Words That Rhyme With Unknown
169 rhymes for "unknown" (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
- "unknown" is easy to rhyme: alone, condone, postpone and atone 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 shalom, home and foam.
- For rap, multisyllable matches like denote, connote and dunno carry the rhyme across more than one syllable and make a line sound tighter.
Perfect rhymes for unknown (42)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
2 syllables
- alone
- condone
- postpone
- atone
- bemoan
- cyclone
- dethrone
- disown
- outgrown
- outshone
- timezone
- trombone
- cologne
1 syllable
3 syllables
- overblown
- overgrown
- overthrown
Multisyllable rhymes for unknown (115)
The same vowel sounds across the last syllables, the way rap rhymes are stacked.
2 syllables
- denote
- connote
- dunno
- unload
- bemoaned
- condoned
- wishbone
- touchstone
- remote
- enclose
- invoked
- promote
- syndrome
- afloat
- aglow
- bestow
- bestowed
- demote
- disowned
- engross
- tiptoe
- tiptoed
- upload
- utmost
- earphone
- gizmo
- gunboat
- gusto
- inroad
- shipload
- truckload
- ago
- below
- compose
- composed
- control
- devote
- hello
- impose
- imposed
- oppose
- opposed
- propose
- proposed
- suppose
- supposed
- approached
- decode
- dispose
- disposed
- explode
- expose
- invoke
- provoked
- abode
- consoled
- consoles
- depose
- dethroned
- disclose
- disclosed
- encroach
- encroached
- engrossed
- jumbos
- kilo
- primrose
- untold
- willow
- implode
- approach
- controlled
- exposed
- provoke
3 syllables
- diagnose
- domino
- telephone
- baritone
- diagnosed
- megaphone
- microphone
- saxophone
- xylophone
- methadone
- monotone
- anecdote
- antidote
- episode
- monochrome
- chromosome
- dynamo
- cobblestone
- comatose
- buffalo
- bungalow
- buttonhole
- calico
- cellulose
- decompose
- indigo
- juxtapose
- mistletoe
- piccolo
- pigeonhole
- portico
- presuppose
- telephoned
- vertigo
- envelope
- telescope
4+ syllables
- misdiagnose
- oregano
- misdiagnosed
- archipelago
- superimpose
Near rhymes for unknown (12)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
2 syllables
- shalom
1 syllable
- home
- foam
- gnome
- tome
- chrome
- comb
- dome
- loam
- ohm
- roam
3 syllables
- velodrome
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What rhymes with unknown?
Common perfect rhymes for unknown include alone, condone, postpone, atone, bemoan, cyclone, dethrone and disown. This page lists 169 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for unknown?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of unknown but change a consonant. Good ones include shalom, home, foam, gnome, tome and chrome.
How many syllables are in unknown?
Unknown 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.