3K+ Words That Rhyme With DEFENDANT

• a person considered as descended from some ancestor

• going or coming down

• proceeding by descent from an ancestor

• an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

• branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

• held from above and hanging down

• free from external control and constraint

• (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

• a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

• a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

• (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

• not controlled by a party or interest group

• a person who directs and manages an organization

• a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

• relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed

• (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence

• a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

• contingent on something else

• held from above and hanging down

• being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

• addicted to a drug

• a person considered as descended from some ancestor

• going or coming down

• proceeding by descent from an ancestor

• having great beauty and splendor

• mutually dependent

• exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

• beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding

• position or state of being dominant or in control

• someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

• tending or directed upward

• most powerful or important or influential

• someone who communicates by means of letters

• a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media

• similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar

• the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

• the act of governing; exercising authority

• (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed

• the study of government of states and other political units

• more than is needed, desired, or required

• repetition of same and identical sense with different and non-identical words

• present in great quantity

• without or almost without hope

• not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs

• not conveniently timed

• unrestrained and violent

• rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile

• (of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth

• suited to your comfort or purpose or needs

• large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)

• the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding

• an executive officer of a firm or corporation

• the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government

• the office of the United States head of state

• the chief executive of a republic

• the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

• the head administrative officer of a college or university

• a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

• someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

• the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them

• the state of being confined

• the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

• the official who holds an office

• lying or leaning on something else

• necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding

• currently holding an office

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• the result of improving something

• the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

• the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste

• living in a particular place

• used of animals that do not migrate

• someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

• a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital

• government that is inefficient or dishonest

• the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent

• someone who responds

• replying

• showing inappropriate levity

• a religious residence especially for nuns

• a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together

• an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

• the totality of surrounding conditions

• the area in which something exists or lives

• an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

• anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

• a very old person

• a person who lived in ancient times

• belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire

• very old

• someone who maintains and audits business accounts

• uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

• uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field

• unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge

• a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

• a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

• temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration

• being or existing in a specified place

• the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

• something presented as a gift

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

• give an exhibition of to an interested audience

• bring forward and present to the mind

• perform (a play), especially on a stage

• hand over formally

• offer for others to consider

• give, especially as an honor or reward

• give as a present; make a gift of

• deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

• cause to come to know personally

• represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

• present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

• formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

• recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position

• characterized by intense emotion

• characterized by strong enthusiasm

• glowing or shining like fire

• a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)

• luxuriously self-indulgent

• marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay

• clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

• capable of being seen or noticed

• a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires

• the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc)

• confinement during wartime

• the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)

• placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law

• an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time

• (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

• a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws

• a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)

• preceding in time, order, or significance

• strong and sharp

• capable of wounding

• relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing

• a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point

• ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

• a spear with three prongs