Words that rhyme with defenses
Top rhymes for defenses
consequences, expenses, senses and fences
10 common words rhyme with defenses. The most common are consequences, expenses, senses and fences.
Perfect rhymes for defenses
4 syllables
5 syllables
Near rhymes for defenses
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- expensive
- extensive
- offensive
- defensive
- comprehensive
- intensive
- lenses
- inexpensive
- trenches
- benches
- apprehensive
- pensive
- wrenches
- inoffensive
- hypertensive
- counteroffensive
- wenches
- clenches
- circumstances
- chances
- census
- addresses
- consensus
- mentions
- advances
- dimensions
- dresses
- sensors
- finances
- extensions
- pensions
- dances
- conventions
- successes
- credentials
- interventions
- princes
- stresses
- expresses
- possesses
How defenses sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈfɛnsəz/ or /dɪˈfɛnsɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (de-FENS-es) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛnsəz |
Defenses 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 defenses?
- The most common rhymes for defenses are consequences, expenses, senses, fences, offenses and commences.
- How many words rhyme with defenses?
- We found 10 common perfect rhymes for defenses, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in defenses?
- Defenses has three syllables, with the stress on the second.