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Words that rhyme with defense

Perfect rhymes (same sounds from the stressed vowel on) and near rhymes (same vowels).

Same sounds from the stressed vowel to the end. The ones with the most matching sounds come first.

1 syllable 8

2 syllables 10

3 syllables 1

Perfect rhymes for defense

Perfect rhymes for defense end with the sound of -ense, starting at the stressed syllable fense. Everything about defense.

Near rhymes for defense

Same vowel sounds from the stressed syllable on (assonance).

1 syllable 16

2 syllables 16

3 syllables 10

4 syllables 1

Frequently asked questions

What words rhyme with defense?

Words that rhyme with defense include sense, offense, fence, intense, hence, expense, dense, tense. They are perfect rhymes, with the same sounds as -ense from the stressed syllable on.

How many words rhyme with defense?

Our list has 19 perfect rhymes for defense, counting plurals and verb forms. There are also near rhymes, which only match the vowels, like when, their, there, get, them.

Which syllable of defense is stressed?

The stress in defense falls on fense (de-fense). The rhyme starts at the vowel of that syllable.