Words that rhyme with consensus
Top rhymes for consensus
census
Only one common word rhymes with consensus: census. Near rhymes like apprentice, contentious and conscientious give you more choice.
Perfect rhymes for consensus
2 syllables
Near rhymes for consensus
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- apprentice
- contentious
- conscientious
- pretentious
- momentous
- unpretentious
- portentous
- licentious
- tendentious
- expensive
- extensive
- consequences
- offensive
- defensive
- comprehensive
- tennis
- expenses
- precious
- tremendous
- intensive
- senses
- premise
- forensic
- defenses
- friendships
- nexus
- fences
- offenses
- inexpensive
- menace
- horrendous
- preface
- senseless
- forensics
- defenseless
- apprehensive
- sepsis
- commences
- inferences
- prosthesis
How consensus sounds
| Pronunciation | /kənˈsɛnsəs/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (con-SEN-sus) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛnsəs |
Consensus has three syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with consensus?
- The most common rhymes for consensus are census.
- How many words rhyme with consensus?
- We found 1 common perfect rhyme for consensus, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in consensus?
- Consensus has three syllables, with the stress on the second.