Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Forward

/ˈfoːwəd/

One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).

66 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Forward"

16 words

These words rhyme exactly with "forward" — same ending sound.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
straightforward3Easy, simple, uncomplicated, without difficulty.
shoreward2nounToward the shore.
carryforward4noun(accounting, taxation) An income tax loss or credit not usable in the current year that can be applied to offset income or taxes paid, respectively, in subsequent tax years.
norward2nounArchaic form of northward. [The direction or area lying to the north of a place.]
before word3
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dorward2nounA surname from Old English.
explore word3
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ignore word3
more word2
nor word2
or word2
store word2
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🎵 Near Rhymes for "Forward"

50 words

These words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
order2noun(countable) A command.
awkward2nounLacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
border2nounThe line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
ordered2In order, not messy, tidy.
quarter2nounA fourth part of something.
corner2nounThe point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
former2nounPrevious.
wandered2verb(intransitive) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
disorder3nounAbsence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
bothered2Annoyed; irritated.
tortured2Having been subjected to torture, mental or physical.
foreword2nounAn introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; especially, one written by another person (not the author of the work thus introduced).
orchard2nounA garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
honored2US standard spelling of honoured. [(British spelling) Respected, having received honour.]
quarters2noun(by extension) The place where someone or something lives.
mortar2noun(uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
altered2nounHaving been changed from an original form.
horror2noun(countable, uncountable) An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
orders2nounA surname
forrard2(dialectal, chiefly nautical) Forward.
recorder3noun(music) A musical instrument of the woodwind family; a type of fipple flute, a simple internal duct flute.
transporter3nounOne who, or that which transports.
cornered2(figuratively) Of a person or animal, forced into a difficult or inescapable situation.
borders2nounScottish Borders
stormer2nounSomeone who storms.
onward2verb(not comparable) Moving forward.
slaughtered2(informal) Extremely drunk.
offered2verb(transitive) To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.
shorter2noun(colloquial) A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.
forwards2Synonym of forward in most senses.
watered2Supplied with water.
bordered2having a border
boarder2nounA pupil who lives at school during term time.
warmer2nounA piece of clothing for warmth via insulation of body heat.
onwards2Onward.
quartered2verb(transitive) To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
corners2a Children's BBC children's television series of the 1980s.
horrors2noun(countable, uncountable) An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
mortared2verb(transitive) To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
crawford2nounAn English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English derived from several different place names.
explorer3nounA person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.
forquer2nounA surname.
horter2noun
norgard2nounA surname from Danish.
northward2nounSituated or directed towards the north; moving or facing towards the north.
norwood2nounA habitational surname from toponymy.
orford2nounA number of places:
porter2nounA person who carries luggage and related objects.
scorer2nounOne who scores.
storer2nounOne who lays up or forms a store.

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