Rhymes for common words / bad

Words That Rhyme With Bad

“bad” has 1 syllable. Its most-used rhymes are had, dad, glad, mad, sad. Every list is sorted with the most common words first.

Perfect rhymes for bad

Same stressed vowel and ending sound.

  • had
  • dad
  • glad
  • mad
  • sad
  • add
  • brad
  • lad
  • pad
  • chad
  • tad
  • grad
  • plaid
  • cad
  • rad
  • fad
  • gad
  • shad

Near rhymes for bad

Same vowel; ending consonant from the same sound family.

  • that
  • at
  • back
  • jack
  • black
  • bag
  • fat
  • attack
  • grab
  • cat
  • hat
  • crap
  • track
  • pack
  • lab
  • cab
  • crack
  • rat
  • map
  • matt
  • sat
  • mac
  • drag
  • flat
  • trap
  • zack
  • bat
  • cap
  • pat
  • wrap
  • lack
  • flag
  • snap
  • chat
  • tap
  • tag
  • lap
  • rap
  • sack
  • nap

Slant rhymes for bad

Share the vowel or the final consonant. Great for natural-sounding lyrics.

  • hand
  • stand
  • land
  • grand
  • band
  • planned
  • sand
  • damned
  • brand
  • grabbed
  • dragged
  • stabbed
  • jammed
  • hanged
  • canned
  • slammed
  • banged
  • banned
  • grande
  • rand
  • tagged
  • bagged
  • strand
  • scanned
  • gland
  • manned
  • crammed
  • snagged
  • bland
  • flagged
  • rammed
  • gagged
  • jazzed
  • nabbed
  • tanned
  • bragged
  • jagged
  • command
  • demand
  • expand

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Rhymes for bad: questions

What rhymes with bad?

The most common perfect rhymes for “bad” are had, dad, glad, mad, sad, add, brad, lad. Near rhymes include that, at, back, jack, black.

What is a slant rhyme for bad?

Slant and near rhymes for “bad” include that, at, back, jack, hand, stand, land, grand. They share the vowel sound or the ending, so they sound natural in lyrics.

How many syllables are in bad?

“bad” has 1 syllable, according to the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

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