Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Recent”

♬55 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Recent"

5 words

These words rhyme exactly with "recent" — same ending sound.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
decent2nounAppropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
indecent3Not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest, or unseemly.
maurice hunt3—
mellicent3noun—
police hunt3—

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Recent"

50 words

These words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
complacent3Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
malfeasance3nounWrongdoing.
regent2nounOne who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
adjacent3nounLying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
beacon2noun(figurative) That which gives notice of danger, hope, etc., or keeps people on the correct path; a source of inspiration.
pleasing2nounAgreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
frequent2verbDone or occurring often; common.
agreement3noun(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
convenient3Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
seasoned2Of a food, often a liquid: containing seasonings
thesis2noun(by extension) A lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a thesis (sense 1.1), especially one submitted in order to complete the requirements for a non-doctoral degree in the US and a doctoral degree in the UK; a dissertation.
achievement3nounThe act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
treatment2nounMedical care for an illness or injury.
decedent3noun(law, chiefly US) A dead person.
secant2noun(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec
treason2nounThe crime of betraying one’s own country.
seeking2nounThe act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.
season2nounEach of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter
cheating2nounAn act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.
freezing2noun(countable and uncountable) The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.
creeping2nounThe act of something that creeps.
threesome2nounAn instance of sexual activity involving three people.
squeezing2nounThe act of pressing; compression.
leaving2a 2009 French film directed by Catherine Corsini, written by Corsini and Gaeelle Mace, and starring Sergi López, Kristin Scott Thomas and Yvan Attal.
reasons2noun(law, plural only) A written judgment or ruling by a judge or similar decision maker.
weakened2Reduced; made less strong.
decence2noun(obsolete) decency
ceiling2nounThe overhead closure of a room.
speaking2nounInvolving speaking.
keeping2nounMaintenance; support; provision; feed.
sleeping2nounAsleep.
silent treatment4nounA form of social sanction that consists of ignoring a particular individual, neither speaking to that person nor responding to his or her words.
leasing2noun(archaic) A lie; the act of lying, falsehood.
pieces2"Pieces" is a song written and recorded by Canadian band Sum 41.
creasing2nounThe act by which something creases.
eaten2(especially in combination) Having been consumed by eating.
treating2nounTreatment.
greasing2nounAn application of grease.
piecing2nounA patch.
resend2verb(transitive) To send again.
precent2verb(intransitive) To act as precentor, leading songs or prayers in a place of worship.
cheapest2Low or reduced in price.
retent2nounThat which is retained.
demons2(pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform ; sometimes also called The Possessed or The Devils) a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, first published in the journal The Russian Messenger in 1871–72.
dreaming2nounAn instance of dreaming; a dream or reverie.
leases2noun(formal, law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.
reason2noun(uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
rican2nounClipping of Puerto Rican. [A person from Puerto Rico.]
riesen2nounA surname from German.
semen2nounA sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.

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