🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Around"
50 wordsThese words rhyme exactly with "around" — same ending sound.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| profound | 2 | noun | Very deep; very serious. |
| expound | 2 | verb | (transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length. |
| frown | 1 | noun | A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration. |
| resound | 2 | verb | (intransitive) Of a place: to reverberate with sound or noise. |
| renowned | 2 | Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored. | |
| crown | 1 | noun | (clothing, monarchy) A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem. |
| sound | 1 | noun | A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium. |
| confound | 2 | verb | To perplex or puzzle. |
| ground | 1 | noun | The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground. |
| rebound | 2 | noun | (basketball) An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player. |
| stound | 1 | noun | Astonishment; amazement. |
| round | 1 | noun | (physical) Of shape: |
| compound | 2 | noun | Anything made by combining several things. |
| down | 1 | verb | (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. |
| pound | 1 | noun | A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight. |
| background | 2 | noun | A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context. |
| newfound | 2 | Recently found; newly discovered. | |
| hound | 1 | noun | A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. |
| renown | 2 | noun | Fame; celebrity; wide recognition. |
| town | 1 | noun | A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century) |
| foreground | 2 | noun | (computing, often attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others. |
| letdown | 2 | noun | Alternative form of let-down. [(countable) A disappointment or anticlimax.] |
| surround | 2 | verb | (transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions. |
| spellbound | 2 | Fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell; captivated. | |
| unbound | 2 | Not bound. | |
| tone down | 2 | verb | (ambitransitive) To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder. |
| found | 1 | verb | To start (an institution or organization). |
| mound | 1 | noun | An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense |
| break down | 2 | verb | (intransitive, of a machine, computer, vehicle, etc.) To stop functioning. |
| meltdown | 2 | noun | (informal) A tantrum or emotional outburst. |
| lie down | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To assume a horizontal position. |
| simmer down | 3 | verb | (intransitive, idiomatic) To decrease in intensity of anger, agitation, or excitement. |
| settle down | 3 | verb | (intransitive) To establish a settled lifestyle for oneself, especially by marrying. |
| brown | 1 | noun | (countable and uncountable) A colour like that of chocolate or coffee. |
| redound | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To contribute to an advantage or disadvantage for someone or something. |
| cut down | 2 | verb | (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something. |
| unsound | 2 | Not sound, particularly: | |
| put down | 2 | verb | (idiomatic) To insult, belittle, or demean. |
| showdown | 2 | noun | (idiomatic) The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor. |
| sundown | 2 | noun | (now chiefly US) Sunset. |
| turn down | 2 | verb | (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny. |
| bring down | 2 | verb | (transitive) To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power. |
| pare down | 2 | verb | (idiomatic, transitive) To reduce by paring or a similar gradual process. |
| breakdown | 2 | noun | (countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature. |
| gown | 1 | noun | A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown. |
| hidebound | 2 | (figurative, of a person) Stubborn; narrow-minded; inflexible. | |
| hands down | 2 | (idiomatic) without much effort; easily | |
| fairground | 2 | noun | An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground. |
| rub down | 2 | verb | (idiomatic, transitive) To rub from top to bottom, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massage. |
| aground | 2 | (nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom. |
🎵 Near Rhymes for "Around"
46 wordsThese words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| aroused | 2 | Sexually excited; randy, lustful. | |
| account | 2 | noun | (accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. |
| renown | 2 | noun | Fame; celebrity; wide recognition. |
| announce | 2 | verb | (transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known. |
| pronounce | 2 | verb | (transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate. |
| break down | 2 | verb | (intransitive, of a machine, computer, vehicle, etc.) To stop functioning. |
| amount | 2 | noun | The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English). |
| showdown | 2 | noun | (idiomatic) The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor. |
| sundown | 2 | noun | (now chiefly US) Sunset. |
| bring down | 2 | verb | (transitive) To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power. |
| breakdown | 2 | noun | (countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature. |
| hands down | 2 | (idiomatic) without much effort; easily | |
| allowed | 2 | Permitted, authorized. | |
| aloud | 2 | Audibly, as opposed to silently/quietly. | |
| run-down | 2 | noun | (of a place) Decrepit. |
| slow down | 2 | verb | (transitive) To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something. |
| let down | 2 | verb | (transitive, idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody. |
| shut down | 2 | verb | (transitive) To close, terminate, or end. |
| downtown | 2 | noun | (chiefly US, Canada) The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center. |
| sit down | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To assume a sitting position from a standing position. |
| back down | 2 | verb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously had, or has planned to have. |
| touchdown | 2 | noun | (American football, Canadian football) A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone. |
| up and down | 3 | upward and downward, alternately. | |
| beat down | 2 | verb | (transitive) To forcefully diminish the power or influence of; to quell; to squash. |
| hometown | 2 | noun | An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence. |
| facedown | 2 | noun | Alternative form of face-down. [(of a person or object) In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.] |
| shutdown | 2 | noun | The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc. |
| small town | 2 | noun | A small (generally rural) town. |
| fall down | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To fall to the ground. To collapse. |
| ghost town | 2 | noun | A town which has become deserted, usually due to failing economic activity, especially one that still has substantial visible remains. |
| touch down | 2 | verb | (American football) To score a touchdown |
| burn down | 2 | verb | (transitive) To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing. |
| calm down | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To become less excited, intense, or angry. |
| surrounds | 2 | noun | Things bordering, adjacent to, or near something else; surroundings. |
| abounds | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful. |
| uptown | 2 | noun | (chiefly Canada, US) The residential part of a city, away from the commercial center. |
| countdown | 2 | noun | (radio, television) A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order and ending with the number one song. |
| a rounds | 2 | — | |
| around town | 3 | — | |
| cape town | 2 | noun | The legislative capital of South Africa. |
| chinatown | 3 | noun | A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses. |
| down town | 2 | noun | the center of a city |
| in town | 2 | — | |
| triple crown | 3 | noun | (sports) An award representing victory in three events, especially in horse-racing. |
| up side down | 3 | — | |
| upside down | 3 | noun | Inverted, so that the top is now at the bottom. |
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