226+ Words that rhyme with penitent
Penitent is a 3-syllable word with 226 perfect rhymes. The most popular rhymes are absorbent, abundant, accent. This word appears in songs across our database, making it a versatile choice for songwriters and poets.
Definition of penitent
- adjective
- feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
- noun
- (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
1 syllable
2 syllables
- accent
- affiant
- affluent
- ardent
- ascent
- assent
- augment
- bacchant
- blatant
- cement
- compliant
- confluent
- congruent
- consent
- content
- defiant
- distant
- effluent
- extant
- flippant
- fondant
- guardant
- influent
- instant
- lambent
- latent
- mordant
- mutant
- octant
- patent
- pedant
- pendant
- pendent
- piquant
- portent
- potent
- prudent
- pursuant
- rampant
- reactant
- reliant
- rodent
- secant
- serpent
- sextant
- strident
- student
- trident
- unguent
- vacant
- verdant
- peccant
- constant
- issuant
- mordent
- splendent
- reptant
- dopant
- optant
3 syllables
- absorbent
- abundant
- acceptant
- accident
- accordant
- accountant
- adjutant
- adsorbent
- advertent
- annuitant
- appetent
- applicant
- arrogant
- ascendant
- assistant
- attendant
- coexistent
- coincident
- combatant
- commandant
- competent
- concordant
- confident
- congregant
- consistent
- constituent
- consultant
- contestant
- continuant
- cosecant
- decadent
- decedent
- decumbent
- defendant
- dependant
- dependent
- descendant
- descendent
- desiccant
- despondent
- diffident
- discordant
- dissident
- elegant
- evident
- excitant
- existent
- expectant
- exultant
- fumigant
- habitant
- hesitant
- impeccant
- impendent
- important
- impotent
- imprudent
- impudent
- incident
- inconstant
- incumbent
- insistent
- irritant
- litigant
- lubricant
- mendicant
- militant
- occident
- occupant
- oxidant
- persistent
- pollutant
- precedent
- president
- procumbent
- protestant
- provident
- recumbent
- redundant
- reluctant
- remittent
- repentant
- resident
- resistant
- resplendent
- respondent
- resultant
- retardant
- supplicant
- surfactant
- termagant
- toxicant
- transcendent
- vesicant
- appendant
- supergiant
- regardant
- humectant
- attractant
- circumfluent
- coadjutant
- equitant
- interfluent
- mellifluent
- subsistent
- demandant
- intendant
- remontant
- prepotent
- crepitant
- substituent
- predicant
4 syllables
- antecedent
- anticipant
- antioxidant
- communicant
- concomitant
- correspondent
- decongestant
- disinfectant
- equidistant
- exorbitant
- extravagant
- impenitent
- improvident
- inadvertent
- incompetent
- inconsistent
- independent
- inelegant
- inhabitant
- intermittent
- intoxicant
- nonexistent
- omnipotent
- participant
- precipitant
- significant
- supernatant
- unimportant
- unrepentant
- self-evident
- cohabitant
- jurisprudent
- inappetent
Examples of "penitent" in lyrics
See how penitent is used at the end of a line in songs:
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"In our presence, the ones who survived are the penitent"
Louis Logic f/ R-Son — Logic & Reason -
"I may lack virtue but I'm penitent"
Santigold (o/k/a Santogold) — Anne
What do these rhymes mean?
- absorbent
- having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)
- abundant
- present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
- accent
- distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent
- acceptant
- accepting willingly; "acceptive of every new idea"; "an acceptant type of mind"
- accident
- an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an
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Rhyming tips for songwriters
When using "penitent" in your lyrics, consider mixing perfect rhymes with near rhymes (slant rhymes) for a more natural flow. Perfect rhymes like absorbent, abundant, accent create a satisfying resolution, while slant rhymes add variety and keep listeners engaged.
Since "penitent" has 3 syllables, try matching it with words of similar length for a balanced meter. Multi-syllable rhymes often sound more sophisticated than single-syllable pairs.