Words that rhyme with crescent
Top rhymes for crescent
adolescent, fluorescent, incessant and incandescent
14 common words rhyme with crescent. The most common are adolescent, fluorescent, incessant and incandescent.
Perfect rhymes for crescent
3 syllables
- fluorescent
- incessant
- depressant
- quiescent
- suppressant
4 syllables
- adolescent
- incandescent
- iridescent
- convalescent
- effervescent
- luminescent
- evanescent
- obsolescent
5 syllables
Show 3 rare words
- acquiescent
- tumescent
- preadolescent
Near rhymes for crescent
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- present
- pleasant
- unpleasant
- peasant
- pheasant
- omnipresent
- investment
- patient
- parent
- lesson
- assessment
- lieutenant
- efficient
- apparent
- sufficient
- adjacent
- essence
- transparent
- inherent
- tenant
- insufficient
- reminiscent
- impatient
- adolescents
- contestant
- inefficient
- clement
- coefficient
- lessen
- adolescence
- deficient
- outpatient
- proficient
- fluorescence
- complacent
- antidepressants
- inpatient
- nascent
- lessened
- refreshment
How crescent sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɹɛsənt/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (CRES-cent) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛsənt |
Crescent has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with crescent?
- The most common rhymes for crescent are adolescent, fluorescent, incessant, incandescent, antidepressant and iridescent.
- How many words rhyme with crescent?
- We found 14 common perfect rhymes and 3 rarer words for crescent, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in crescent?
- Crescent has two syllables, with the stress on the first.