"Vintager" is perhaps the only "PERFECT rhyme" for "integer" (in which every sound from the vowel of the accented syllable to the end of the word matches exactly (note that this would have to include ALL of this word!)
So you probably need to look for a good "NEAR rhyme".
Some things to consider:
1) The best near rhymes generally involve the matching of ALL the vowel sounds from accented vowel to the end ("full assonance") along with matching the final consonant or consonant cluster ("final consonance"). The more closely the remaining sounds are matched the better.
2) Note that ending with the /jer/ sound is not enough, and that the SAME syllable must be accented (so "wager" and "larger" do NOT work, nor does "indenture" since it accents a different syllable)
3) In this case:
a) "'im" is likely to be a very good match for "in"
b) try to match the final /jer/ sound -- words ending with the sound /cher/ or /sher/ will probably work well
c) including the "n" sound (or a close relative like "m") helps, even if its not found in exactly the same spot!
d) for the short i, sometimes other short vowels will work fairly well. The closest match is a short e (so "em" or "en" are worth a try), next is short a ("an").
Though ubstituting other vowels at the beginning is not to be preferred, esp. since this is an accented syllable that draws attention to itself, it may work in certain contexts (try it out ... some contexts and some types of poetry [like humorous verse -limericks, etc] are more forgiving)
e) adding an extra consonant sound to the end may match - try endings with /irk/, /irp/, /irt/, etc.
f) the match may be a multi-word expression, but be sure the accent pattern matches, and look for an expression that matches the 'swallowed' vowel ("schewa") in the "te" syllable rather than using a simple short vowel
So, in rough order of matching, here are some near rhyme suggestions (note that a few of these are sometimes pronounced with two or four syllables, but the three-syllable version matches best: e.g., simpler, literature)
imager signature, miniature [pronounced MIN-y'chur], minister, sinister, insular, singular, similar, trinketer, vinegar
(de)limiter, (words for types of measure ending with -imeter, with accent on the "im"), scimiter, mimicker, limberer, simperer, whimperer, simpler, nimbler
fingerer, hinderer, lingerer, malingerer, tinkerer, winterer, dominicker
foraminifer, cylinder, listener, milliner, prisoner, stiffener, snickerer, picnicker, confiscature, bickerer, bitterer
perpendicular, particular, vehicular, fritterer, litterer, titular, visitor, ligature, pillager, villager
literature (if pronounced lit-r'-chur), whisperer
introvert
promogeniture, temperature, emperor, derringer, messenger
Senator, pensioner, barrister, cellular, creditor, editor, hereford, mariner,questioner, regular, reveler, secular, wrestler
manager, tanager, amateur, bandager, cannister, bannister, banisher, vanisher, vanquisher
challenger, aperture
furniture, furriner, curvature
armiger, garniture, harbinger, varnisher
ambivert
'in a skirt', 'in the church', 'in a word', 'spin the jerk', 'win dessert', 'hit a twerp', 'hit the dirt', 'with a smirk', 'will it work?' 'single term', 'wrinkled shirt'... (all with emphasis on the first syllable!)
(proper names -- less useful, but sometimes... : Kissinger, Whitaker, Christopher)
2006-11-26 23:17:51
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answered by bruhaha 7
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Depending on how early you want the rhyme to start... and whether you want all the syllables to have the same meter... Injure, messenger, passenger, challenger, wager, exchanger, villager, voyager, larger, merger, ledger, infer, refer, disinter, dowager, harbinger, Schrödinger, badger, and I want to see the poem when it's done!
2006-11-26 16:41:17
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answered by Anonymous
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