Words that rhyme with tense
Top rhymes for tense
sense, defense, defence and intense
25 common words rhyme with tense. The most common are sense, defense, defence and intense.
Perfect rhymes for tense
2 syllables
3 syllables
- commonsense
- recompense
- frankincense
- antisense
4 syllables
- misrepresents
Show 1 rare word
- nondefense
Near rhymes for tense
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
- percent
- spent
- content
- unless
- meant
- dance
- address
- complex
- cent
- ex
- strength
- prevent
How tense sounds
| Pronunciation | /tɛns/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| Stress pattern | DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛns |
Tense has one syllable. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with tense?
- The most common rhymes for tense are sense, defense, defence, intense, hence and cents.
- How many words rhyme with tense?
- We found 25 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for tense, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in tense?
- Tense has one syllable.