Words that rhyme with resistance
Top rhymes for resistance
distance, assistance, existence and persistence
7 common words rhyme with resistance. The most common are distance, assistance, existence and persistence.
Perfect rhymes for resistance
2 syllables
4 syllables
Show 2 rare words
- consistence
- outdistance
Near rhymes for resistance
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- assistant
- statistics
- instance
- consistent
- characteristics
- distant
- resistant
- persistent
- logistics
- inconsistent
- assistants
- existent
- piston
- linguistics
- pistons
- nonexistent
- insistent
- distanced
- viscous
- ballistics
- mystics
- admittance
- discus
- remittance
- pittance
- reminiscence
- heuristics
- system
- systems
- difference
- existing
- listing
- acceptance
- consisting
- essence
- listings
- mistress
- assisting
- ecosystem
- contestants
How resistance sounds
| Pronunciation | /ɹɪˈzɪstəns/ or /ɹiˈzɪstəns/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (re-SIS-tance) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɪstəns |
Resistance 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 resistance?
- The most common rhymes for resistance are distance, assistance, existence, persistence, insistence and subsistence.
- How many words rhyme with resistance?
- We found 7 common perfect rhymes and 2 rarer words for resistance, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in resistance?
- Resistance has three syllables, with the stress on the second.