What rhymes with recent?

Decent and indecent rhyme with recent. Phrases that end on the same sound include “halfway decent”.

How many syllables are in recent?

Recent has 2 syllables. The rhyme falls on the sound “-ees-uhnt”.

What are near rhymes for recent?

Near (slant) rhymes share the vowel sound but not every consonant: people, legal, agreement, region, treatment and european. Songs use them all the time.

Words that rhyme with recent

rhymes on -ees-uhnt2 syllables

The best rhymes for “recent” are decent and indecent. Below: 2 perfect rhymes, 1 phrases and 80 near rhymes, most common first.

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Perfect rhymes for “recent”

Words that end on the exact sound of “recent” (-ees-uhnt), from the stressed vowel on. Most common first.

decent indecent

Phrases that rhyme with “recent”

Multi-word endings, for a whole line ending or a set-up rhyme.

halfway decent

Near rhymes for “recent”

Slant rhymes: the same vowel sounds with different consonants. Less exact, and often more natural in a song.

people legal agreement region treatment european needed season ideas idea reason completed museum zealand freedom reasons sequence jesus equal korea secret regions serial pieces evil stephen sweden immediate diseases visa treated caribbean illegal egypt wikipedia cleveland latina completion toshiba indonesia siemens agreements argentina eagle steven memorabilia lisa korean pizza maria arena diesel achievement convenient meta treatments deleted rica convenience seasons katrina museums frequent peoples norwegian beatles cheapest christina eagles beaches stevens threesome geneva medieval valium adidas boolean slovakia marina andrea

Questions about rhymes for “recent”

What rhymes with recent?: Decent and indecent rhyme with recent. Phrases that end on the same sound include “halfway decent”.
How many syllables are in recent?: Recent has 2 syllables. The rhyme falls on the sound “-ees-uhnt”.
What are near rhymes for recent?: Near (slant) rhymes share the vowel sound but not every consonant: people, legal, agreement, region, treatment and european. Songs use them all the time.

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