Rhymes for common words / not

Words That Rhyme With Not

“not” has 1 syllable. Its most-used rhymes are got, lot, shot, hot, forgot. Every list is sorted with the most common words first.

Perfect rhymes for not

Same stressed vowel and ending sound.

  • got
  • lot
  • shot
  • hot
  • forgot
  • caught
  • bought
  • spot
  • scott
  • pot
  • plot
  • yacht
  • rot
  • dot
  • slot
  • swat
  • squat
  • cot
  • watt
  • trot
  • clot
  • tot
  • blot
  • jot
  • lat
  • mott

Near rhymes for not

Same vowel; ending consonant from the same sound family.

  • god
  • stop
  • job
  • top
  • drop
  • bob
  • rock
  • cop
  • doc
  • pop
  • knock
  • clock
  • lock
  • shop
  • block
  • shock
  • stock
  • odd
  • rob
  • squad
  • hop
  • chop
  • mob
  • frog
  • gob
  • rod
  • dock
  • fog
  • sock
  • jock
  • pod
  • unlock
  • mock
  • hog
  • crop
  • flock
  • mop
  • nod
  • prop
  • swap

Slant rhymes for not

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

  • want
  • start
  • part
  • heart
  • smart
  • stopped
  • art
  • cost
  • locked
  • dropped
  • soft
  • watched
  • knocked
  • washed
  • hart
  • shocked
  • chart
  • cart
  • popped
  • blocked
  • bart
  • fart
  • chopped
  • rocked
  • tart
  • dart
  • mart
  • hopped
  • stocked
  • clocked
  • carte
  • dost
  • botched
  • docked
  • copped
  • mocked
  • topped
  • squashed
  • font
  • cocked

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What rhymes with not?

The most common perfect rhymes for “not” are got, lot, shot, hot, forgot, caught, bought, spot. Near rhymes include god, stop, job, top, drop.

What is a slant rhyme for not?

Slant and near rhymes for “not” include god, stop, job, top, want, start, part, heart. They share the vowel sound or the ending, so they sound natural in lyrics.

How many syllables are in not?

“not” has 1 syllable, according to the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

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