Words that rhyme with defensively
Top rhymes for defensively
extensively, offensively, comprehensively and intensively
6 common words rhyme with defensively. The most common are extensively, offensively, comprehensively and intensively.
Perfect rhymes for defensively
4 syllables
- extensively
- offensively
- intensively
- expensively
5 syllables
- comprehensively
- inexpensively
Near rhymes for defensively
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- tentatively
- attentively
- eventually
- essentially
- potentially
- aggressively
- progressively
- excessively
- ostensibly
- exponentially
- successively
- impressively
- sensibly
- sequentially
- obsessively
- preferentially
- confidentially
- quintessentially
- reflexively
- tangentially
- forensically
- effectively
- respectively
- accidentally
- mentally
- collectively
- fundamentally
- incidentally
- massively
- environmentally
- tremendously
- selectively
- objectively
- coincidentally
- experimentally
- passively
- deceptively
- retrospectively
- developmentally
- authentically
How defensively sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈfɛnsɪvli/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (de-FEN-sive-ly) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛnsɪvli |
Defensively has four 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 defensively?
- The most common rhymes for defensively are extensively, offensively, comprehensively, intensively, inexpensively and expensively.
- How many words rhyme with defensively?
- We found 6 common perfect rhymes for defensively, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in defensively?
- Defensively has four syllables, with the stress on the second.