java-flavored candy…

–IDB

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/8 "2003-03-20T20:14:35Z")

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A rude fish is a:crass bass

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**Author:** ![NutMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NutMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutMagnet)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/9 "2003-03-20T20:14:50Z")

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A coffee toffee

A more rotund fish is a …

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/10 "2003-03-20T20:16:52Z")

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A java-flavored candy is Coffee Toffee.

A low-key retort is …

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**Author:** ![Fin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@Fin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fin_man)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/11 "2003-03-20T20:17:40Z")

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> \*Originally posted by NutMagnet \*  
> \*\*A more rotund fish is a … \*\*

A rounder flounder.  
How about a very, very large mushroom is a…  
And, **Max Carnage** , the answers are synonyms of the question and the answer rhymes.

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**Author:** ![NutMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NutMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutMagnet)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/12 "2003-03-20T20:27:19Z")

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> How about a very, very large mushroom is a…

a humungous fungus

The guy at the entrance to the Temple in Salt Lake City is …

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**Author:** ![LittleBabyNothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b38774/32.png) [@LittleBabyNothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LittleBabyNothing)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/13 "2003-03-20T20:29:10Z")

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A humungous fungus!

A piece of furnature shaped as a certain animal would be…  
A place with plants and flowers containing a certain man who is wanted at the minute would be…

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**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/14 "2003-03-20T20:31:16Z")

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> The guy at the entrance to the Temple in Salt Lake City is …

A Mormon doorman.

A school administrator who cannot be defeated is…

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/15 "2003-03-20T20:37:04Z")

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Invincible Principal.

A chocolate on the beach is …

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**Author:** ![Fin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@Fin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fin_man)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/16 "2003-03-20T20:37:51Z")

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> \*Originally posted by LittleBabyNothing \*  
> \*\*A piece of furnature shaped as a certain animal would be…  
> A place with plants and flowers containing a certain man who is wanted at the minute would be… \*\*

A bear chair??

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> _Originally posted by dwc1970_  
> **A school administrator who cannot be defeated is…**

An invincible principal  
Ok, taking it up a notch…

The finally arriving wonderful chess move is a…  
(hint - 3 words: 4 letters, 5 letters, and 9 letters)

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**Author:** ![IDemandBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a88e57/32.png) [@IDemandBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IDemandBeer)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/17 "2003-03-20T20:41:33Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \*  
> \*\*A low-key retort is … \*\*

Shy Reply?

The school administrator who cannot be defeated = Invincible Principal

A happy boy is…

–IDB

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**Author:** ![Fin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@Fin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fin_man)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/18 "2003-03-20T20:42:02Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \*  
> \*\*Invincible Principal.
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> A chocolate on the beach is … \*\*

A sandy candy??

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**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/19 "2003-03-20T20:46:40Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \*  
> \*\*Invincible Principal.
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> A chocolate on the beach is … \*\*

Sandy Candy  
Someone afraid of their reflection is a…

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**Author:** ![IDemandBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a88e57/32.png) [@IDemandBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IDemandBeer)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-synonyms/162875/20 "2003-03-20T20:47:34Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Fin\_man \*  
> \*\*A bear chair??
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> An invincible principal  
> Ok, taking it up a notch…
> 
> The finally arriving wonderful chess move is a…  
> (hint - 3 words: 4 letters, 5 letters, and 9 letters) \*\*

Late Great Checkmate!

Damn you peeps are fast…I keep answerin’ too late. 🙂

–IDB

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