Rhymes for
Words that rhyme with Awkward
Awkward has 2 syllables. It has no perfect rhyme in English, so below are the 600 near rhymes that come closest in sound.
Awkward has no perfect rhyme. It’s one of English’s famously unrhymable words. The closest you can get are the near rhymes below — words that share its ending sound without matching exactly.
Near & slant rhymes
closest firstThese don’t rhyme perfectly with Awkward, but share enough of its sound to work in songwriting and poetry — ordered by how close they are.
- 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
awkward has 2 syllables — how many syllables in Awkward?
More about 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 near rhymes are backward, password, word, forward, keyword, edward.
What are some near rhymes for awkward?
Near (slant) rhymes for awkward include backward, password, word, forward, keyword, edward, crossword, straightforward. These share Awkward's ending sound without matching perfectly, which makes them useful in songwriting and poetry.
How many syllables does awkward have?
Awkward has 2 syllables. The perfect rhymes above are grouped by syllable count so you can match Awkward's length.