Rhymes with commence
com·mence
C c One-syllable rhymes
- cents — a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- dense — Something that is dense contains a lot of things or people in a small area.
- fence — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- hence — as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore: The eggs were very fresh and hence satisfactory.
- pence — a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination): sixpence; The fare was 15 pence.
- sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- spence — a male given name, form of Spencer.
- tense — in a state of mental or nervous strain; high-strung; taut: a tense person.
- thence — from that place: I went first to Paris and thence to Rome.
- whence — from what place?: Whence comest thou?
Two-syllable rhymes
- condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
- defence — Defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack.
- defense — the act or power of defending, or guarding against attack, harm, or danger
- dispense — to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
- horse sense — common sense.
- immense — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
- incense — an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- intense — existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- make sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- muscle sense — a sense of movement derived from afferent nerves originating in tendons, muscle tissue, skin, and joints; proprioception.
- offense — a violation or breaking of a social or moral rule; transgression; sin.
- pretense — pretending or feigning; make-believe: My sleepiness was all pretense.
- rail fence — a fence made of rails resting on crossed stakes or across one another at an angle.
- sixth sense — a power of perception beyond the five senses; intuition: His sixth sense warned him to be cautious.
- snake fence — a fence, zigzag in plan, made of rails resting across one another at an angle.
- sunk fence — a wall or other barrier set in a ditch to divide lands without marring the landscape.
- suspense — a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety.
- worm fence — Chiefly Midland U.S. snake fence.
Three-syllable rhymes
- commonsense — sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
- common sense — Your common sense is your natural ability to make good judgments and to behave in a practical and sensible way.
- in a sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- moral sense — the ability to determine the rightness or wrongness of actions.
- on the fence — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- peter's pence — an annual tax or tribute, originally of a penny, paid by certain English property owners to the papal see until the Reformation.
- picket fence — a fence consisting of pickets or pales nailed to horizontal stringers between upright posts.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- civil defense — Civil defense is the organization and training of the ordinary people in a country so that they can help the armed forces, medical services, or police force, for example if the country is attacked by an enemy.
- virginia fence — snake fence.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- capital offense — A crime for which the maximum penalty is capital punishment.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- department of defense — the department of the U.S. federal government charged with ensuring that the military capacity of the U.S. is adequate to safeguard the national security. Abbreviation: DOD.
- statutory offense — a wrong punishable under a statute, rather than at common law.