Words that rhyme with descendant
Top rhymes for descendant
independent, dependent, defendant and superintendent
11 common words rhyme with descendant. The most common are independent, dependent, defendant and superintendent.
Perfect rhymes for descendant
2 syllables
3 syllables
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Show 1 rare word
- overdependent
Near rhymes for descendant
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- unrepentant
- repentant
- lieutenant
- amendment
- attendance
- defendants
- tenant
- dependence
- resentment
- clement
- independents
- attendants
- tendon
- penchant
- dependents
- pennant
- transcendence
- inclement
- superintendents
- interdependence
- descendents
- trenchant
- ascendance
- pedant
- credit
- senate
- spending
- ending
- sending
- sentence
- depending
- pregnant
- defending
- attending
- edit
- sentenced
- pretending
- extending
- pending
- referendum
How descendant sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈsɛndənt/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (de-SCEN-dant) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛndənt |
Descendant 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 descendant?
- The most common rhymes for descendant are independent, dependent, defendant, superintendent, attendant and pendant.
- How many words rhyme with descendant?
- We found 11 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for descendant, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in descendant?
- Descendant has three syllables, with the stress on the second.