Words that rhyme with intense
Top rhymes for intense
sense, defense, defence and hence
25 common words rhyme with intense. The most common are sense, defense, defence and hence.
Perfect rhymes for intense
3 syllables
- commonsense
- recompense
- frankincense
- antisense
4 syllables
- misrepresents
Show 1 rare word
- nondefense
Near rhymes for intense
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- tenth
- nth
- mensch
- when
- then
- since
- again
- next
- against
- men
- went
- yes
- less
- president
- friends
- else
- chance
- process
- gets
- event
- present
- guess
- press
- sent
- french
- events
- success
- access
- ten
- percent
- spent
- content
- unless
- meant
- dance
- address
- complex
- cent
- ex
- strength
How intense sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˌɪnˈtɛns/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (in-TENSE) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛns |
Intense has two 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 intense?
- The most common rhymes for intense are sense, defense, defence, hence, cents and offense.
- How many words rhyme with intense?
- We found 25 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for intense, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in intense?
- Intense has two syllables, with the stress on the second.