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Rhyming dictionary for songwriters

Words that rhyme with sounds.

The strongest songwriting rhymes for sounds are downs, rounds, pounds, around, down, found, round, and ground.

Strong near rhymes (slant rhymes) include about, town, clouds, now, without, and loud.

Useful phrase rhymes include "go out", "go down", "find out", "was in town", and "come out".

What rhymes with sounds?

These rhymes are specially chosen by our unique songwriting rhyming dictionary to give you the best songwriting rhymes. These aren't always perfect rhymes – we show you rhymes that are singable, useful words for your song.

  • downs
  • rounds
  • pounds
  • around
  • down
  • found
  • round
  • ground
  • about
  • town
  • clouds
  • now
  • without
  • loud
  • how
  • bound
  • bout
  • count
  • house
  • drown
  • crowd
  • proud
  • mouth
  • doubt
  • shout
  • hour
  • power
  • go out
  • go down
  • was in town

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Perfect rhymes for sounds

  • grounds
  • hounds
  • surrounds
  • frowns
  • downs
  • expounds
  • rounds
  • pounds
  • mounds
  • gowns
  • browns
  • clowns
  • backgrounds
  • abounds
  • confounds
  • crackdowns
  • drowns
  • townes
  • towns
  • crowns
  • breakdowns
  • rebounds
  • compounds
  • founds
  • impounds
  • lbs
  • shutdowns
  • turnarounds
  • countdowns
  • fairgrounds
  • markdowns
  • shakedowns
  • slowdowns
  • astounds
  • battlegrounds
  • showdowns
  • campgrounds
  • drawdowns
  • downtowns
  • closedowns
  • bounds
  • downes
  • hometowns
  • kouns
  • nouns
  • playgrounds
  • putdowns
  • shantytowns
  • touchdowns
  • writedowns
  • zounds


Near rhymes for sounds

Near rhymes work great for songwriting, often giving a more interesting feel than perfect rhymes.

Phrase rhymes for sounds

Short phrases that rhyme with this word, giving you imagery and direction for the next line.

Learn how to use phrase rhymes in songwriting.


Want to know what rhymes with sounds?

Trying to rhyme "sounds" in your next verse or chorus? Use these songwriting rhymes to keep your lyrics sounding smooth and natural.

When you're writing a song, you need rhymes that are easy to pronounce, easy to sing, and easy to remember. That's what we optimize for.

These are just a few songwriting rhymes from Chorus. Unlock the full rhyming dictionary and more creative tools in the app.Build your songbook and keep every lyric idea in one place.


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