Words That Rhyme With Afraid
322 rhymes for "afraid" (2 syllables): perfect rhymes, multisyllable rhymes and near rhymes, each grouped by syllable count with the most common words first. Click a linked word to see what rhymes with it.
How to use this rhyme
- "afraid" is easy to rhyme: decade, displayed, persuade and arcade all share its ending sound, so you can hold one rhyme across a whole verse.
- For a softer, less predictable sound, try a near rhyme such as complained, contained and explained.
- For rap, multisyllable matches like frustrate, refrain and inlaid carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.
Perfect rhymes for afraid (83)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
2 syllables
- decade
- displayed
- persuade
- arcade
- brigade
- degrade
- delayed
- forbade
- invade
- obeyed
- parade
- portrayed
- upgrade
- allayed
- arrayed
- betrayed
- blockade
- brocade
- buffeted
- cascade
- conveyed
- crocheted
- crusade
- decayed
- dismayed
- dissuade
- downgrade
- evade
- grenade
- handmade
- homemade
- mislaid
- outweighed
- pervade
- prepaid
- remade
- repaid
- surveyed
- tirade
- unpaid
- charade
- purveyed
- replayed
1 syllable
3 syllables
- disobeyed
- filleted
- lemonade
- masquerade
- promenade
- serenade
- underpaid
Multisyllable rhymes for afraid (119)
The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.
2 syllables
3 syllables
- retrograde
- centigrade
- celebrate
- concentrate
- illustrate
- integrate
- paraphrase
- arbitrate
- calibrate
- consecrate
- denigrate
- emigrate
- immigrate
- magistrate
- orchestrate
- penetrate
- perpetrate
- vertebrae
- vertebrate
- demonstrate
- contemplate
- accolade
- barricade
- desecrates
- escapade
- infiltrate
- legislate
- marmalade
- renegade
- ricochet
- ricocheted
- marinade
- calculate
- complicate
- dedicate
- holiday
- indicate
- irritate
- isolate
- activate
- allocate
- automate
- circulate
- compensate
- correlate
- designate
- devastate
- dominate
- educate
- emulate
- fascinate
- formulae
- hesitate
- motivate
- populate
- postulate
- speculate
- stimulate
- terminate
- database
- nowadays
4+ syllables
- disintegrate
- communicate
- investigate
- sophisticate
- accommodate
- accumulate
- anticipate
- concatenate
- congratulate
- discriminate
- eliminate
- facilitate
- interrogate
- invalidate
- manipulate
- originate
- participate
- underestimate
- evacuate
Near rhymes for afraid (120)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
2 syllables
1 syllable
- aimed
- claimed
- gained
- named
- raised
- saved
- trained
- aged
- blamed
- drained
- paged
- phased
- phrased
- plagued
- rained
- raved
- waved
- bathed
- blazed
- brained
- braised
- braved
- caged
- caned
- caved
- chained
- craned
- craved
- crazed
- dazed
- deigned
- famed
- fazed
- feigned
- flamed
- framed
- gauged
- gazed
- glazed
- grazed
- maimed
- pained
- paved
- planed
- praised
- raged
- razed
- reigned
- reined
- shamed
- shaved
- staged
- stained
- staved
- tamed
- waged
- waived
- waned
- ate
- changed
- date
- day
- eight
- fate
- gray
- great
- hate
- late
- lay
- may
- pay
- play
- rate
- re
- say
- state
- stay
- straight
- they
- wait
- way
- weight
3 syllables
- entertained
- unexplained
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What rhymes with afraid?
Common perfect rhymes for afraid include decade, displayed, persuade, arcade, brigade, degrade, delayed and forbade. This page lists 322 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for afraid?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of afraid but change a consonant. Good ones include complained, contained, explained, maintained, obtained and remained.
How many syllables are in afraid?
Afraid has 2 syllables in standard US pronunciation.
Rhymes use US pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University) and the SCOWL word lists (Kevin Atkinson). Offensive words are left out.