Words that rhyme with toughness
Top rhymes for toughness
roughness
Only one common word rhymes with toughness: roughness. Near rhymes like luscious, alumnus and numbness give you more choice.
Perfect rhymes for toughness
2 syllables
Near rhymes for toughness
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- luscious
- alumnus
- numbness
- oneness
- robustness
- pertussis
- reasonableness
- pumice
- dullness
- smugness
- paintbrushes
- justice
- surface
- punish
- injustice
- duchess
- furnace
- stiffness
- suffix
- softness
- deafness
- subsurface
- ruckus
- tapas
- sputnik
- alertness
- loveless
- buttress
- resurface
- cutlass
- buffets
- bluntness
- luckless
- aloofness
How toughness sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈtʌfnəs/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (TOUGH-ness) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ʌfnəs |
Toughness has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with toughness?
- The most common rhymes for toughness are roughness.
- How many words rhyme with toughness?
- We found 1 common perfect rhyme for toughness, plus 34 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in toughness?
- Toughness has two syllables, with the stress on the first.