Rhymes for
Damascus
Damascus has 3 syllables and no perfect rhyme in English, so below are the 600 slant rhymes that come closest — ranked by how near they sound.
Damascus 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 Damascus perfectly, but share enough of its sound to carry a bar — ordered by how close they land.
- discuss
- discus
- viscous
- focus
- lucas
- marcus
- circus
- locus
- markus
- caucus
- leviticus
- caracas
- abacus
- amicus
- streptococcus
- carcass
- staphylococcus
- cus
- mucus
- mucous
- americus
- us
- business
- service
- previous
- texas
- status
- analysis
- notice
- plus
- various
- purchase
- practice
- christmas
- thomas
- purpose
- basis
- thus
- fitness
- surface
- campus
- justice
- vegas
- bus
- kansas
- congress
- serious
- virus
- religious
- jesus
- anonymous
- miscellaneous
- dallas
- gratis
- davis
- famous
- bonus
- tennis
- census
- continuous
- awareness
- numerous
- crisis
- stainless
- dangerous
- columbus
- diagnosis
- douglas
- promise
- cialis
- obvious
- emphasis
- effectiveness
- palace
- regardless
- cyprus
- versus
- francis
- witness
- illness
More on rhymes for Damascus
What rhymes with damascus?
Damascus has no perfect rhyme in English — it's one of the language's famously unrhymable words. The closest slant rhymes are discuss, discus, viscous, focus, lucas, marcus.
What are good slant rhymes for damascus?
Slant (near) rhymes for damascus include discuss, discus, viscous, focus, lucas, marcus, circus, locus. They share Damascus's ending sound without matching perfectly, which is exactly what makes them land in rap and songwriting.
How many syllables is damascus?
Damascus has 3 syllables. The perfect rhymes above are grouped by syllable count so you can match Damascus's length to your line.