Words that rhyme with now
rhymes on -ow
The best rhymes for “now” are how, wow, thou and bow, with longer ones like allow, somehow and avow. Below: 29 one-syllable rhymes, 14 longer words, 20 phrases and 80 near rhymes, most common first.
One-syllable rhymes for “now”
Words that end on the exact sound of “now” (-ow), from the stressed vowel on. Most common first.
Longer words that rhyme with “now”
Perfect rhymes of two or more syllables, for longer line endings.
Phrases that rhyme with “now”
Multi-word endings, for a whole line ending or a set-up rhyme.
Near rhymes for “now”
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with different consonants. Less exact, and often more natural in a song.
about
out
south
found
house
down
without
account
around
browse
sound
amount
town
discount
brown
round
ground
allows
background
throughout
allowed
accounts
count
mount
mouse
checkout
sounds
amounts
announced
mouth
bound
discounts
downtown
doubt
pounds
proud
crown
underground
lounge
layout
counts
warehouse
pound
towns
grounds
announce
crowd
cloud
spouse
clouds
loud
backgrounds
breakdown
surround
scout
wound
rounds
rebound
workout
greenhouse
trout
hometown
foul
mounts
owl
playground
couch
renowned
bounce
profound
pouch
shout
paramount
noun
lighthouse
drought
aloud
shutdown
pronounced
bout
Questions about rhymes for “now”
- What rhymes with now?
- How, wow, thou, bow, ciao and cow rhyme with now. Longer rhymes include allow, somehow, avow and endow. Phrases that end on the same sound include “see how”, “black cow” and “brown cow”.
- How many syllables are in now?
- Now has 1 syllable. The rhyme falls on the sound “-ow”.
- What are near rhymes for now?
- Near (slant) rhymes share the vowel sound but not every consonant: about, out, south, found, house and down. Songs use them all the time.
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