Rhymes for common words / old

Words That Rhyme With Old

“old” has 1 syllable. Its most-used rhymes are told, hold, cold, gold, sold. Every list is sorted with the most common words first.

Perfect rhymes for old

Same stressed vowel and ending sound.

  • told
  • hold
  • cold
  • gold
  • sold
  • fold
  • rolled
  • bold
  • controlled
  • ahold
  • behold
  • mold
  • uphold
  • holed
  • unfold
  • scold
  • untold
  • enrolled
  • withhold
  • paroled
  • foretold
  • mould
  • bowled
  • strolled

Near rhymes for old

Same vowel; ending consonant from the same sound family.

  • bolt
  • holt
  • colt
  • revolt
  • jolt

Slant rhymes for old

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

  • road
  • closed
  • code
  • showed
  • load
  • owned
  • rode
  • owed
  • phoned
  • toad
  • mode
  • stoned
  • slowed
  • posed
  • loaned
  • sewed
  • towed
  • snowed
  • combed
  • cloned
  • dozed
  • boned
  • ode
  • lode
  • mowed
  • flowed
  • stowed
  • strode
  • clothed
  • node
  • bode
  • roamed
  • probed
  • loathed
  • supposed
  • loaded
  • exposed
  • explode
  • voted
  • opposed

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Rhymes for old: questions

What rhymes with old?

The most common perfect rhymes for “old” are told, hold, cold, gold, sold, fold, rolled, bold. Near rhymes include bolt, holt, colt, revolt, jolt.

What is a slant rhyme for old?

Slant and near rhymes for “old” include bolt, holt, colt, revolt, road, closed, code, showed. They share the vowel sound or the ending, so they sound natural in lyrics.

How many syllables are in old?

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

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