Words That Rhyme With Old
128 rhymes for "old" (1 syllable): 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
- "old" is easy to rhyme: cold, hold, sold and told 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 bolt, colt and jolt.
- Longer rhymes like controlled and behold let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.
Perfect rhymes for old (34)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
2 syllables
- controlled
- behold
- cajoled
- consoled
- enrolled
- extolled
- foretold
- paroled
- patrolled
- unfold
- untold
- uphold
- withhold
- unrolled
3 syllables
- uncontrolled
- oversold
- undersold
- decontrolled
Near rhymes for old (94)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
1 syllable
2 syllables
- revolt
- composed
- imposed
- opposed
- proposed
- supposed
- decode
- disposed
- enclosed
- encode
- explode
- exposed
- postponed
- unload
- abode
- bemoaned
- bestowed
- condoned
- corrode
- deposed
- dethroned
- disclosed
- disowned
- eloped
- erode
- forebode
- plateaued
- reload
- transposed
- foreclosed
- implode
3 syllables
- overrode
- decomposed
- juxtaposed
- overflowed
- predisposed
- undisclosed
4+ syllables
- superimposed
- misdiagnosed
- overexposed
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What rhymes with old?
Common perfect rhymes for old include cold, hold, sold, told, bold, fold, gold and mold. This page lists 128 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for old?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of old but change a consonant. Good ones include bolt, colt, jolt, molt, volt and closed.
How many syllables are in old?
Old has 1 syllable 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.