Words that rhyme with defendants
Top rhymes for defendants
descendants, independents, attendants and dependents
6 common words rhyme with defendants. The most common are descendants, independents, attendants and dependents.
Perfect rhymes for defendants
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
Near rhymes for defendants
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- independent
- dependent
- attendance
- superintendent
- tenants
- amendments
- dependence
- attendant
- appendix
- pendant
- descendant
- lieutenants
- transcendent
- transcendence
- ascendant
- interdependence
- resplendent
- interdependent
- resentments
- descendent
- pennants
- ascendance
- pedants
- sentence
- credits
- tremendous
- respondents
- contestants
- remnants
- edits
- correspondents
- horrendous
- commandments
- bandits
- dentists
- entrants
- repentance
- penance
- tenets
- stupendous
How defendants sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈfɛndənts/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (de-FEN-dants) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛndənts |
Defendants 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 defendants?
- The most common rhymes for defendants are descendants, independents, attendants, dependents, superintendents and descendents.
- How many words rhyme with defendants?
- We found 6 common perfect rhymes for defendants, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in defendants?
- Defendants has three syllables, with the stress on the second.