Rhymes for
Awkward
Awkward has 2 syllables and no perfect rhyme in English, so below are the 600 slant rhymes that come closest — ranked by how near they sound.
Awkward has no perfect rhyme. It’s one of English’s famously unrhymable words — so lean on the slant rhymes below, which share its ending sound without matching exactly.
Slant & near rhymes
closest firstThese don’t match Awkward perfectly, but share enough of its sound to carry a bar — ordered by how close they land.
- backward
- password
- word
- forward
- keyword
- edward
- crossword
- straightforward
- upward
- downward
- hayward
- outward
- foreword
- inward
- afterward
- onward
- westward
- wayward
- eastward
- northward
- windward
- eduard
- southward
- leeward
- buzzword
- homeward
- seaward
- skyward
- millward
- aylward
- heyward
- landward
- rightward
- watchword
- leftward
- carryforward
- reword
- poleward
- dorward
- required
- standard
- powered
- third
- registered
- sponsored
- featured
- considered
- richard
- offered
- heard
- covered
- bird
- delivered
- referred
- entered
- howard
- oxford
- ordered
- preferred
- occurred
- measured
- discovered
- desired
- packard
- acquired
- answered
- wizard
- harvard
- inspired
- tired
- transferred
- colored
- manufactured
- stanford
- gathered
- structured
- injured
- wired
- configured
- suffered
More on rhymes for Awkward
What rhymes with awkward?
Awkward has no perfect rhyme in English — it's one of the language's famously unrhymable words. The closest slant rhymes are backward, password, word, forward, keyword, edward.
What are good slant rhymes for awkward?
Slant (near) rhymes for awkward include backward, password, word, forward, keyword, edward, crossword, straightforward. They share Awkward's ending sound without matching perfectly, which is exactly what makes them land in rap and songwriting.
How many syllables is awkward?
Awkward has 2 syllables. The perfect rhymes above are grouped by syllable count so you can match Awkward's length to your line.